A look back at 2024: ‘Together we see the finish line in sight’
The end of the year is approaching and that is a great time for reflection. At PLN Foundation, we look back again on a year in which we made breakthroughs…
The role of laboratory animals within research on PLN
Animal testing is a sensitive issue. Fifty years ago, we placed less value on animal life than we do today. Today, we therefore view the use of animals for laboratory…
Chairman Pieter Glijnis achieves Patient Expert Course at Eupati
Wednesday, October 24, Pieter graduated from his Patient Expert course. The last four days of this course took place in Madrid, where about eighty-five students from around the world gathered…
Blood Bus coordinators Margreet and Marianne visit The Beating Heart congress
On October 1, 2024, the Dutch Association of (Bio)Medical Laboratory Staff (NVML) organized the Congress "The Beating Heart" at the Eenhoorn in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. The congress focused on the…
What is the role of “Big Pharma” in creating a safe and affordable treatment for PLN-R14del?
Extremely high prices, exclusive rights to a drug and promoting drugs to doctors. 'Big Pharma,' as the collective name for the big companies in the pharmaceutical industry, gets a lot…
Call: collaborate on documentary UMCU
Commissioned by UMC Utrecht, director Max Baggerman and producer Room for Film, are making a documentary. This documentary is about treatment options for people with PLN. Very specifically, research is…
Ooms Bouw & Ontwikkeling has been sponsoring PLN Foundation for 3 years and renews again: “Giving heart to a good employee”
Turning business successes into social commitment: Ooms Bouw & Ontwikkeling finds it important to make an active contribution to society. They do this by sponsoring local associations. In addition, they…
Martin de Boer en zijn netwerk halen 14.000 euro voor PLN op
Martin de Boer drummed up network for a bike day and bike ride: “The reactions were hugely stimulating.”
Every year Martin de Boer organizes together with a few enthusiasts from the cycling group 50+, organizes a sponsor bicycle tour. Through an all-inclusive concept, people can cycle, enjoy good…
How is a drug developed?
PLN Foundation has one mission: to find an affordable treatment for the genetic heart muscle disease PLN. Since the inception of our foundation, we have been committed to this mission.…
Nienke Leone gives PLN a voice: “I hope this song brings more attention to the disease”
For years she wrote for other artists, but recently made her debut as an artist. And how! The song "Crying in the Cinema" was written especially for Nienke's childhood friend…