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Through 3 flexible membership tiers—Accelerator, Catalyst and Visionary—the ASM Industry Partner Program connects industry leaders with the world’s largest microbiology community. Partners benefit from strategic access to key opinion leaders, relationship‑building opportunities with ASM and our members, exclusive insights into emerging science and market trends, and year‑round promotion to elevate their products and brand.
Why Partner With Us
Strategic Access, Influence and Matchmaking
- Engage with a global network of leading academics, clinicians and innovators through curated introductions, expert working groups and collaborative pilot projects that provide real-world feedback.
- Gain priority access to ASM convenings and partner forums.
- Foster meaningful connections, joint funding and/or research opportunities.
Year-Round Product Visibility & Promotion
- Position your brand with high‑impact scientific audiences through targeted visibility.
- Promote your tools, products and solutions in a credible, non‑commercial setting that influences adoption.
- Be recognized as science‑driven collaborators advancing innovation.
Market Intelligence
- Gain exclusive access to timely scientific intelligence—spanning insights, trends, regulatory considerations and customer needs.
- Receive expert feedback across key domains.
- Idenfity public-private initiatives or funding mechanisms that can accelerate product deployment and adoption.
ASM Industry Partner Program Full Details
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| Industry Partner Tiers → | Accelerator | Catalyst | Visionary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefit ↓ | Description ↓ | $10,000 (Annually) |
$25,000 (Annually) |
$50,000 (Annually) |
Strategic Access & Influence |
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| ASM Scientific Unit Initiatives | Access to projects and working groups within scientific unit initiatives | 1 initiative of your choice | All initiatives in all scientific units | All initiatives in all scientific units |
| Dedicated ASM Staff Liaison | — | — | ✔ | |
| Curated Matchmaking | Curated subject matter expert matchmaking among industry, academia, and startups | 1 curated match | 2 curated matches | 4 curated matches |
| ASM Industry Symposia | Complimentary registration to all convenings focused on industry partners (e.g., Clin Micro Open) | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) | ✔ (4) |
| ASM Global Research Symposia | Complimentary registration to all international symposia | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) | ✔ (4) |
| Unit‑Specific Small Meetings & Symposia | Access to small meetings and roundtables that bring decision makers and key opinion leaders together to focus on initiatives | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) | ✔ (4) |
| Corporate sponsor recognition on all meeting/roundtable promotional materials | — | Logo placement | Logo placement and full page corporate event sponsor acknowledgment | |
| Discounted exhibition/table- top (when available) |
— | Small tabletop | Bigger booth‑style tabletop | |
| Product Showcase | — | 1 per year | Up to 3 | |
| Speaking Opportunity | — | 1 strategic speaking slot | Curated keynote or advisory participation | |
| ASM Microbe | Complimentary Registration | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) | ✔ (4) |
| Priority Booth Selection | — | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Priority Sponsorship and Advertising Selection (must be an exhibitor) |
— | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Sponsorship and Advertising Discounts |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Priority Housing Selection | — | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Logo Displayed at ASM Microbe | — | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Private meeting space / conference room for client meetings | — | — | ✔ | |
| ASM Membership | Complimentary ASM Contributing Membership | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) | ✔ (4) |
| ASM Journals | Subscription Discount for All-Inclusive Online Journal Package | — | 10% discount | 20% discount |
| Publication processing fees discount | — | 10% (1 article) | 25% (1 article) | |
| Virtual Learning | Complimentary access to ASM’s online educational courses | — | ✔ (1) | ✔ (2) |
Year‑Round Visibility & Promotion |
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| Promotion and Targeted Advertisements | Banner Ad in ASM Journals for 3 months | 1 banner ad in a single ASM Journal of your choice | 1 banner ad in up to 5 ASM Journals | 1 banner ad across all ASM journals with premium positioning |
| 1 sponsored ad placement per year in the ASM Journals monthly newsletter | — | — | ✔ (1) | |
| Logo placement on ASM.org | Small | Medium | Large | |
| Company logo in footer of Scientific Unit email blasts | 1 blast | Up to 3 blasts | Logo placement in every Scientific Unit related email throughout the year |
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| Newsletters | — | 1 newsletter ad placement | 4 newsletter ad placements | |
| Sponsored Webinars | Scientific unit webinars (non‑promotional) | — | 1 grouped sponsorship | 2 (1 individual + 1 grouped) |
Market Intelligence |
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| Targeted Outreach | Survey up to 1,000 appropriately defined respondents from the ASM membership | — | — | 1 survey / year |
| Discount on job posting at ASM Career Connection Job (up to 3 job postings/year) | 10% | 25% | 50% | |
| Analytics Dashboard | Access to analytics dashboard for scientific unit web traffic | — | Yearly | Quarterly or on‑demand |
| User Engagement | Focus Group | — | — | 1 focus group / year |
| Application Notes | Placement of one Application/Technical note (non-peer reviewed) on the Scientific Units’ website |
— | — | ✔ (1) |







