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…
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…
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.…
Our Scientific Officer Annet on working at the foundation: ‘What I like about the foundation is that we make sure that researchers do cooperate with each other’.
From Venlo to Amersfoort, from there to Boston, then back to Groningen and now working in Wieringerwerf! Our new Scientific Officer Annet Linders joins our team since September 2023. Thanks…