Biologists @ 100 – thank you

We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to Biologists @ 100, which took place 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK. It was a unique scientific conference, celebrating our 100-year anniversary and bringing together our different communities.

The conference incorporated the Spring Meetings of the British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) and the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB), as well as a session from the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB). It also included the JEB Symposium Sensory Perception in a Changing World, and a DMM programme on antimicrobial resistance.

In the plenary sessions, the keynote speakers discussed topics of importance to the whole biological community:

• Climate change and biodiversity – Hans-Otto Pörtner and Jane Francis
• Health and disease – Sadaf Farooqi and Charles Swanton
• Emerging technologies – Manu Prakash and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz

In between sessions, delegates gathered in the exhibition hall to view the 286 posters, as well as browse the stands of our industry partners. There was also a silent theatre, sustainability zone, image competition and much more.

We received great feedback from our community and could not have organised this conference without the support we received. Many thanks to BSCB, BSDB, SEB, our journals, organising committee, our in-house staff, conference organisers, the ACC Liverpool, speakers, sponsors and of course the delegates.