With more than 100 International and regional speakers, IUMS 2017 Singapore is the largest microbiology congress in the region. It will highlight the future direction of microbiology for the next decade and will provide excellent opportunities to foster scientific development. It incorporates the 15th International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology, the 15th International Congress of Mycology and Eukaryotic Microbiology and the 17th International Congress of Virology.