News – Hartenbank

NLHI Heart Tissue Bank spinning marathon

On November 12, 2022, 38 heroes cycled for 4 hours for the Heart Tissue Bank. The occasion was the 50th anniversary of the Netherlands Heart Institute. In total, about 5,000 euros was raised and the NLHI doubled this to 10,000 euros with the help of a generous donor! A great result that we are very proud of! Heart Tissue Bank Coordinator Michiel Henkens tells us again what we did it all for. Special thanks to the instructors of Legendary Lane, our sponsors: WCN.life, NVVC.nl, Antoine Catering, the PLN foundation and to the creators of this video CreativeBros.nl. (video in Dutch)

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Team Hartenbank cycling for Cycle Paris (May 2022)

During the cycling event ‘Cycle Paris’ of the Dutch Heart Foundation (26-30 May 2022), “Team Heart Tissue Bank” cycled from The Hague to Paris to raise money for the Heart Tissue Bank. The (future) work of the Heart Tissue Bank would not be possible without financial support. Team Heart Tissue Bank raised €7239.99. Thank you to all donors for your contribution!

‘Boost voor translationeel en fundamenteel cardiovasculair onderzoek’ (De Cardioloog, June 2022, article in Dutch)

Hartenbank van start

Interview with Michiel Henkens, in Dutch. Read more >>

Pieter Glijnis wil meer harten voor onderzoek naar PLN (NPO radio 1, 20 May 2022, in Dutch)

Interview with Pieter Glijnis, in Dutch. Listen to the fragment >>

Hart voor de wetenschap (Volkskrant 14 May 2022, article in Dutch)

Interview with Pieter Glijnis, Michiel Henkens and Pieter Doevendans. Read more >>

Human Cardiac Tissue available for Cardiovascular Research

The Heart Tissue Bank is a non-profit biobank that collects and stores biomaterial and clinical data of individuals with and without previously known cardiac diseases. All individuals aged ≥ 18 years that live in the Netherlands are eligible for inclusion as a potential future donor. Researchers all over the world can use the stored heart tissue and related clinical data for their research. First tissues are now available! Read more >>

New animation Heart Tissue Bank

An animation video (in Dutch with Dutch subtitles) has just been released to explain the concept of the Heart Tissue Bank. Have a look and feel free to send it around!

The Heart Tissue Bank is a non-profit biobank that collects and stores biomaterial and clinical data of individuals with and without previously known cardiac diseases. All individuals aged ≥ 18 years that live in the Netherlands are eligible for inclusion as a potential future donor. Researchers all over the world can use the stored heart tissue and related clinical data for their research.

For additional information & information on how to become a donor go to www.hearttissuebank.nl.

The (future) work of the Heart Tissue Bank is not possible without donations. Would you like to make a financial contribution? Go to www.hearttissuebank.nl/steun-ons.

We would like to thank you for your contribution on behalf of all researchers.