The Malaghan Institute is New Zealand’s world-leading independent biomedical research institute with a focus on breakthrough discoveries in immunology and immunotherapy. Our cutting edge research and clinical trials are advancing understanding of the immune system to improve human health, with a focus on five key areas of research and discovery: cancer, asthma & allergy, infectious diseases, gut health and brain health. At the current pace of advances and discoveries we see a future where cancer will be prevented and cured by vaccination, allergic and inflammatory disease brought under control and where an immune-based approach will be applied to disease such as MS, autism and diabetes to dementia and other neurological problems. The ability to switch the immune system on and off through natural means will take us to unexplored territory that has the potential to personalise the treatments of disease and significantly improve human health.