EJP RD Internal Call for Proposals 2019 & Joint Transnational Call 2020 (JTC2020)

Two Preliminary Announcements from EJPRD:

The Clinical Trials Methodology Demonstration Projects Call is now open. It aims to show the usability and capability of the innovative statistical methodologies for clinical trials in rare diseases, which have not been demonstrated on existing data for specific rare disease clinical trials yet. For more information about this call, visit the website.

Call for Proposals 2020 of the EJP RD JTC2020 is online! Topic is: Pre-clinical research to develop effective therapies for rare diseases. There will be a two-stage submission procedure for joint applications: pre-proposals and full proposals. The call [...]

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Rare Diseases Symposium: Cross-border research in rare diseases

European cooperation is of great importance in tackling rare diseases. Conducting joint research offers opportunities for care improvement for patients with a rare disease. Cross-border research was the central topic of the annual Rare Diseases Symposium on November 6th in the LUMC

During the symposium, both internal and external attendees were given an update on international developments within the field of rare diseases. Prof. Alberto Pereira gave an introduction on research within the European Reference Networks (ERNs) and the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD). The EJP RD actions are organized [...]

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Rare Diseases Symposium

Cross-border research: opportunities and experiences

European cooperation is of great importance in tackling rare diseases. Conducting joint research offers opportunities for care improvement for patients with a rare disease. Are you curious about the opportunities for European research into rare diseases? Then come and visit the Rare Diseases Symposium on Wednesday November 6th at the LUMC main building in lecture hall 5. Endo-ERN Coordinator Alberto Pereira will be one of the speakers, together with Faisal Ahmed and ePAG representative Johan de Graaf.

Registration is not required, joining the symposium is free of charge.

Program

14.00 Opening [...]

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Endo-ERN webinar: Alström Syndrome

On Monday 25 November 2019 at 15:00 – 16:00 CET an Endo-ERN webinar about “Alström Syndrome” is organised. The webinar will be held by Pietro Maffei MD,PhD, Padua University Hospital, Italy and Marina Valenti, mother of a patient and member of Associazione Italiana Sindrome di Älstrom . Pietro will be talking about: Endocrine and Metabolic issues in Alström Syndrome. Furthermore, Marina will be sharing the family view: Coping with Social, Educational and Medical obstacles AS presents.

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