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https://www.ncl.ac.uk/rare-diseases/ 31-08-2021 15:24:55
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Great to be at World Orphan Drug Congress in #Barcelona! Hearing about recent developments globally in #raredisease diagnostics, R&D, PPIE, policy, & so much more. Good UK representation here incl LifeArc & Genetic Alliance UK! Great to update contacts old & new on what NCL_RareDisease is up to


Today we're in Paris 4 Kick-Off of ERDERA ! Newcastle University is very proud to be 1 of 8 UK assoc. partners engaging in this new Partnership 4 #raredisease . Our NCL_RareDisease experts are working mainly on building national capacity & on diagnostics erdera.org


. Hélène Le Borgne shows how the new European (& beyond!) Partnership for #raredisease , ERDERA , sits under the Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 'Health' pillar & builds on many past projects & initiatives. We have many 'ingredients' now -time to turn these into meaningful impact 4 people with RD!


Our team in Newcastle University is excited to co-lead an important activity under the new @ERDERA Partnership: creating & activating national 'Mirror Groups' to bridge nat'l and int'l activities, to help ensure @ERDERA meets grassroots nat'l needs & learn from national experiences

The rare disease community should be a major beneficiary of the coming European Health Data Space. As part of our int'l engagement, we are participating today to an expert summit coorganised by XpanDH - HEurope project European Commission - where are we on the path to sharing Health Data?


Well done all! The team from the JWMDRC here in Newcastle University were proud to participate in this showcase. Great to see how the conect4children has evolved from a project into its own sustainable entity to improve medicines' development for children & young people #raredisease

Celebrating an incredible milestone today – the 10th anniversary of JWMDRC! So proud of all the hard work and dedication from my amazing colleagues. Here's to many more years of success and growth! Volker Straub Newcastle University





Today is an important day for our #Newcastle #RareDisease Centre: the kick-off meeting for a new project funded by LifeArc , which we call #RD_TAP (RD Trials Acceleration Platform)! t.ly/vIwwE We partner with Uni of Birmingham & Queen's University Belfast 🎓 & Dave Jones coordinates


We're back this morning for the annual 'Genetics Matters: A Rare Disease Day event'! This is where we try to raise awareness in #Newcastle and the region of the needs of #raredisease and shpwcase some of the research taking place across the city Rare Disease Day


This year, our Newcastle Centre for #raredisease has co-organised our #GeneticsMatters Rare Disease Day event with Kasia Pirog (this is her 10th!), NIHR HRC Diagnostic & Tech Evaluation NIHR BioResource Centre Newcastle Newcastle Health Research Partnership ! Great collaboration across our Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals



Really important event taking place today in the European Parliament 4 #raredisease - 'More than you can imagine'. tinyurl.com/4eb29r7v MEP Stine Bosse / Christine opens by sharing her own story of experiencing #raredisease & imploring us all to lift up 'the most vulnerable of the vulnerable'


Today is the annual Rare Disease Research UK conference! Our #Newcastle Centre 4 #raredisease hosts the coordination hub, and we're delighted to welcome everyone to Manchester. Great talks and Panel discussions so far


Today our NIHR Newcastle BRC is running a Community Event, showcasing some of the research happening in Newcastle and, in particular, the PPIE or Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement. Our Ncl Centre 4 #RareDisease works v. closely with our BRC around research in rare conditions
