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Contents From the Chair Our Conference Week Partners Fellowship Update: Ian Gibson & LunaNova Light ME Up: Red Light Therapy for ME LunaNova Fellowship: Ancient Viruses, Modern Disease COMPASS-ME SEE ME RESTORE-ME Clinical Trial The Centre of Excellence for ME – A Case for Investment Dutch Research Award Summer Student Bursaries 2026 Young EMERG: Supporting Young Researchers Mike's European Marathons How to Support the Charity Germany Takes Action The BRMEC Colloquia - Fifteen Years of Building ME Research BRMEC15 Day 1 Programme BRMEC15 Day 2 Programme BRMEC15 Day 3 / IIMEC18 Conference 2 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 22 33 34 35 DISCLAIMER The views expressed in this Journal by contributors and others do not necessarily represent those of Invest in ME Research. No medical recommendations are given or implied. Patients with any illness are recommended to consult their personal physician at all times. Published by Invest in ME Research, May 2026 Invest in ME Research Registered Charity No. 1153730 PO Box 561 Eastleigh SO50 0GQ Hampshire, UK investinme.org © Invest in ME Research 2026. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the publisher.

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