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2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks

9 & 10 December 2025 More Info

ERDERA Funding

The 2026 Joint Transnational Call
Pre-Announcement is now live!

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13th European Conference on Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs

The European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD) is the largest patient-led policy-shaping event on rare diseases in Europe.

High-Level Meeting on a European Research and Innovation Ecosystem for Rare Diseases

Gathering key stakeholders, including EU policymakers, industry leaders, patient advocacy groups, researchers, and healthcare providers. Its goal is to identify concrete actions and incentives to enhance innovation across the rare disease ecosystem.

“By supporting more joint projects and research partnerships, Türkiye’s National Mirror Group can help ensure that the country’s scientific strengths translate into tangible benefits for patients”

ERDERA interviews Emine Eylül Taşkın, Project Manager at ERDERA and at the İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG)

Unity in action: Rare Disease Day 2026 campaign launches with a renewed focus on equity

A global movement, coordinated by EURORDIS in partnership with 72 national alliances, amplifying representation and accelerate fair access to diagnosis, care and research.

ERDERA

Research Services

our mission

Goals & Impacts

Unify knowledge, resources and expertise

ERDERA brings under one roof a broad range of high-value services, resources and cross-disciplinary expertise to support rare disease research projects across Europe, from planning and design to efficient execution.

Boost clinical research with and for patients

Enabling every consenting patient living with a rare disease to be findable and enrolled in a suitable clinical study that matches their needs and preferences is a core goal in ERDERA. Empowered patients can contribute to the generation of high-quality evidence to improve diagnosis, understanding of diseases and develop treatments.

Spur innovation and EU competitiveness

The new partnership aims to make Europe a global leader in rare disease research by increasing investment to spur innovation, aligning regional, national and European research strategies, and fostering collaboration among all stakeholders at global scale.

Upcoming Events

Dec
09
- 10
Dec
Tuesday,
All day
hybrid

ERDERA – the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance – is pleased to announce the upcoming 2nd International Conference on Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) for Rare Diseases, co-organised in collaboration with […]

Dec
09
- 11
Dec
Tuesday,
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
hybrid

Gathering key stakeholders, including EU policymakers, industry leaders, patient advocacy groups, researchers, and healthcare providers. Its goal is to identify concrete actions and incentives to enhance innovation across the rare disease ecosystem.

Dec
16
Tuesday,
03:00 pm-05:00 pm
onsite

This information webinar on the 2026 Joint Transnational Call for Proposals is scheduled for 16 December 2025, 15:00–17:00 CET, focusing on resolving unsolved rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases.

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