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IRDiRC Drug Repurposing Guidebook: making better use of existing drugs to tackle rare diseases

The commentary ‘IRDiRC Drug Repurposing Guidebook: making better use of existing drugs to tackle rare diseases’ has been published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41573-023-00168-9). This guidebook, authored by the IRDiRC Task Force “Drug Repurposing Guidebook”, facilitates drug repurposing for rare diseases by organizing available tools into a standardized framework. The Task Force worked for […]

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Announcement of upcoming FDA Office of Orphan Products Development Natural History Studies grant funding opportunity

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) is pleased to announce availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2024 to support natural history studies for rare diseases and conditions. This funding opportunity is intended to support prospective or retrospective, efficient, and innovative natural history studies with a focus on collaborative […]

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CORD: “Breaking the Last Mile”

On October 14, 2023, the press conference of “Breaking the Last Mile – Research Report and Policy Recommendations on the Implementation of Rare Disease National Drugs (2023)” was successfully held by Chinese Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) in Shanghai! Since the Chinese National Medical Insurance Administration – China Healthcare Security (CHS) launched the National Medical […]

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KCE – “NEED” for rare diseases

In the context of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Belgian minister of health wants to make a focal point of identifying and using evidence on unmet patient and societal needs, with the objective of developing a healthcare system and policy that is more needs- than supply-driven. KCE and Sciensano […]

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EURORDIS Open Academy Schools 2024

The 2024 edition of the Open Academy Schools will take place in-person on 3-7 June in Barcelona. The face-to-face intensive week of the Open Academy School on Medicines Research & Development (formerly EURORDIS Summer School) and the Open Academy School on Scientific Innovation & Translational Research (formerly EURORDIS Winter School) take place during the same week, incorporating parallel sessions, focusing on School-specific topics, and joint […]

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World Orphan Drug Congress Europe 2023

Europe’s Most Exciting Orphan Drug Event The World Orphan Drug Congress is the largest and most established orphan drugs & rare diseases meeting globally. Now in its 14th annual edition, the World Orphan Drug Congress Europe will continue to bring experts from the whole value chain under one roof, where you get to meet decision […]

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