The 2025 Membership Meeting of the International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS) Australia and ASEAN Development Committee took place in Adelaide, Australia, on October 8, 2025. Prof. Jiake Xu, the committee chair, welcomed attendees, including ICMRS lifetime members: Prof. Ling Qin, Prof. Gang Li, Prof. Ye Ding, Prof. Yin Xiao, A/Prof. Jie Shen, A/Prof. Sien Lin, and Dr. Jiaojiao Li, alongside junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students. During the meeting, former ICMRS President Prof. Ling Qin delivered an engaging introduction about ICMRS and highlighted its collaboration with the Chinese Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS) and ICORS. A/Prof. Jie Shen also shared insights from his distinguished scientific career, discussing his achievements and experiences with ICMRS. Many members presented the latest progress in their research and career efforts within the field. We are grateful to Professor Rockey Tuan, former president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who served as our guest speaker and shared his remarkable journey as a leading scientist in the musculoskeletal field and as the president of a prestigious university. Additionally, we appreciate the contributions and hospitality of Prof. Yin Xiao and Prof. Minghao Zheng, who made this meeting a success.

Fascinatingly, at the 2025 World Congress of ICORS, ICMRS, a founding member of ICORS, organized two workshops: "Advancing the Frontiers: Cartilage Degeneration and Regeneration," led by A/Prof. Jie Shen from Washington University in St Louis, featuring invited speakers are Prof. Di Chen, Prof. Jiake Xu, and Prof. Yi-Xian Qin. The second workshop, titled "Insight into Cell Therapies for Revitalization of Skeletal Tissue: Evidence and Mechanism," was organized by Prof. Minghao Zheng from the University of Western Australia, with invited speakers Prof. Stuart Goodman, Prof. Rui Ruan, and Prof. Minghao Zheng. Attendees received all the talks well.

Highlighting our members' contributions, Prof. Ling Qin from the Chinese University of Hong Kong delivered a keynote speech on "Biomaterials for Orthopaedic Applications: Clinical Needs Lead the Way to Innovation and Clinical Translation." Furthermore, we proudly acknowledge that 12 ICMRS lifetime members have been inducted as Fellows of ICORS (FIOR) for their longstanding commitment to and excellence in orthopaedic research: Bin Li (苏州大学Suzhou University), Di Chen (深圳理工大学), Guanghua Lei (中南大学湘雅医院), Liu Yang (西京医院创新研究院), Weiguo Zou (中国科学院分子细胞卓越中心), Xiaoxhun Bai (南方医科大学), Jie Shen ( Washington University in St Louis), Zongming Li (Univerity of Arizona), Bingyun Li (West Virginia University), Wanju Li (University of Wisconsin – Madison) and Yang Xia (Oakland University). Congratulations to our colleagues on their significant accomplishments!