TY - JOUR AU - Litscher, Gerhard PY - 2025 DA - 2025/06/18 TI - In the Mirror of the Past, in the Light of the Future: The ISLA – A President Looks Back and Forward JO - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine SP - 024 VL - 10 IS - 02 AB - This editorial for the 27th ISLA Congress in Beverungen in Germany reflects on the development, achievements, and challenges of the International Society for Medical Laser Applications (ISLA-transcontinental) from the perspective of its President for Science and Research, Univ.-Prof. DDr. Gerhard Litscher. It reviews the organization’s milestones and growth while outlining future strategies for innovation, research, and international collaboration in medical laser technologies. The full keynote presentation is available at the end of the editorial. SN - 2573-4393 UR - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2502024 DO - 10.21926/obm.icm.2502024 ID - Litscher2025 ER -