Alastair Downie

The Company of Biologists Ltd. is a not-for-profit publishing organization that supports and inspires the biological community. The non-profit company is based in Histon, UK. The British company is run by distinguished practicing scientists and exist to profit science, not shareholders. The company publishes leading peer-reviewed journals such as Development, Journal of Cell Science, and Journal of Experimental Biology. The company offers a range of resources to early-career researchers and have chosen the 'transformative' route towards Open Access. The company promotes the use of Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate ten of the 14 cancer hallmarks that define the mechanisms of cancer.