The European Research Initiative on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (ERIC) is an important organization, working to support research and patient care in the CLL space. Here, current ERIC President, Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD, of the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, discusses the main aims and initiatives of ERIC with us from the ERIC International Meeting 2018, held in Barcelona, Spain.