ILSI Europe has the following structure:
The General Assembly is the ultimate decision making body on which all member companies are represented. The General Assembly elects the Board
of Directors.
Moderated by the chairman, the Board of Directors is the managing body of the Institute. To ensure a balanced input, it is composed of an equal number of member company representatives and of scientists from academic institutions. It approves i) the scientific programmes, ii) the appointment of Scientific Advisory Committee members iii) the proposals of new task forces following advice of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
List of current members of the Board of Directors
The Scientific Advisory Committee is composed of a maximum of twenty experts with at least 50% coming from the non-industry sector. It is chaired by the President of ILSI Europe. The members of the SAC are elected by the Board of Directors according to their relevant expertise, their prestige and availability for active contribution.
The aims of the Scientific Advisory Committee are to:
• review the scientific programme of ILSI Europe, including the new activities with respect to their scientific validity, coherence within ILSI Europe’s
programme, feasibility, urgency of the issues
• provide scientific guidance to the task forces
• propose and review proposals for new activities.
List of current members of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Composed of members from academia and industry with experience in publishing, writing and editing, the Publication Committee co-ordinates the peer-review process and ensures the quality of ILSI Europe publications in the Concise Monographs Series and in the Reports Series.
Task forces are the working bodies that initiate, undertake, develop and manage all projects. Task forces are mainly composed of industry member representatives. They address their topics through expert groups, literature reviews, workshops, conferences and projects funded by the European Commission. All task force activities result in publications that are widely distributed.
Expert groups are created by the task forces and comprise at least 50% non-industry scientists to ensure a balanced input. They write most of ILSI Europe’s publications. Anybody can apply for an expert position.