Members of the DC-ren consortium, convened for the meeting at the AC Hotel in Innsbruck, Austria, on 20-21 November 2023, together with participating scientists, medical doctors and biostatisticians. Almost four years into the project, work packages presented new data, overall progress and next steps. The next meeting will be organized in September 2024, by the academic lead of ECLT-Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy.