EuRR-Bone Registry Did you know that there is a European registry on rare bone disorders being developed? It’s called EuRR-Bone and has received funding from the EU. OIFE has two patient representatives involved in the development of EuRR-Bone including the disease specific module on OI. Summer School on Rare Disease Registries To become more knowledgeable…
Friday the 19th the Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of OIFE came together for their 2nd meeting in 2020. The topics included Key4OI and the new rare bone registry EuRR-Bone. In addition to the OIFE MAB, we had invited the OIFE EC, our resource group on registries and Tracy Hart from the OI Foundation. In total…
Today was the official launch & kickoff of the the European Registry for Rare Bone and Mineral Conditions (EuRR-Bone), which is funded by the European Union’s Health Programme. OIFE was represented by Rebecca Tvedt Skarberg (ERN BOND ePAG). EuRR-Bone’s aim is to create a high-quality, patient-centered registry for rare bone and mineral conditions including OI…
OIFE’s honorary member Taco van Welzenis recently attended the International Summer School on Rare Disease Registries and FAIRification of Data in Rome, Italy from Sep. 23rd – 27th 2019. It was a part of a series of training activities proposed by the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD). You can download the agenda…
What do you think are the most pressing challenges that EU funded research and innovation should tackle for the rare disease community? The European Commission is preparing the implementation of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027) with a budget of €100 billion, in an intensive co-design process. As part of the…
The See, Hear, Smile conference was followed by OIFE’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) from June 15th – 16th in Riga, Latvia. In addition to the business part of the meeting, we also shared good examples between our member organizations. Dr. Eva Åstrøm from Sweden gave an update on ERN BOND and the company Mereo Biopharma…
