Together with Universiteit Antwerpen, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Mons, Warsaw University of Technology and the Łukasiewicz Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, we have worked for four years to develop a new technological platform for applications in the field of biomedical sensing and imaging and, more specifically, in the field of cancer detection. The CHARMING project provided a chance for over ten young researchers to join a transdisciplinary, international team in a truly high-tech setting. Discover what it meant to them to be part of the project in these short videos and see how an Excellence of Science project (funded by the Research Foundation Flanders) like CHARMING can benefit young early-stage researchers.