Are you 18 years or older and do you have OI? Or are you the parent/caregiver of someone aged 0-17 with OI? Are you able to read and write English well? Then OIFE and our collaborators are looking for your help! The pharma company Ultragenyx is developing a new treatment for OI. To test the…
The Impact Survey is now closed! We are very happy to announce that with the tremendous help of organizations and individuals around the world, we reached our ambitious goal of more than 2200 responses from 66 countries! More details to come. Thank you to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, to Wickenstones and Mereo Biopharma for support…
We know you hate surveys. We truly do. Every time you buy an object, order take away, online grocery or come home from a holiday, you get a survey. Are you happy? Unhappy? Do you have something to complain about? Would you like to recommend our app? Do a review? Please, please, please provide us…
The IMPACT Survey is a joint initiative between the umbrella organization Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE), the OI Foundation & the pharma company Mereo BioPharma. Together we’re delighted to announce that English version of The IMPACT Survey is now live and will be running until 10th September 2021. Next week we will also launch the survey…
The IMPACT Survey is a joint initiative between OIFE, OIF & Mereo BioPharma. The survey will be launched in summer 2021 and we will need the help of all our member organizations and the OI-community to spread the word and encourage as many people with OI (and parents) to fill in the survey. Written by…
On November 30th OIFE was represented at an interactive meeting about Orphan Drugs hosted by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Orphan drugs are medicinal products intended for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of rare diseases. There are currently two designated orphan drugs being investigated in OI, the most known being setrusumab from Mereo Biopharma. Products for…
Each year all delegates are invited to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of OIFE, which is normally the only time a year the whole Board comes together. At the AGM the Executive Committee (EC) accounts for OIFE’s activities in the past year, future plans and policies are discussed and members exchange news and ideas. Our…
Each year all delegates are invited to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Anyone from our member organizations can attend the AGM. In addition OIFE volunteers, volunteers from other organizations, professionals and other people with an interest in OIFE can be invited. At the AGM the EC accounts for OIFE’s activities in the past year, future…
Dear friends & contacts of OIFE. It’s Christmas Eve in Switzerland and I’m taking a moment before family dinner to look back on the year that has passed. To be honest it has been 12 months of ups and downs in the OIFE. To start with the saddest part, it has been a challenging and…
