We celebrate the life and works of Dr Bengt Källén, who died on 9 June 2021 at the age of 92. He was professor emeritus in embryology at the University of Lund and a founder of the Swedish Registry of Congenital Anomalies. Perhaps more importantly for our organization, he was a central force who developed, nurtured, and grew the International Clearinghouse from the earliest days, with unfailing drive (with several books and hundreds of papers published through 2019) and scientific rigor.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 47th ICBDSR Annual Meeting was postponed to October 2021. The final dates will be released as soon as possible. The meeting venue will be the Relais Bellaria Hotel & Congressi in Bologna (Italy), as already planned.  Any news will be posted here