RIVM congratulates Professor Dick van Soolingen, who was presented the highly coveted Gardner Middlebrook Award.

In our annual report, we look back at compelling RIVM projects and research in 2014.

On 1 July, Prof. Dr Marc Bonten, Clinical Microbiologist, took office as a top academic staff member at the RIVM Centre for Infectious Disease Control.

The National Heat Plan became active in the Netherlands on June 30th. This means that it is necessary to take preventive health measures for vulnerable groups.

The Netherlands is the first country where the burden of disease due to Lyme disease has been determined.

The number of clients tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at Dutch STI clinics has increased since 2004.

Over recent years, antibiotic resistance to most agents has remained stable in the Netherlands, and the use of antibiotics has slightly decreased.

By combining the available international knowledge, the method to assess the extent to which consumers are exposed to chemical substances via everyday products such as paint, cleaning agents and co

RIVM would like to explore possibilities to eliminate obstacles during innovation of green chemistry with industry.

EU project EuroMix (European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures) was launched recently.