It is with great enthusiasm and a strong sense of commitment that I address you through this first newsletter as President of the French Proteomics Society (FPS). My term will begin on 1 October 2026, succeeding Delphine Pflieger as President. Our shared ambition is to put our experience at the service of the entire community in order to increase the visibility and reach of proteomics, both nationally and internationally.

First of all, I would like to acknowledge the work accomplished by Delphine Pflieger and by all the members of the Board: Anne-Aurélie Raymond, Paulo Marcelo, Tristan Cardon, Franck Vandermoere, Mélanie Moreau, Alexandre Burel, Julie Hardouin, Avais Daulat, Régine Lebrun, and Blandine Chazarin. I would also like to thank all FPS members for their support and trust during this election, as well as the Board members who elected me President of the FPS.

I am deeply honoured to take on this new role with a partly renewed, enthusiastic and dynamic Board, made up of Anne-Aurélie Raymond (Vice-President, and Interdisciplinary Events), Delphine Pflieger (Past President), Blandine Chazarin (Secretary and Mag/Newsletter), Avais Daulat and Etienne Coyaud (Treasury), Tristan Cardon (Webmaster and International Relations), Christophe Hirtz (Webmaster), Joanna Bons (Grants and Mag/Newsletter), Julie Hardouin and Régine Lebrun (Grants), and Clément Lozano (Grants and International Relations).

Rest assured that the newly elected members are highly motivated. Every task has found a volunteer, in a friendly and constructive spirit. You will also notice that gender parity is respected, as are geographical and thematic diversity, which are important assets in representing the richness of our community.

Regarding upcoming events, I encourage you to save the date for the joint meeting of SEProt, PROCURA and the FPS, which will be held in Bilbao from 8 to 10 February 2027. The FPS will then support the organisation in France of the EuBIC 2028 conference in the spring, followed by a joint meeting with the SFSM and RFMF societies in October 2028 (SMMAP 2028). We hope to see many of you at these upcoming events, which will help showcase the richness and diversity of research in the field of proteomics.

Finally, I thank you for your trust and your daily commitment, which keep proteomics alive in France and abroad. I wish you an excellent read of this new quarterly Newsletter, which will notably bring you news from the FPS Youth Club, information on the Thesis Prize and the Gold Medal, as well as feedback from the recipients of FPS travel grants.