{"title":"Biophysics Austria: 65 years history","authors":"Elena E. Pohl, Klaus Groschner","doi":"10.1007/s00249-026-01866-z","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Austrian Biophysical Society (Biophysics Austria) was founded in 1961, making it one of the oldest national biophysical societies in Europe. It hosted the first European Meeting in Biophysics in Baden near Vienna in 1971 and celebrated its 60th anniversary by hosting the 13th European Biophysics Congress in Vienna as a hybrid event during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. In 2026, the society is celebrating its 65th anniversary. This review reflects on the society´s history and highlights events, milestones, and people who have contributed to its development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":548,"journal":{"name":"European Biophysics Journal","volume":"55 :","pages":"789 - 797"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00249-026-01866-z.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Biophysics Journal","FirstCategoryId":"2","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00249-026-01866-z","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BIOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Austrian Biophysical Society (Biophysics Austria) was founded in 1961, making it one of the oldest national biophysical societies in Europe. It hosted the first European Meeting in Biophysics in Baden near Vienna in 1971 and celebrated its 60th anniversary by hosting the 13th European Biophysics Congress in Vienna as a hybrid event during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. In 2026, the society is celebrating its 65th anniversary. This review reflects on the society´s history and highlights events, milestones, and people who have contributed to its development.
期刊介绍:
The journal publishes papers in the field of biophysics, which is defined as the study of biological phenomena by using physical methods and concepts. Original papers, reviews and Biophysics letters are published. The primary goal of this journal is to advance the understanding of biological structure and function by application of the principles of physical science, and by presenting the work in a biophysical context.
Papers employing a distinctively biophysical approach at all levels of biological organisation will be considered, as will both experimental and theoretical studies. The criteria for acceptance are scientific content, originality and relevance to biological systems of current interest and importance.
Principal areas of interest include:
- Structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules
- Membrane biophysics and ion channels
- Cell biophysics and organisation
- Macromolecular assemblies
- Biophysical methods and instrumentation
- Advanced microscopics
- System dynamics.