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Calls, articles and moreCAPACITY COVID REGISTRY
COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular disease are an extremely vulnerable population. To give these patients the best possible care and to be prepared for future outbreaks, we need to know more about these patients and the best practices for treating them. Therefore DCVA partners launched the CAPACITY COVID Registry.
DCVA & RegMedXB fund launched
Launch of fund to accelerate development of solutions for prevention and cure of chronic diseases ensuring patients benefit earlier
Lukas Dekker
Interview with the first DCVA AmbassadorThere is much to be achieved with technology in the area of prevention, earlier detection and better treatment. The brand new professor Lukas Dekker wants to be the first DCVA ambassador to build bridges between cardiologists and technologists.
Start of the Leadership Program
Fifteen future leaders selectedRecently a group of talents has been selected as the future leaders in the cardiovascular arena. They are subject of the first edition of the DCVA Leadership Program.
Five million awarded to six projects in first DCVA call
In light of the first DCVA call ‘Heart for sustainable care’, six research teams received a total of over five million euros for research into the use of new technology against cardiovascular diseases.
Centralisation Dutch figures on CV disease
Dutch Heart Foundation and Dutch Heart Registration join forcesData on cardiovascular disease in the Netherlands can be found in various places. The DHF and NHR joined forces and launched their new website to centralise all these data
Intensification of cooperation DHF, NVVC, Harteraad in the context of the DCVA
Early detection of heart failure, atrial fibrillation and chest pain and the best treatment, tailored to patients' personal needs. To achieve this, the four partners will collaborate even more intensively in the coming three years
Meet the partners
A double interviewIn this fourth edition of Meet the partners we interview Dirk Jan Duncker, ambassador and former board member of the Netherlands Heart Institute, and Radjesh Manna, director of programs at ZonMw.
The Dutch Cardiology Concert in the Royal Concertgebouw
Do you have a heart full of music? Register now, to play at the Cardiology Concert in the Royal Concert Hall en Amsterdam. Organised bij de NVVC and WCN.
Rob de Ree
about valorisation and the TTT fundWhy is valorisation so important? What can be accomplished with the acquired 8 million? What will be the first steps? We ask Rob de Ree, chair of valorisation
Meet the partners
a double interviewIn this third edition of Meet the partners we interview Fabrice Martens, President of WCN, and Carmen van Vilsteren, Chair of Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (Health~Holland).
€8 million impulse for regenerative and cardiovascular medicine
Collaboration between researchers and venture capitalists accelerates innovationProf. Dr. Jolanda van der Velden
about the DCVA Leadership ProgramWhat inspired Jolanda van der Velden to initiate the DCVA Leadership Program. What's so special about the program, and who is the DCVA looking for? Read the interview and find out.
Vote now
On the European Strategic Research Agenda on CardioVascular DiseasesThe Agenda identifies 15 challenges and Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Research. Vote now to prioritize these subjects!
Robert Tieleman chair of Implementation
Cardiologist Robert Tieleman has recently been appointed as chair of implementation. We interviewed him on his vision on implementation, and the role of different parties involved
Meet the partners
a double interviewThe Dutch Heart Registration (NHR) and Harteraad are institutes with two different areas of expertise and goals, but also two partners of the DCVA with a joint mission. Find out what they stand for, where their ambitions overlap and how they strengthen the DCVA.
Carmen van Vilsteren new chair Life Sciences & Health
The DCVA is very pleased that as of april 1st, Carmen van Vilsteren is the new figurehead of the Top Sector Life Sciences & Health.
Meet the partners
a double interviewNVVC and 4TU are organizations with two different backgrounds, areas of expertise and goals, but also two partners of the DCVA with a joint mission. Learn what these two parties stand for, how they are valuable to the DCVA, and how the DCVA is valuable to them.
Second DCVA-call
Gender and HealthThe goal of this call is to implement sex and gender sensitive knowledge on diagnoses, development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases into daily practice.
First DCVA-call
Heart for Sustainable CareThis call focuses on technological innovations for early recognition, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases that contribute to a sustainable healthcare.