The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) was founded in 1993 in Brussels with the object of promoting cooperation between the national Academies of Medicine; and of extending to the political and administrative authorities of the European Union the advisory role that the Academies exercise in their own countries on matters concerning medicine and public health. Since the royal decree of 31 March 1995 which promulgated its Status, FEAM has enjoyed the civil status of an international association with a scientific objective. Its head office is located in the Palais des Académies in Brussels.

FEAM brings together the Academies of thirteen European countries and has devoted its work to several major medical and public health issues of concern to the European Union including:

European directives: reform of the Clinical Trials Directive (2001/20/EC), Physical Agents Directive (2004/40/EC)

Mental health

Personalized medicine

Integration of human and animal medicine

Food safety

Vaccines

Childhood obesity

Because of its multi-national composition, FEAM is able to identify leading European medical experts for its work. In this context, FEAM has adopted three main objectives:

To identify public health issues common to the Member States and to debate them at its conferences organised for the scientific Delegates of its Member Academies

To produce short reports based on an objective and impartial analysis of these issues which are submitted to the European Union and the Member Academies

To facilitate contacts between Member Academies and other organisations concerned with the activities of the European Union in matters concerning medicine and public health