The meeting will bring together a stimulating panel of senior and junior scientists to discuss the hot topic of the tumor microenvironment in cancer and its exploitation as a potential source of novel therapeutic targets. This year’s symposium features two keynote lectures by Carla Rothlin (Yale University, USA) and Florent Ginhoux (A*STAR, Singapore) as well as a one hour “Get together session” which will be primarily dedicated for PhDs and Postdocs to meet the speakers in a relaxed atmosphere in our forum.