The Company of Biologists: celebrating 100 years
2025 marks 100 years since the formation of The Company of Biologists, which was set up in 1925 to save The British Journal of Experimental Biology (now Journal of Experimental Biology). As part of our celebrations, we are sharing content with you about the past, present and future of the Company, our journals and charitable activities throughout our anniversary year. We are diving into our archives and reaching out to extraordinary members of our community to bring you new and original material that is related to our anniversary. As well as discussing the Company's history and activities, we are publishing articles focussing on the development of
the biological fields covered by our journals. We hope that you will find these stories interesting and, to learn more about the other activities we have planned in 2025, please visit The Company of Biologists’ anniversary page
This collection brings together our 100-year anniversary articles as they are published in our five journals: Development,
Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open, and you can click the links below to navigate between different sections of the collection:
Publishing
BIOLOGY OPEN | EDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
The story of Biology Open: a conversation with past and present Editors-in-ChiefSaanjbati Adhikari; Alejandra Clark; Rachel Hackett
26 February 2025
DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS | EDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Travelling through time with Disease Models & MechanismsJOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE | EDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
A century through the lens of Journal of Cell ScienceDEVELOPMENT | EDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Development: a journal's journeyEDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
The Company of Biologists: celebrating 100 yearsSarah J. Bray; Stephen J. Royle; Holly A. Shiels; Daniel St Johnston
06 January 2025
Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Biology Open.
Community
DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS | A MODEL FOR LIFE | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
An appetite for research: an interview with Sadaf FarooqiJOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY | PERSPECTIVE | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
The Company of Biologists celebrates its first Global South WorkshopDEVELOPMENT | PERSPECTIVE | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
The Company of Biologists Workshops: supporting our community and inspiring new scienceBIOLOGY OPEN | EDITORIAL | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
From fossil fuels to future – Jane Francis on polar exploration and changing climatesJOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE | CELL SCIENTISTS TO WATCH | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Interview with Manu Prakash19 March 2025
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE | CELL SCIENTISTS TO WATCH | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Interview with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz19 March 2025
DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS | A MODEL FOR LIFE | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Evolving our understanding of cancer: an interview with Charles SwantonJOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY | PERSPECTIVE | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Inside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with Hans-Otto PörtnerBiology
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY | REVIEW | ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE
Ecosystem engineers on tropical reefs in transition: giant barrel sponges in the Anthropocene