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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

Why 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

In 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

Prof. Dr. Jolanda van der Velden

What 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

The 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

The 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

NVVC 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

The 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

This call focuses on technological innovations for early recognition, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases that contribute to a sustainable healthcare.

'Innovation4heart'

On the 2019 Valentine edition of Innovation for Health, the DCVA hosts a dedicated session on innovations within the cardiovascular domain 'innovation4heart'.

Recap DCVA launch

The Dutch CardioVascular Alliance was festively launched at the Muntgebouw in Utrecht on September 12th. The event was presented by health journalist Harmke Pijpers.

Press release launch of the alliance

“The high burden of cardiovascular diseases forms the greatest health challenge of our future,” affirms Floris Italianer, director of the Dutch Heart Foundation and co-initiator of the DCVA.

Official launch of the alliance

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Letter of Intent

On Monday 30 April 2018 all twelve partners of the Dutch CardioVascular Alliance signed a letter of intent, the start of the initiative.