World Orphan Drug Congress 2021: Strategy, advocacy and partnering for the orphan drug industry

The World Orphan Drug Congress organised by Terrapinn is a global, multi-stakeholder orphan drugs & rare diseases meeting that aims to provide attendees with a one-stop progressive scientific and strategic solution to the orphan drugs industry. The in-person event will take place in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain over four days from November 15th – 18th. Patient groups can ask…

EURORDIS announces 32nd Round Table of Companies Workshop

EURORDIS Rare Diseases Europe is organising its 32nd Round Table of Companies (ERTC) workshop on the theme of « The impact of the EU regulatory network strategy 2020-2025 on the development of orphan medicines » aimed at bringing together participants spread across pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical research organisations (CRO), patient advocates, regulators, HTA bodies, healthcare professionals, researchers…

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) organises Rare Breakthrough Summit 2021

The National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) is organising its annual NORD Summit 2021, one of the largest multi-stakeholder events in rare disease, bringing together rare disease community stakeholders, including rare disease experts and leaders from patient advocacy groups, government, industry, and academia to discuss the most current and critical topics related to rare diseases…

Orphan Drug Expert Group Webinar: Addressing the unmet needs of rare disease patients

The European Expert Group on Orphan Drug Incentives (OD Expert Group), in collaboration with media partner EURACTIV, is organising a webinar on how to address the unmet needs of rare disease patients by transforming the European Orphan Medicinal Products (OMP) landscape. The webinar will take place on June 11th from 14.30 – 16.00 CET. In this online event targeted towards the broad rare disease community,…

European Commission launches public consultation on the Orphan and Paediatric Regulations

As part of its review of the Orphan and Paediatric Regulations announced in 2020, the European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation for stakeholders such as patient organisations, healthcare professionals and providers, researchers, academics and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as members of the general public. Interested parties are invited to share…