The establishment of Biotarget was a response to the need to support the immune system in fighting diseases, including the oncological, viral and bacterial ones.

The role of the immune system and the significance of different types of immune responses are the subject of increasingly intensive research efforts. In recent years we witnessed how immunology became a very important part of oncology, hemato-oncology, and in the recent 2 years, also of virology and epidemiology.

The idea of applying immunotropic drugs in hematology and oncology was linked with the growing understanding of the role of the thymus and its hormones in controlling the immune response mechanism. As we know, they play a key role in the reaction of the immune system to various pathogens, also allowing for the identification and immunological attack of the emerging tumor cells with immunogenic properties.

The need for an in-depth investigation of the role of individual components of the immune system stems from the need for new therapeutic methods, new applications or modifications to previously known forms.

The thymus is still largely unexplored an organ, which encourages further research thereof. Understanding the role the thymus plays in T-cell production and homeostasis and a thorough understanding of the function and involvement of specific system proteins recently led to greater interest in thymic organogenesis and function. The application of systems biology, in conjunction with more traditional approaches, proved essential for discovery and optimization of the molecular mechanisms underlying drug-(or otherwise)-induced thymic effects. These methods will allow for research on new aspects of thymus function and help understand thymus function, morphogenesis and development. This knowledge will find application in identifying potential targets for new drugs and combination therapies. Furthermore these methods may find their application not only for studying the function of genes and proteins in thymic organogenesis, but also for elucidating the origin and generic relationship between cortical and spinal epithelial cell types.