During the 2017 Rare Diseases & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit over 700 individuals from the rare disease community gathered to advance the dialogue in rare diseases. NORD was pleased to have a large group of student chapter leaders involved with the event in 2017. One leader,… Read More
NORD’s Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit is the largest and most meaningful multi-stakeholder event of its kind – historically featuring over 20 speakers from the FDA, participation from over 80 patient organizations and the Pharma/Biotech industry’s foremost experts in orphan product innovation,… Read More
In an action the rare disease community has been eagerly awaiting, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the first-ever approval of a gene therapy in the U.S. The product is Kymriah, and it is approved to treat certain children and young adults who have a cancer of blood… Read More
Washington, D.C. July 19, 2017 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, has announced two keynote speakers for its 2017 Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit, to be held October 16-17 in Washington, D.C.
The… Read More
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2016 – NORD, the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, today announced the three keynote speakers for its 2016 Rare Diseases & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit to be held Oct. 17-18… Read More