On 5 th May 2022, we held a virtual Kick-off Meeting of our project that is funded by a European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Grant. The interdisciplinary consortium is formed by 5 partners: CRG, ICFO, IMIM, EMBL-EBI and Cherry Biotech. Together, we will pioneer the development of a microfluidics- based imaging platform to study cancer cell plasticity for a new era of basic research and personalized medicine.

After a general round of introductions, the participants focused on Research Data Management, since a lot of microscopy image data will be generated and analyzed. Other actions were agreed upon, such as scheduling weekly online meetings and working out the structure of the PLAST_CELL website. The virtual Kick-off meeting left everyone wanting to meet in person soon. We are excited about the challenge of making this 4-year project a reality!