General Information

The partnership will coordinate national/local and European Research & Innovation programs, combining research funding and implementation of research supportive activities such as training, data access infrastructures, data standards etc. The main goal is to improve the life of rare diseases patients by developing diagnostics and treatments for rare diseases, through multidisciplinary R&I programs with all the relevant stakeholders. This will increase impact, research results uptake, visibility of R&I and EU leadership in rare diseases research.

Call Information

The objectives of the European Partnership on Rare Diseases are:

  • Contribute towards the objectives of the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium IRDIRC to shorten the average time to correct diagnosis to 1 year, have 1000 new therapies for rare diseases and methodologies to assess the impact on patients by 2027;
  • Further develop the ecosystem for discovery research and development of new diagnostic tools and therapies for rare diseases providing an efficient and effective "pipeline" from research to healthcare to ensure that research and innovation results are reaching the patients as quickly as possible and that healthcare needs can better feed into research prioritisation;
  • Capacity to collect and share all relevant rare disease data at EU and international level efficiently utilizing data collected by the European Reference Networks;
  • Research collaboration in the EU, the Associated and Third Countries enabling unprecedented pooling of resources and expertise;
  • Provide evidence for fit-for purpose regulatory framework taking account of latest science and establishment of EU/international standards largely facilitating research and innovation;
  • Reinforce EU as an effective "hub" for rare disease research and innovation.

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For your queries, please send an e-mail to jale.sahin@tubitak.gov.tr  

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