Kick-off meeting & 1st General Assembly of the European Rare Disease Research Coordination and Support Action – ERICA

On Thursday 27th May 2021 (from 10.00 – 16.45 h) & Friday 28th May 2021 (from 10.00 – 15.45 h) the kick-off meeting & 1st General Assembly of the European Rare Disease Research Coordination and Support Action (ERICA) will be held.

Funded under the EU research and innovation framework programme, the ERICA consortium, in which all 24 European Reference Networks (ERNs) take part, aims at building on the strength of the individual ERNs and create a platform that integrates all ERNs’ research and innovation capacity. Its overall aim is to create new intra- and inter-ERN rare disease competitive networks and establish effective data collection strategies. It will also explore ways to improve patient involvement and enhance the quality and impact of clinical trials.

The Endo-ERN will be represented in the ERICA Consortium by Alberto Pereira (also the coordinator of the project) and by at least one Endo-ERN representative, nominated for the each specific Expert Working Group.