RE(ACT) Congress and IRDiRC Conference 2021
The joint event including the RE(ACT) Congress – International Congress of Research on Rare and Orphan Diseases (6th edition) and IRDiRC – International Rare Diseases Research Consortium – Conference (4th edition) will be held online on 13-15 January 2021.
The overall aim of the joint event is not only to bring together scientific leaders, experts, and young researchers with patients, but also to present and promote cutting- edge research on rare and orphan diseases among the general public, industry and policy makers – all with the ultimate goal of enhancing the rapid delivery of new and promising diagnostics and therapies to patients all around the world.
The RE(ACT) Congress – International Congress of Research on Rare and Orphan Diseases – was initiated in 2012 by the BLACKSWAN Foundation to create a forum for and promote scientific cooperation and research on rare and orphan diseases. IRDiRC – launched in
April 2011 at the initiative of the European Commission and the US National Institutes of Health – fosters international collaboration on rare disease research by bringing together researchers, funders and patient advocacy organizations that work collaboratively within a
multinational consortium.
Discover more on the program here.