Organized by EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, operating under ERDERA.
The School on Medicines Research & Development is part of the Open Academy Schools x ERDERA and is a 4-day face-to-face training, held in June in Barcelona. It aims to provide rare disease patient advocates with the knowledge and skills needed to become experts in medicines research and development.
Each year, 40 rare disease advocates and young researchers from all over Europe are selected to attend this hybrid training. Also, experts from across all rare disease stakeholders, deliver the training each year. The topics covered include clinical trials methodology, clinical research, ethics in medicines development, regulatory affairs, health technology assessment and marketing authorisation. Applications for this school open in September.
More information here.