RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Research highlights from the 2018 European Respiratory Society International Congress: airway disease JF ERJ Open Research JO erjor FD European Respiratory Society SP 00225-2018 DO 10.1183/23120541.00225-2018 VO 5 IS 1 A1 Florence Schleich A1 Andras Bikov A1 Alexander G. Mathioudakis A1 Melissa McDonnell A1 Cecilia Andersson A1 Matteo Bonini A1 Lena Uller A1 Marco Idzko A1 Dave Singh A1 Jose Luis Lopez-Campos A1 Apostolos Bossios A1 Ian M. Adcock A1 Omar Usmani A1 Antonio Spanevello A1 Sara J. Bonvini YR 2019 UL http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/5/1/00225-2018.abstract AB The annual European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress (held in Paris in 2018) was once again a platform for discussion of the highest-quality scientific research, cutting-edge techniques and innovative new therapies within the respiratory field. This article discusses only some of the high-quality research studies presented at this year's Congress, with a particular focus on airway diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis and cough, as presented through Assembly 5 of the ERS (Airway Diseases: Asthma and COPD). The authors establish the key take-home messages of these studies, compare their findings and place them in the context of current understanding.A review of the high-quality research studies presented at the 2018 #ERSCongress, with a focus on airway diseases, including asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and cough, presented through Assembly 5 of @ERStalk http://ow.ly/tQCl30nrPMI