Industry Partners

Cardiovascular Round Table

The Cardiovascular Round Table comprises 23 industry partners from across the pharmaceutical, devices and equipment sectors.

If you would like to find out more about industry partners or are interested in becoming an industry partner within the Cardiovascular Round Table, please email industry@escardio.org.

Nucleus industry members are elected for a two-year term, with the option to remain for one additional term. A mechanism is in place to maintain continuity with part of industry members who can remain in their positions while the others are subject to election every two years.

Election results

Doctor Friedrich Fuchs

Siemens Healthineers

Mr Mike Morrissey

MSD Merck Sharp & Dohme

Second Nucleus Election Round

Following the vote, two condidates received an equal number of votes. To ensure a fair outcome, the CRT Nucleus has decided to create an additional position and hold a second round of elections to determine the final appointment.

Doctor Katja Rohwedder

Bayer

Doctor Monika Gratzke

Daiichi Sankyo

Timelines for the 2nd round of elections

The votes will take place between 9 July and 17 August.

The results will be announced at the end of August, before the start of ESC Congress.

Mission

The Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT), founded in 2001, is a strategic forum for high-level dialogue between ESC leadership and healthcare industry partners, to identify and discuss key strategic issues for the future of cardiovascular health in Europe. The CRT's mission is to provide a political platform to achieve widespread recognition of the importance of cardiovascular health in Europe.

Its overall aim is to create an environment in Europe that is favourable to cardiovascular research, innovation, prevention and management, to allow the ESC to leverage its unique position as a broker between professionals, industry and where appropriate any relevant third parties in order to become a key strategic force in cardiovascular health in Europe.

The CRT serves the ESC as a ‘think-tank’ through listening, understanding, and learning from each other; through this exchange strategic priorities for the ESC and its future can be set.

Objectives

To bolster and nurture relations between ESC and the Industry partners as well as monitor each other’s expectations to facilitate collaboration.
To improve CRT’s visibility and outcomes to make it more impactful.
To create actions which lead to dissemination of objectives (documents, slides set, meetings, ..)
To encourage networking and cooperation between ESC and Industry by organizing regular events all year long

Job Description (anticipated time: 0.5 hour/week)

This position is voluntary and do not come with financial compensation; it offers an opportunity to contribute to the global enhancement of cardiovascular health.

• Collaborate closely with the Chairs and ESC staff to advance the Nucleus’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Engage actively and constructively in all committee meetings and conference calls, contributing meaningfully to discussions and decision-making.
• Volunteer for special assignments or tasks as opportunities arise.
• Maintain the confidentiality of committee materials and discussions.
• Enhance CRT’s visibility within your professional network whenever possible.
• Encourage colleagues to participate in CRT events that align with their expertise.
• Process relevant email notifications and solicitations in a timely manner.

Current CRT industry partners