Wiek van Gilst Collaboration Award 2023

We have won the Wiek van Gilst Collaboration Award! This award is presented annually to a person or initiative that promotes collaboration in the cardiovascular field and contributes to the DCVA’s ambition to reduce cardiovascular disease. The award was presented last Friday at the annual DCVA-NLHI Congress. A wonderful recognition of our work!

We would like to thank Dutch CardioVascular Alliance, Netherlands Heart Institute, Stichting Genetische Hartspierziekte PLN, and Hartstichting for their excellent collaboration and for joining forces with us!

Renee Maas investigates protein aggregation using tissue from Hartenbank

In 2024, researcher Renee Maas received the very first heart tissue made available by

DCVA-NLHI Translational Cardiovascular Research Meeting

On June 19 and 20, we attended the ninth edition of the DCVA-NLHI Translational

Hartenbank growth possible due to Hartstichting grant

Fantastic news: The NLHI-Hartenbank has received a grant of 700,000 euros from the Hartstichting

First heart tissue issued for research

A milestone for the Heart Bank: the very first heart tissue has been issued

Wiek van Gilst Collaboration Award 2023

We have won the Wiek van Gilst Collaboration Award! This award is presented annually