Make your choice from this menu of thought-provoking, informative Lunch & Learn sessions available for attendees of the 2018 NORD Rare Summit. With only 25 days to go, be sure to save your seat at the table by registering for the Summit and choosing your lunch option now! Lunch &… Read More
Listening Sessions to Enable Sharing Rare Disease Experiences with FDA Review Divisions
Washington, D.C., February 28, 2018—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, has announced a collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a… Read More
Earlier this week, I attended a listening session with the Commissioner of the FDA, Dr. Robert M. Califf. As a new employee in the NORD Policy Office, this was my first meeting at the FDA, and as such I was… Read More
The purpose of this Patient-Focused Drug Development meeting is to obtain input on the symptoms and other impacts that matte most to patients with AATD. FDA also intends to seek patients’ perspectives on current approaches to treating this disorder. FDA expects that this information will come directly from patients, caregivers,… Read More
Today, the FDA released a blog post about a new tool for drug developers. The FDA writes, “With the vast majority of rare diseases still without FDA-approved treatments, we have recently released a new resource for drug developers — draft guidance document — designed to help them… Read More
