On 23–26 September 2024, the second ImmunOctoberfest conference took place in Raitenhaslach, Germany, and brought together scientists from all over the world to catch up on recent advances in ‘Bridging Innovation and Translation in T cell Immunotherapy’.
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We would like to express our thanks to the generous sponsors that enabled the meeting: AdipoGen, BioLegend, Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation, Celltreat, German Research Foundation (DFG), Miltenyi Biotech, OnkoMedeor, Pharmigon, PromoCell, Roche, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Technical University of Munich.
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Schulz, A.M., Zebley, C.C., Youngblood, B. et al. ImmunOctoberfest reloaded. Nat Immunol 26, 165–167 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-024-02069-4
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