IMAGINE-HMB Project Meeting in Venice 🇪🇺
On October 17–18, 2025, the IMAGINE-HMB Project held its latest meeting in Venice, alongside the 8th EMBA Congress.
🔹 Friday featured an overview of project activities and challenges presented by the Project Coordinator Sertac Arslanoglu, MD, followed by the AEBLH Coordinator NADIA RAQUEL GARCIA LARA outlining the methodological approach for guideline comparison and literature review. The day also included a Workshop on Oversight Requirements in Human Milk Banking and a presentation of the EU Marie Curie GALATEA Project – Modelling the Quality of Human Milk, by Marco Deriu.
🔹 Saturday brought together the Expert Forum for its second face-to-face meeting. The group engaged in constructive discussions, reached consensus on several open items, and reviewed progress on drafting the harmonized European Guidelines for Donor Human Milk.
A heartfelt thank you to all members of the Expert Forum — Anna Michalska-Falkowska, PhD, Patricia Sagré, Marzia Giribaldi, Christoph Fusch, Enrico Bertino, Guido Moro, Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura, Juan Miguel Rodriguez, Freya Couvin, Veerle Cossey, Anne Grøvslien, and Jean-Charles PICAUD — for their dedication and expertise.
We also warmly thank the Consortium Partners and their leaders for their collaboration and commitment:
• European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) – Sertac Arslanoglu, MD
• Polish Human Milk Bank Foundation – Aleksandra Wesołowska
• German Human Milk Bank Initiative (FMBI) – Daniel M. M. Klotz Klotz
• Association of Human Milk Banks (AEBLH) – NADIA RAQUEL GARCIA LARA
• Irish Neonatal Health Alliance (INHA) – Tanya Cassidy
And a special thanks to the project managers Paolo Satta and Laura Cavallarin for their excellent coordination and support.
Together, we are working toward harmonized, evidence-based, and equitable donor human milk practices across Europe. 💙