40th anniversary of the European Society for photobiology : History and scientific significance.

Authors

Kristian Berg

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Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology. Jul 06, 2026. Epub Jul 06, 2026.

Abstract

The European Society for Photobiology (ESP) was founded in 1985 and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2025. This review summarizes the events that have triggered interest in the interactions between light and biologically relevant matter, and how this has developed into research fields on photobiology and photomedicine. In turn, this stimulated the need for meeting arenas to communicate and discuss photobiological, photochemical, photophysical and photomedical topics. ESP has become one of the largest societies in the photobiology field of research. It organizes conferences, stimulates educational activities, and has initiated the founding of specialized peer-review journals and book series for publishing photobiology-relevant literature, among many other related initiatives. In this way ESP contributes significantly to stimulate photobiological research. This review highlights some of the events and observations in modern times, i.e., in the last 150 years, that have promoted photobiological and photomedical research, and which contributed to the founding of ESP. In tandem, the review traces the pathway to the establishment and development of ESP as a society and its role in scientific communications and strengthening of photobiological research in Europe and worldwide.

PMID:
42406267
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