# A step further in our commitment to support early career researchers (ECRs)

**Authors:** Sara Fuentes, Miguel A. De la Rosa

PMC · DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.70187 · FEBS Open Bio · 2026-01-05

## TL;DR

This editorial highlights past achievements and future plans to support early career researchers and the scientific community.

## Contribution

The paper outlines new initiatives planned for 2026 to further support the scientific community.

## Key findings

- FEBS Open Bio supports the community through open access and charitable activities.
- Highlights from the past year and new initiatives for 2026 are presented.

## Abstract

As a not‐for‐profit open access journal, FEBS Open Bio is proud to support the scientific community not only through the publication of open access articles available to all but also through the charitable activities of FEBS. In this editorial, we look back at some of the highlights of the past year and look forward to the new initiatives planned for 2026—all aimed at supporting our community, the scientific community.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infection (MESH:D007239), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (MESH:D000690), metastasis (MESH:D009362), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (MESH:D000077195), non-small cell lung cancer (MESH:D002289), frailty (MESH:D000073496), Cancer (MESH:D009369)
- **Chemicals:** ATP (MESH:D000255), oligosaccharide (MESH:D009844), glutamate (MESH:D018698), GM1 ganglioside (MESH:D005677)
- **Species:** Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast, species) [taxon 4932], Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090]

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