After working for the EU framework 6 projects EuroStemCell - as a planning and communication assistant - and ESTOOLS - to put in place the infrastructure of its 2010 International Symposium in Lisbon - Katia is now part of the EU framework 7 project EuroSyStem, overseeing the development of the European contact database www.stemdirect.net. She is also production manager for a new feature-length documentary on stem cell research.