27 January 2026   Despite important investment in biomedical research, the most common malignant adult brain tumor - glioblastoma (GBM) - remains largely refractory to existing treatments. Tumors can evade or suppress immunity through a variety of mechanisms, including antigen heterogeneity and  immunosuppressive signaling. Owing in large part to inter-species differences in the immune system and the tumor microenvironment (extracellular matrix composition, stromal cells beha

12 June 2025   Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Parallel Bio announces  it has raised $21 million Series A funding to scale up and automate the production of its immune organoid in vitro platform. This funding round led by AIX Ventures was supported by prominent leaders in AI and biotech, including Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.   Beyond infections and autoimmune diseases, it is widely recognized that the human immune systems plays a key role in a great number of

16 December 2025   Put in place to accelerate the development of innovative cancer therapies through collaboration initiatives, the Netherlands-based Oncode Accelerator program announces launching of its Demonstrator Project. Through this project, researchers and drug developers will be able to share expertise, experimental platforms, and infrastructure to advance novel therapeutic approaches.   Recent advances in cancer therapies and in particular immunotherapy have produce