Medical professional
Scientist
Take residual tissue further – without too much effort in the OR or laboratory

VitalTissue ensures that residual tissue is not discarded, but becomes available to cutting-edge research. In this way, we make insights and innovation possible with fewer animal experiments.

  • For medical professionals and investigators
  • Without extra effort
  • Everything is taken care of from patient consent to transport
  • Without a profit motive
Why do we do this?

Every day, residual tissue from surgeries is discarded, whereas this is highly valuable to researchers for the development of animal-free innovations.

It offers great opportunities for innovative research that better aligns with human biology. An important transition that we would like to make.

This way we take residual tissue further. To make it as simple as possible for everyone involved.

Why contribute as a medical professional?

  • Providing residual tissue with a valuable purpose
  • Without additional administrative work or logistics
  • We take care of patient consent, planning and transport
  • It requires hardly any extra time in the OR

Additional information for medical profesionals

“With the exact same surgery, I am now helping both a patient and science move forward.”
Vincent Nieuwenhuijs

Surgeon, Isala Hospital

As a Scientist

  • You have convenient access to vital human residual tissue
  • That better aligns with human biology
  • Enables more reliable research data
  • And reducing reliance on animal models

Additional information for scientists

“Residual tissue from operating theatres is the future of biomedical research”
Sue Gibbs

Professor in Skin and Mucosa Regenerative Medicine, Amsterdam UMC and ACTA

“It is simply impossible to fully replicate the complexity of chronic human lung diseases in a laboratory animal.”
Reinoud Gosens

Professor in Translational Pharmacology, University of Groningen

Do you want to know how this can be implemented in your hospital or laboratory?

Please contact us via the contact form (orange tab on the right), via email or phone.

We would love to explain to you how it works, what the deliverables are and what is needed.

Or download our brochure

Nederlandse folder
English brochure
“Human-centered models are no longer 'alternatives' to laboratory animals, but an upgrade.”
Debby Weijers

CEO, Proefdiervrij

“Thanks to VitalTissue, high-quality human residual tissue is easily accessible in an ethical manner.”
Martijn Nolte

Senior Program Manager MKMD, ZonMw

“Access to high-quality human residual tissue is vital to truly advance animal-free innovation.”
Jetty van Ginkel

Managing Director, hDMT

“VitalTissue, as part of ETB-BISLIFE, is essential to ReumaNederland!”
Corné Baatenburg de Jong

Deputy Director, ReumaNederland

Interested?

VitalTissue
[email protected]
Jan van Krimpenweg 17
2031 CG Haarlem