After six months of mostly online interactions, the whole PLAST_CELL consortium met on November 3, 2022, for the first time in person in Barcelona. The objective of this gathering was to foster active cooperation among the partners, share ongoing work and outline the plan for the upcoming months as well as the actions that need to be implemented for a smooth and fruitful progression of the project.

The consortium met at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, home to CRG and IMIM, for a full day of scientific presentations and discussion. Exciting preliminary results were presented together with the challenges identified during the first period for each of the six work packages in which the project is organized. Moreover, transversal aspects were discussed, such as the plans for the dissemination and exploitation of the innovation potential associated with the project and for data management.

This kick-off meeting was very productive and the atmosphere was positive and collaborative. All partners had already been advancing in their respective responsibilities and had new data and interesting discussion topics to share with the consortium. All tasks are currently progressing and the collaboration among partners is functional and smooth. The gathering ended with a conversation on where the next consortium get-together will be, hopefully welcoming lots of new team members that will be hired in the upcoming months… Will it be Paris or Cambridge?! We look forward to meeting again soon!