Two new papers were recently published by members of the GLYCANC project. In cooperation of the universities of Patras and Münster, Zoi Piperigkou et al. explored compounds of the extracellular matrix and their function in wound repair. The results have great clinical relevance for cancer research, since cancer is described as “wounds that do not heal” (H. Dvorak). The other article was published in a Greek collaboration between the research centre “Demokritos” (Athens), and again Patras university. It is a review of “the current knowledge on extracellular matrix alterations associated with cellular senescence”. The authors, Eleni Mavrogonatou and colleagues, describe characteristic examples in both healthy, and pathologic tissues. Please find further information on both articles under the Publications section.