Philippe Vangrieken won the poster presentation prize at the CARIM symposium 2016. He presented a poster entitled ‘towards an in vitro model for preeclampsia`. The winner was chosen based on the poster lay out and the presentation skills during the 2 min pitch talk. His poster illustrates how placentas can be used as a base to simulate the pregnancy related pathology preeclampsia in vitro. This model was used to better understand the progress of this disease and it`s direct and sustained cardiovascular consequences for the mother. His in vitro model opens avenues to test nutritional interventions aimed at treating or preventing preeclampisa. We congratulate Philippe with this success.