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European Parliament draft report urges a binding EU rare disease action framework

A legislative own initiative file in the Parliament’s new public health committee sets out what an EU “rare disease action framework” could look like — and why it could change how Europe measures progress for patients.
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Women’s Day highlights widening gender inequalities in rare diseases

Drawing on Europe-wide patient and carer surveys, ERDERA highlights how gender can shape diagnostic delays, care burden and the evidence base for rare-disease research.
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New European Parliament study maps options for an EU rare disease action plan

European Parliament research service assessment, published in February 2026, identifies 31 measures that could form an EU rare disease action plan, highlighting European Reference Networks and cross-border collaboration including ERDERA as drivers of EU added value.
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Undiagnosed Day 2026 | Where Diagnosis Becomes Hope: The Power of Collaboration and Technology in Rare Diseases

This meeting will focus on practical approaches to phenotyping and diagnosis in undiagnosed conditions, including how to define next steps when a diagnosis remains uncertain, and how to strengthen pathways and collaboration around undiagnosed care.
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Standardized transcriptome analysis improves rare disease diagnosis in the pan-European Solve-RD consortium

Long-read genome sequencing (lrGS) has the potential to consolidate current standard-of-care (SoC) diagnostics into a single assay, but its accuracy and clinical utility in routine practice have not been established at large scale.
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Clinical long-read genome sequencing for rare disease diagnostics

Long-read genome sequencing (lrGS) has the potential to consolidate current standard-of-care (SoC) diagnostics into a single assay, but its accuracy and clinical utility in routine practice have not been established at large scale.
ERDERA JTC2026

ERDERA launches 2026 Joint Transnational Call on diagnostics for unsolved rare diseases

Call now open; preproposals due 12 February 2026
World Orphan Drug Congress USA 2026

World Orphan Drug Congress USA 2026

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.
are Diseases in a Changing & Competitive Europe: Shaping policies to address the unmet needs of people living with rare diseases

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 European Research and Innovation for Rare Diseases

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.
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