At the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), clinical study data and samples belong not to individual clinics but to a superordinate structure – the DZHK. The basis for this is the collaborative clinical research platform launched ten years ago, which makes data and samples from all DZHK studies uniformly recordable. On this basis, valuable cardiovascular research data can be used sustainably and repeatedly – for the benefit of patients. The clinical research platform is now presented in the scientific journal „Clinical Research in Cardiology“.