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The International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) promotes and advances aerosol science internationally, focusing on health effects of inhaled aerosols including inhaled drug delivery for prevention and treatment of human disease. 6 February 2023 Inhalation CROSS-INDUSTRY Organizations nal of ISAM. Its 2021 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has formally been announced, and we are thrilled to report the new JIF is 3.440 (an increase of 21% over the 2020 impact factor). is wonderful news is a testament to the hard work carried out over the past few years on behalf of the journal. In addition, the 2021 Citation Score (CiteScore) for the journal increased by 6%, from 4.8% to 5.1%. Congratu- lations to all authors, editors and the Liebert team! Please visit the journal website: https://home. liebertpub.com/publications/ journal- of-aerosol-medicine-and- pulmonary-drug-delivery/24. Webinars to share research Within the society, webinars offer a great opportunity to promote and discuss the latest research and findings. ISAM webinars are being organized by Jessica Oakes and Carsten Ehrhardt. You can view our last webinar "Time to revolutionise inhaler usage and provide better patient outcomes" at the following link: https:// isam.org/news/621668/ISAM- Webinar-Time-to-revolutionise- i n h a l e r - u s a g e - a n d - p r o v i d e - better-patient-outcomes.htm. 2022 Mercer Award recipient David Cipolla, Vice President of Research at Insmed, Inc. (Bridge- water, New Jersey), received the 2022 omas T. Mercer Award in recognition of his significant con- tribution to the field of inhaled their participation, represent- ing the clinical, industrial and academic communities. Similar to previous ISAM meetings, we are welcoming senior and early career scientists from a variety of disciplines. e conference will be preceded by a one-day work- shop, with an attractively priced combination ticket. Submission of abstracts (to be published in JAMPDD) will be open until March 15, 2023. Please visit the ISAM website (https:// isam.org/page/2023iSAMCon- gress) for more information and regular updates on the conference program. e conference chairs Claus-Michael Lehr, Marc Schnei- der and Robert Bals look forward to welcoming you all in Saar- brücken and the Saarland next year for an exciting meeting both scientifically and socially! Call for ISAM Congress 2025 proposals We are delighted to open the call for proposals to host the ISAM 2025 bi-annual confer- ence. ISAM and the congress will bring together about 250 inter- national attendees at one of the largest pulmonary drug delivery and respiratory health confer- ences. For more details, please feel free to reach out to ISAM Presi- dent Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (barbara.rothen@unifr.ch). JAMPDD impact factor increase e Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery (JAMPDD) is the official jour- e International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM) promotes and advances aerosol sci- ence internationally, focusing on health effects of inhaled aerosols including inhaled drug delivery for prevention and treatment of human disease. We present inter- national scientific congresses and symposia and build a research network. ese activities foster international cooperation, edu- cation and dissemination of new research results, through our journal and webinars. ISAM also cooperates worldwide with many partner societies. ISAM Congress 2023: An update e program for the upcoming ISAM Congress 2023, to be held August 26-30 in Saarbrücken, Germany, has taken shape. e scientific committee has put together an exciting program, emphasizing infectious diseases, pulmonary drug delivery and complex in vitro models, also fea- turing clinical aspects of aerosols in disease and age, inhaled bio- therapeutics and health effects of aerosol exposure. Some twenty invited speakers have confirmed The International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM): 2022 highlights and a preview of 2023 activities Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, PhD, on behalf of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM)