On November 12 at 11:00am (GMT+3) , IBG RareBoost will host Dr. Başak Uysal from the ERDERA Coordination Team. She will deliver a presentation titled “Accelerating Innovation Through Coordinated Research Platforms: The ERDERA Approach.” The seminar will be held in a hybrid format. Please scan the QR code on the flyer or click here to register.
The seminar will highlight ERDERA’s role in building a unified European rare diseases research ecosystem and making Europe a global leader in rare disease research and innovation by integrating funding, data, clinical research, and policy. ERDERA accelerates diagnosis, therapy development, and trial readiness through shared infrastructures and public-private collaboration. Acting as both a scientific and strategic platform, it ensures that research outcomes translate into tangible benefits for patients across Europe.Through this discussion, the aim is to illustrate how strategic coordination and data-driven governance can empower rare diseases community in Europe and globally to move from fragmented initiatives to a cohesive, sustainable ecosystem that directly benefits patients and researchers alike.
About the Speaker: İlkay Başak Uysal, Ph.D., is a scientific project manager specializing in innovation in healthcare and life sciences. She currently serves on the coordination team of the ERDERA project at INSERM that manages strategic and operational processes within Europe’s rare disease research ecosystem. Başak holds a Ph.D. in women’s sexual and reproductive health, complemented by strong academic foundations in bioinformatics and molecular biology. Quadrilingual (Turkish, English, French, and German), and with over ten years of combined experience in academia and industry, her expertise spans health research, public health, biotechnology, product strategy, and market analysis. She has worked with French and European funding proposals, and strategic scientific planning, while also developing holistic approaches to women’s health. Başak is committed to fostering sustainable patient focused health solutions through multidisciplinary collaboration.