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⭐ IRDiRC at World Orphan Drug Congress Europe 2026!
Join 1,800+ rare disease leaders in Amsterdam, 27–28 Oct. 🎟️ Early Bird: save 20% by 4 Sept: terrapinn.com/conference/wor…
📣 Poster Zone applications are open!
#IRDiRC#WODC2026
📣 RDI Webinar: Innovative Financing for Rare Diseases.
Join the final webinar session, as experts explore how financing solutions can move from concept to implementation.
🗓️ 29 Sept | 14:00 CEST
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📢 Final reminder! Poster Zone applications for #WODCEurope 2026 close Monday, 28 Sept. Showcase your research to the global rare disease community. 🧬
Apply: terrapinn.com/conference/wor…
📍 Amsterdam | 26–28 Oct
🌟 Rare disease patient group leaders: make your voice heard!
Share your experience in @RareBeacon Rare Insights Study and help shape evidence that can support funding, impact and service delivery across the UK.
Take the survey by 19 October:
👉 rarebeacon.org/rare-insights…
🌟 Welcome to IRDiRC’s new Interdisciplinary Scientific Committee members!
Elizabeth Hart 🇺🇸 (FDA) and Teguh Haryo Sasongko 🇲🇾 (IMU University) bring valuable expertise and global perspectives to rare disease research. 🤝
💡Learn more: irdirc.org/isc/#IRDiRC
🔎 Rare Disease Day 2027 launches soon!
Join EURORDIS’ campaign webinars on 19 Oct (4pm CEST) or 20 Oct (9am CEST) to discover the concept, heroes & resources. 🌍
💡More information: eurordis.org/rare-disease-da…#RareDiseaseDay2027
🎙️The SCGE Workshop will take place on 29 Sept 2026, exploring clinical delivery, regulation & payment models for individualized genome editing therapies.
Join the discussion on enabling sustainable patient access. 📩 Register now: scge.mcw.edu/scge-workshop/
🌐 New event: EMA & HMA workshop on real-world data in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 25 Sept 2026.
Shekhar Natarajan, Chair of IRDiRC’s Therapies Scientific Committee, will join stakeholders in person.
#DMD#RWD#RareDiseases
🌟 PETAL Consortium brings together 100+ investigators across 20+ international sites to advance research in peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), fostering collaboration, data sharing, and discovery to better understand PTCL. 🔬🌎
💡Learn more: petalconsortium.org/
🌏 Expanding Rare Disease Care Across the Pilbara
Six months ago, the Rare Care Centre in Western Australia commenced its Pilbara Hub clinics, bringing cross-sector rare disease care coordination to communities up to 1,500 kilometres from Perth, Australia.📍
🎙️ 10 Minutes With Rhiannon Walls: The Rare Patient Passport
Sarah Baker, CEO of @camraredisease, shares how this practical tool brings medical information together, reduces burden and supports person-centred care.
🎥eurordis.org/10-minutes-with…
🧬 AI + Biology + Patients = New hope for rare diseases
🚀 @biohub Rare As One Network is opening its 4th cycle this fall, empowering patient-led research and accelerating the path to better treatments.
💡Learn more: biohub.org/blog/ai-powered-b…#AI#RareDisease
🌟 Discover the Rare Awareness Rare Education (RARE) Portal—a trusted Australian resource for verified rare disease information, education & support, funded by the Australian Government.
💡Learn more: vimeo.com/1191038076?share=c…#RareDiseases#RAREPortal
📢 IRDiRC is seeking 2 new members for DSC!
We’re looking for:
🔸 A rare disease diagnostic scientist
🔸 A patient advocate focused on access to diagnosis
Help advance rare disease diagnosis worldwide. Apply by 1 September 2026.
🔗 irdirc.org/call-for-new-memb…#IRDiRC#DSC
🌟 Every newborn deserves an equal start. We support the EURORDIS call for an EU multi-stakeholder Newborn Screening Group to reduce inequalities, enable earlier diagnosis, and improve outcomes for children with rare diseases.
👉🏼 eurordis.org/publications/po…
📣 New funding opportunity for rare disease research!
Anthropic has launched a grant program for academic researchers and small biotechs exploring AI to accelerate discovery, patient data analysis & preclinical innovation.
👉Learn more: anthropic.com/news/rare-dise…
📣 Welcome to the new IRDiRC Therapies Scientific Committee members!
We are delighted to welcome Cynthia Rothblum-Oviatt, Nancy Casanova & Sara Elgott.
Together, we’ll advance collaboration to accelerate rare disease therapies.
💡Learn more: irdirc.org/tsc/