For 54 years, IBC has been providing a friendly forum for presenting new advances and research results in the fields of mathematical statistics and biometry. The multidisciplinary nature of the event aims to bring together data analysts and researchers involved in the application of statistics in life and environmental sciences. The meeting is a great opportunity to present new ideas and to cross-fertilise research expertise and experience. The programme is broad in scope, covering probability, statistics, bioinformatics and a variety of their applications.