IRDiRC member InnoSkel, a pioneering biotechnology company developing transformative therapies for the unmet needs of individuals with rare bone disorders, announced on December 16, 2021 that it has been awarded an Innovation Passport under the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP), to pursue accelerated patient access for […]
Read MoreThe Therapies Scientific Committee (TSC), the Interdisciplinary Scientific Committee (ISC) and the University of Twente, the Netherlands, are jointly establishing a Working Group to explore the role and value of medical devices in rare diseases. The Working Group will primarily focus on devices used for either the treatment of rare diseases, such as implants, and […]
Read MoreThe Therapies Scientific Committee (TSC), the Interdisciplinary Scientific Committee (ISC) and the University of Twente, the Netherlands, are jointly establishing a Working Group to explore the role and value of medical devices in rare diseases. The Working Group will primarily focus on devices used for either the treatment of rare diseases, such as implants, and […]
Read MoreThe Funders Constituent Committee (FCC) have set up a Task Force to identify barriers and opportunities for the use of telehealth to improve diagnosis, care, and research experiences for rare disease patients
Read MoreThe Funders Constituent Committee (FCC) have set up a Task Force to identify barriers and opportunities for the use of telehealth to improve diagnosis, care, and research experiences for rare disease patients – including technological, legal, cultural, linguistic, healthcare system, and patient/provider factors. This will be accomplished through survey and systematic review of existing models of telehealth, […]
Read MoreThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has launched a Request for Information (RFI): Patient Registry Data Interoperability as part of the Rare As One project, aimed at mapping data interoperability challenges and support ideas that will make it easier for patient communities to share data with researchers, and for researchers to fully leverage patient voices in research. The RFI has been built after extensive […]
Read MoreThe Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has launched a Request for Information (RFI): Patient Registry Data Interoperability as part of the Rare As One project, aimed at mapping data interoperability challenges and support ideas that will make it easier for patient communities to share data with researchers, and for researchers to fully leverage patient voices in research. The RFI has been built after extensive […]
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Read MoreFDA’s Office of Orphan Product Development (OOPD) has opened grant opportunity to support efficient and innovative natural history studies that advance medical product development in rare diseases with unmet needs. Through the support of natural history studies with high quality and interpretable data elements, FDA expects to address critical knowledge gaps, remove major barriers to […]
Read MoreYesterday marked the official launch of Screen4Care which is a new EU Research Project focussed on accelerating diagnosis for Rare Disease patients through genetic newborn screening and advanced analysis methods such as machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. The project will run for a period of five years with a total budget of EUR 25 million provided by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI 2 JU), a joint undertaking […]
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