Conservation and innovation: real-world solutions inspired by Journal of Experimental Biology

Throughout 2025, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Company of Biologists, the not-for-profit publisher of Journal of Experimental Biology and its sister journals - Development, Journal of Cell Science, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. In celebration of this landmark, we are publishing articles reflecting on the role of the Company and some of the events that have marked the year. In this Perspective, I consider the broader impact of Journal of Experimental Biology in the fields of conservation and engineering, reflecting on the influence of the journal and broader applications of the research that it publishes.