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About our Journal Meetings

The teams behind our journals bring you the most relevant and challenging topics for discussion, through a series of international meetings.

Important meetings serving the communities around our journals.

Each meeting is individually crafted to suit the topic and audience, ranging from small intimate meetings with a focus on intense and detailed discussion, to larger meetings with a focus on networking and opportunities for attendees to more widely share their latest research.

Themes explored in the Journal Meetings go on to be discussed in our journals, helping to shape the field and even the journals themselves.

Upcoming Journal Meetings 2026

Journal of Experimental Biology Symposium – Bio-Inspired Robotics in Comparative Biomechanics

Date: 22 – 26 March 2026
Venue: Tenuta il Cicalino, Massa Marittima, Italy

Journal of Cell Science – Imaging Cell Dynamics

Date: 11 – 14 May 2026
Venue: Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain

Development HDBI – Human Development: Stem Cells, Models, Embryos

Date: 7 – 9 September 2026
Venue: University of Warwick, UK

Disease Models & Mechanisms – Innovative Preclinical Models for Pediatric Cancer Research

Date: 13 – 15 October 2026
Venue: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Journal Meeting archive

Explore previous meeting topics through our video interviews, meeting reports and photo galleries.

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Biologists @ 100

Our anniversary conference, Biologists @ 100, took place from 24 to 27 March 2025 in the ACC in Liverpool. It was a true celebration of both biology and biologists, made possible by the support from the organising committee, our society partners, speakers, sponsors and our in-house team.

What happens at a Journal Meeting organised by The Company of Biologists?

Who better to tell you than someone who has been to one? Brent Foster, a technician at the University of Florida, attended Development’s Meeting “Unconventional and Emerging Experimental Organisms in Cell and Developmental Biology” in September 2023.

Read Brent’s report

The Company of Biologists’ Sustainability Initiative

Find out about how we can support you in delivering more sustainable events.

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Code of Conduct

The Company of Biologists is committed to providing a safe and productive meeting environment that fosters open dialogue and the exchange of scientific ideas, promotes equal opportunities and treatment for all participants.

Our Code of Conduct applies to all participants, including delegates, speakers, visitors, exhibitors, service providers and staff. Please download for more information.

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About our Workshops

The Workshops provide leading experts and early career scientists from a diverse range of scientific backgrounds with a stimulating environment for the cross-fertilisation of interdisciplinary ideas. The programmes are carefully developed and are intended to champion the novel techniques and innovations that will underpin important scientific advances.

About our Workshops

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Development

Journal of Cell Science

The Journal of Experimental Biology

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Biology Open

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