We’re back in Newcastle after a brilliant British Society for Matrix Biology Spring 2026 meeting in Manchester, organised by Douglas Dyer. It was great to be back in Manchester, see old friends and make new connections! The program was very inspiring and covered all aspects of matrix biology. Cagla Erdas from our lab presented her data and Jack B. Roberts from the Newcastle University Skeletal Research Group was awarded a poster prize (well done Jack!). Thank you Doug for organising a brilliant meeting!

It was also a great opportunity to pop over to Liverpool after the meeting, catch up with Blandine Poulet and discuss future projects. Back in Newcastle full of matrix inspiration!