The EIFFEL Consortium has met for the first project meeting: the EIFFEL kick-off meeting on 27-28 February 2024 at IFW Dresden, Germany. The Consortium gathered for the Kick-off meeting organized at the premises of the EIFFEL Coordinator. For the event, several sessions were held to cover aspects related to scientific research, recruitment of the PhD students, project management, training strategy, dissemination and data management.