Our group actively participated in this years Marian Smoluchowski Symposium, https://smoluchowski.if.uj.edu.pl/. I have presented recent results on tissue fluidization in developing spinal cord. The talk was followed by poster session including Salar’s work on pattern formation in tissues with passive and active forces, and Helder’s new developments on formation of Turing patterns in the presence of multiple diffusing species. The conference was great opportunity to discuss projects ranging from pure statistical physics to applications in biological systems. We look forward to next editions!