Annual Report 2025
The year 2025 was marked by intense scientific progress within EBM. We look back on a highly productive and successful year: Our research projects in brain mechanics, spinal cord regeneration, and cellular mechanics advanced significantly and demonstrated once again the strength of our interdisciplinary collaboration. A particular highlight was the very successful International EBM Symposium held in late September, whose excellent resonance has encouraged us to establish it as a biennial event. It was a wonderful setting to connect with the international brain mechanics community.
The Integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) also contributed substantially to the momentum within the consortium. Workshops, lab shadowing, retreats, and seminars fostered both scientific qualification and a strong sense of community among our early-career researchers. We are also particularly happy about the growing number of associated members and international guests, which reflects the strong international network and visibility of EBM.
We also made important contributions to public science communication, especially through our participation in the “Long Night of the Sciences,” which allowed us to share our research with a broad audience in an accessible and inspiring way.
At the same time, we entered an intense phase of preparing the proposal for EBM’s second funding period. Newly associated Principal Investigators have already integrated very well – scientifically and within the consortium’s social activities.
Looking ahead to the coming year, the final year of the first funding period, key milestones await us: the completion of the full proposal and the DFG on-site review. The ongoing dedication of our members and the steady stream of scientific achievements give us confidence as we take these important next steps.
Erlangen, December 2025
Paul Steinmann and Silvia Budday