Rare diseases in the Finnish landscape

Health Europa introduces the New Modalities Ecosystem, which will exploit Finnish expertise to deliver new treatments and technologies for rare diseases. The New Modalities Ecosystem – launched by Orion and supported by Business Finland – brings academia together with...

Sharing medical expertise across Europe

The European Commission has initiated a series of European Reference Networks (ERNs) to share expertise in specific medical areas. Any group of at least 10 healthcare providers established in at least 8 Member States were invited to submit an application to establish...

Rare Diseases and Social Services

The European Commission’s Expert Group on Rare Diseases has published its recommendations to support the incorporation of rare diseases into social services and policies. Studies have demonstrated that the quality of life for someone with a rare chronic disease...