RQMO: 5th Zebinary of the Month of Zebra 2026
Speakers: - Christine Yergeau, Msc, RARE Network Manager. QC - Lilit Antonyan, Research Pillars Coordinator at RARe.qc

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Speakers: - Christine Yergeau, Msc, RARE Network Manager. QC - Lilit Antonyan, Research Pillars Coordinator at RARe.qc
Held during Rare Disease Month, this annual virtual event brings together families, youth, and the broader childhood rheumatic disease community to make rare experiences visible—and to remind families that they are […]
Speaker: - Josée Chénard, TS, PH.d, Professor, Department of Social Work, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Placing brain health at the core of rare brain disease prevention and management, this event gathers multidisciplinary experts from research, clinical care, patient advocacy, and industry to share perspectives and […]
Matchmaking for Rare Disease Diagnosis is a panel discussion and interactive Q&A with patient matchmaking pioneers, Dr. Nara Sobreira, Matthew Osmond, CGC, and Dr. Orion Buske.
Speaker: - François Bernier, entrepreneur, strategist, co-founder of Horizon b2b
This is your chance to be a part of an immersive event at the forefront of innovation in personalised medicine. Join ER PerMed and work together with experts, innovators, and […]
Stem Cell Network and BioCanRx are pleased to present this webinar on clinical translation, offering trainees, early-career investigators, and researchers a high-level introduction to how cell and gene therapies (including regenerative medicine […]
Join this in-person workshop focused on how to measure and evaluate the impacts of engaging people with lived and living experience in health research, systems, and policy. The session will […]
The Rare Disease Summit unites stakeholders to accelerate therapeutic innovation for areas of unmet medical need. Gain actionable insights on launch planning, market access, reimbursement strategies and strategic partnerships to […]
Co-organized by Conscience in partnership with The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) and local organizers at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), and the Institute […]
The premier gathering for childhood-onset SPG4 research returns in 2026 — uniting leading scientists, clinicians, industry innovators, patient advocates, and families for three days of focused collaboration. Designed to accelerate […]
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