The HappyMums kick-off meeting took place on December 12th and 13th at the NH Touring Hotel in Milan, in the city of the Project Coordinator’s Institute. The HappyMums kick-off meeting allowed the consortium to meet and discuss the first steps ahead. This opportunity was used to present all the work packages (WPs) and plan activities to be carried out in the following 6 months. Moreover, a dedicated brainstorming and discussion session was also planned. 

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The meeting started with the Project Coordinator (A. Cattaneo, UMIL) introducing the consortium partners. Then, each WP leader, with the collaboration of the other involved researchers, presented the main objectives and tasks of his/her WP, allowing fruitful discussions, and resolving the first questions. During the second day, two separated discussing groups (one for the clinical and one for the preclinical WPs) were organized. 

The meeting ended with a recap of the addressed topics, a summary of the upcoming tasks and a recapitulation of the imminent deadlines.