{"id":2338,"date":"2022-02-21T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartwigmedicalfoundation.nl\/?page_id=2338"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:55:01","slug":"organization-and-board-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hartwigmedicalfoundation.nl\/en\/about-us\/organization-and-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization and board members\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartwig Medical Foundation is an independent foundation partly funded by philanthropy. The non-profit foundation reinvests all acquired funds in achieving its mission. The Board of Directors consists of Robert Jan Lamers, Arno de Quaasteniet, Lotte Smits and Edwin Cuppen and is responsible for daily management.&nbsp;Rob Defares en Emile Voest are founders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"supervisory-board\">Supervisory Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"scientific-board\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koninklijkhuis.nl\/leden-koninklijk-huis\/prins-constantijn\">Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau<\/a><\/strong> (chair), envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\">Techleap<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rob Defares<\/strong>, director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imc.com\/eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emile Voest<\/strong>, internist-oncologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nki.nl\/research\/find-a-researcher\/groupleaders\/emile-voest\/\">Netherlands Cancer Institute<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avl.nl\/specialisten-medewerkers\/specialisten\/internisten\/emile-voest\/\">Antoni van Leeuwenhoek<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karen Willemsen<\/strong>, director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanoord.com\/en\/\">Van Oord<\/a> Dredging &amp; Infra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedatalawyers.com\/team\/eliette-vaal\"><strong>Eli\u00ebtte Vaal<\/strong><\/a>, IT privacy lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedatalawyers.com\/\">The Data Lawyers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scientific-board\">Scientific Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scientific Board consists of renowned national and international scientists and advises the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board on scientific and strategic choices, when requested. In addition, the Scientific Board evaluates requests for data for scientific value and feasibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"data-access-board\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Roel Verhaak<\/strong>, professor neurosurgery\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\">Yale <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\/profile\/roel-verhaak\/\">School<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\">of Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeanine Roodhart<\/strong>, medical oncologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umcutrecht.nl\/en\">UMC Utrecht<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ruben van Boxtel<\/strong>, full professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uu.nl\/en\">Universiteit van Utrecht<\/a>, principle investigator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl\/en\">Prinses M\u00e1xima Centrum voor kinderoncologie <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oncodeinstitute.nl\/\">Oncode Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christiaan Klijn<\/strong>, global head 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href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmc.nl\/en\/research\/researchers\/bunnik-eline\">Erasmus MC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartwigmedicalfoundation.nl\/en\/warnyta-minnaard-represents-patient-interests-and-possibilities\/\">Warnyta Minnaard<\/a><\/strong>, co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missietumoronbekend.nl\/\">Missie Tumor Onbekend<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcupawareness.org\">World CUP Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 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