The Core Group of the COST Action CA22103 – A Comprehensive Network Against Brain Cancer (Net4Brain) held its fifth meeting on 6th September 2025, for Grant Year 2 in Belgrade, hosted by Dr. Milica Pešić at the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković".

Chaired by Prof. Xinzhong Li, with Vice Chair Prof. Radim Jančálek, the meeting brought together Working Group leaders and co-leaders to review progress, refine priorities, and plan upcoming activities.

Key decisions included:
• Advancing deliverables on single-cell techniques for brain tumour profiling, integrating standardisation, bioinformatics, wet lab analysis, and AI modelling.
• Expanding collaborative publications, including special journal issues and multi-country review papers.
• Scheduling the Annual Meeting 2026 for 1–3 June in Istanbul, Turkey, with combined sessions for the Annual Meeting, Management Committee, and Young Researcher events.
• Keeping the Short-Term Scientific Missions, Inclusiveness Targeted Countries and Young Researcher Grants open for new applications.

The group also discussed integrating databases into the Net4Brain website, high-impact journal submissions, and ways to enhance engagement for early-career researchers.

Net4Brain continues to strengthen cross-border collaboration, accelerate innovation in brain cancer research, and empower the next generation of scientists.