As of the first of January 2021, prof. Frans Feron has been appointed as an independent external confidential advisor for PhD candidates at FHML/Maastricht UMC+.

On 11 December, the outgoing chairman of the board of the Federation of Dutch Thrombosis Services (FNT), Prof. Hugo ten Cate (Dept. of Internal Medicine), was presented with the Jordan Medal during the General Members' Meeting in Hoevelaken.