The Society regrets to announce the death of Honorary Member Paul M Vanhoutte. Paul trained in Belgium and held professorial positions at the University of Antwerp, The Mayo Clinic, and Baylor College of Medicine, where he was also Director of the Centre for Experimental Therapeutics. From 2006 until his death, he was based at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong as Distinguished Visiting Professor, Director/Founder of the Biopharmaceutical Development Centre and Head of Department. Paul had a prodigious scientific output having co-authored or edited 36 books, published 669 original research papers, and 574 editorials, reviews or chapters in books. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physiology (Heart and Circulatory Physiology). His major scientific contribution was to analyse the importance of endothelial cells in the control of the underlying vascular smooth muscle in health and disease. Paul mentored many young scientists during his career, supporting and stimulating them with his energy, enthusiasm and “joie de vivre.” Read his obituary in Physiology News here.