Introduction
The German Society for Extracellular Vesicles (GSEV) was founded in 2017 and is a network of currently 222 scientists that have dedicated their work to extracellular vesicle (EV) research in Germany. In May 2023, GSEV conducted the first online survey among German EV researchers in order to learn about their interests, demands and expectations. A total of 76 scientists participated in the survey, among them 65 (88.67 %) official GSEV members. 45 (59.21 %) of the participates were senior scientists who had completed their PhD more than four years ago, and 31 (40.79 %) were junior scientists, including 19 (25 %) PhD students and 12 (15.79 %) early career post-docs who had completed their PhD less than four years ago.
EV biomarkers and EVs in cancer are the top research interests in Germany
The survey participants were asked to describe the main focus of their EV research. As shown in Figure 1A, the terms EV biomarkers (60.53 %) and EVs in cancer (53.95 %) are dominating the German EV research landscape.
