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Europe Awaits Proposed New Framework for Sharing Health Data

The European Commission is expected to propose a new governing framework for health data next month, called the European Health Data Space (EHDS), with the aim of connecting national health systems to facilitate secure and efficient transfer of data across systems in different European nations. The move is expected to…

Rare 2030 Action Campaign Pushing for European Plan for Rare Diseases

Eurordis opened a campaign, called Rare 2030 Action, that is seeking to establish a European action plan for rare diseases to ensure that none of the 30 million people in Europe living with rare diseases are left behind by the start of a new decade. As part of…

New Research Will Test CLR01 ‘Molecular Tweezer’ in Sanfilippo Models

A newly funded research study will test whether an investigational therapy dubbed a “molecular tweezer” — officially called CLR01 — might ease symptoms of Sanfilippo syndrome in preclinical models. The project is co-funded by the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, the Australian Sanfilippo Children’s Foundation, and the HANDS consortium…

NORD Hosting ‘RareLaunch’ Workshops to Help Start Rare Disease Non-profits

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)’s RareLaunch training program will host two days of free virtual workshops in December, with the aim of empowering leaders to start non-profit organizations and research programs to help people with rare diseases.  “The RareLaunch program is…

SLS-005 Given Orphan Drug Designation for Sanfilippo in EU

The European Medicines Agency has granted orphan drug designation to SLS-005 (trehalose) for the treatment of Sanfilippo syndrome. This designation, which follows a positive opinion from the agency’s Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products, was announced in a press release from Seelos…