Bernd Pulverer

Bernd Pulverer brings the viewpoint of a on-profit academic publisher affiliated with a leading organization supporting the biosciences. He is Head of Scientific Publications at EMBO Press, the publishing arm of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)—the leading European learned society in molecular biology. EMBO Press has published leading peer reviewed journals since 1982. Bernd Pulverer is a molecular biologist with an extensive editorial background, including senior roles at the journals Nature, Nature Cell Biology (Chief Editor, 2002–2009), and The EMBO Journal (Chief Editor, 2009–2021) but also works as the publisher of the EMBO Press journals. His experience offers valuable insight into the responsibilities and evolving challenges of society-driven academic publishing.