Welcome to our Events Calendar! Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings in the rare disease community in Canada and beyond. From webinar and conferences to workshops and other events, our calendar is your one-stop destination for all rare disease-related happenings. Explore upcoming events, mark your calendar, and join as we work together to make a difference in the lives of those affected by rare diseases.
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Join RDI for a webinar on the global movement behind the efforts to advocate for a WHA Resolution on Rare Diseases
Rare Disease Day is the globally coordinated movement on rare diseases, initiated in 2008 and led by EURORDIS and its 70+ national alliance patient organization partners working towards equity in […]
On February 28th, in recognition of Rare Disease Day, the European project DREAMS (www.dreamshorizon.eu) invites you to a thought-provoking online webinar: "Clinical Trials in Focus: Innovations and Patient Perspectives in […]
The RE(ACT) Congress and IRDiRC Conference 2025, held jointly by the BLACKSWAN Foundation, the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) and the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA). From March […]
This free, virtual event in two half-day sessions offers educational discussions for foundation leaders, patients, and caregivers to better understand #GeneTherapy and #CellTherapy.
Newborn Screening LIVE from the Heart of Europe
13th Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID), which will take place in Paris from April 8th to 10th, 2025, at the “Cité Internationale” - a magnificent […]
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