During the week of 21^st-25^th October 2024, Alberto Zurita (CRG) joined Harry Dawson (CHB) in Paris for a hands-on collaboration at Cherry Biotech. Together, the two PLAST_CELL team members worked on refining and testing a custom tool designed to culture cells under controlled physicochemical conditions that mimic aspects of the tumor microenvironment.

The productive week yielded valuable insights, which were shared and discussed during our latest PLAST_CELL online monthly meeting. These developments mark significant progress as we near the end of 2024, propelling the PLAST_CELL platform closer to its goal: enabling the prediction of cancer cell aggressiveness at the single-cell level.

Stay tuned as we continue to push the boundaries of cancer research and innovation!