Category: Patient Involvement (PPIE)

Outside traditional drug development pathways, clinicians and scientists face the challenge of systematically evaluating whether individual patients with severe ultrarare diseases might be eligible for and potentially benefit from individualized mutation-specific RNA therapies.
Eighteen international pre clinical therapy projects selected under ERDERA’s first Joint Transnational Call will accelerate treatment options for people living with rare diseases across Europe and beyond
Three days in Brussels help advance the European Declaration on Rare and Complex Diseases
From shared standards to local impact, the 2nd Clinical Research Networks Conference agreed concrete next steps for interoperable clinical research networks worldwide
More than 280 speakers from industry, regulators, patient organisations, investors and healthcare providers, and aims to showcase new science, technologies and policies that can accelerate orphan drug development and improve access to therapies for people living with rare conditions.
The next ECRD will take place on 3–4 June 2026 in Prague under the title “Rare Diseases in a Changing & Competitive Europe: Shaping policies to address the unmet needs of people living with rare diseases”.
Inviting views on how a stronger EU disability strategy up to 2030 can support inclusive research, data sharing and innovation.
The European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD) is the largest patient-led policy-shaping event on rare diseases in Europe.