Theme: Challenges & Opportunities in Orphan Drugs Development:Commercialization, Policies, Reimbursement and Pricing

Venue:Holiday Inn Paris-Marne La Valle

Euro Orphan Drugs 2018

Euro Orphan Drugs 2018

Conference Series is proud to host the 8th World congress on Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs (Euro Orphan Drugs 2018) during November 21-22, 2018 at Paris-France. This upcoming European Orphan Drug Conference is designed on the theme “Challenges & Opportunities in Orphan Drugs Development: Commercialisation, Policies, Reimbursement, and Pricing “.

This Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs Conference aims to provide the best platform to all the researchers working in Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs Research, Orphan Drugs developers, Healthcare sector, regulatory & health authorities, patient organisations, patient advocacy, Clinical Trials & Research, and public policy individuals.

This Orphan Drugs & Rare Diseases Congress 2018 Europe will offer a proper platform will provide a unique platform for all the stakeholders in the Orphan Drug Industry sector to discuss current issues, trends and innovations in Rare Diseases Research & Orphan Drugs development and to network with hospitals, Research labs, Pharma-Biopharma Companies, Orphan Drugs developers, and non-profit organizations etc.

This Orphan Drugs Congress 2018 composed of extended scientific sessions, Plenary sessions, Oral Presentations, Industry oriented sessions, Poster Presentations, Exhibitor sessions, Workshops, Symposiums, Young Research Forums, Videos Presentations and e-Poster Presentations etc.

 

                                                                         (Mattie Robinson, President)

On behalf of the organizing committee for the World Congress for Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs, I am pleased to welcome you to the 8th annual event convening here in Paris, France on November 21st-22nd, 2018.

The long-standing academic and creative history of Paris make it the ideal location for this Conference. May your observations and interactions during this two-day event further your progress toward improved quality of life for people living with rare diseases worldwide.

The 8th World Congress on Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs will highlight the latest innovations in understanding and treating Genetic Rare Diseases while providing a forum to examine challenges in Rare Disease Diagnosis. I invite you to use this time to forge purpose-driven collaborations with the regulatory authorities, researchers, and additional esteemed individuals in attendance from all over the world.

The organizing committee and I recognize information exchange as a vital function of international conferences. Throughout the two-day conference, there will be opportunities for networking and information exchange with leading scientists and researchers, friends and colleagues as well as sponsors and exhibitors.

I look forward to meeting you all during our time at the 8th World Congress on Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs. I hope that the experience leaves you with fresh ideas and renewed clarity for your continued success.

Respectfully yours,

Mattie Robinson, MS, MA
President
Micromattie Consulting Inc., USA

The Euro Orphan Drugs 2018 Conferences  bring together the senior level attendees and speakers from both academia, clinical research institutes, Clinical laboratories, Hospitals and from the top Biopharmaceutical companies from across the globe. Participants includes Directors, Deans, Research Professors, VPs, CTOs, Laboratory heads, Drug Developers, Clinical Trials Researchers, clinical trials sponsors, CROs, Medical doctors, & Researchers working in the sector of:

  • Drug Discovery & Development
  • Personalized, Translational, Experimental, & Regenerative Medicine
  • Clinical Trials & Clinical Research
  • Rare & ultra-rare Diseases
  • Genetic Diseases
  • Targeted Therapy, Cell & Gene Therapy
  • Molecular Diagnostics & Diagnostic Product developers
  • Patient Advocacy, Market Access, Pricing & Reimbursement
  • In-Licensing/Out-Licensing
  • Regulatory & Medical Affairs
  • Commercial Development of Drugs
  • Health Economics/Outcomes Research (HEOR)
  • Orphan Foundations/Associations
  • Experts working in Big Data & Digital Health
  • Oncologist and Cancer experts
  • Immunology & Inflammatory Disease
  • Other Rare Disease & Therapy areas of: Neurology, mental health, neuromuscular disorders
  • Patient Organizations
  • HCP & Policy Makers
  • Pharma Industry

Why Attend?

This two days of Orphan Drugs Congress will offer an interactive and most compressive sessions & networking with global experts working in the Rare Disease & Orphan Drugs segment. Orphan Drugs 2018 Paris Congress will help in gaining insights & to upgrade knowledge towards current activities growing globally in the Orphan Drugs sector starting from Laboratory research to field research, clinical trials to orphan drugs development, pricing and reimbursement, commercialization of orphan drugs & regulatory policies etc.

Orphan Drugs 2018 comprises of well organized scientific program stuffed with interactive sessions, one to one discussion rounds, industry academia interaction programs, industrials presentations, special regulatory sessions, and networking sessions.

Get Insights of:

  • Overview of Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs
  • Types of Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Rare Diseases
  • FDA approval process of Orphan Drugs Products
  • Challenges in Rare Diseases Diagnosis
  • Rare Diseases Treatment Landscape
  • Orphan Drug Pricing Reimbursement and Patient Access
  • Ethical issues in Funding Orphan Drugs Research and Development
  • Orphan Drugs Development Barriers
  • Orphan Drugs Development: Current Trends & Future
  • Clinical Trials & Clinical Research in Rare Diseases & Orphan Drugs
  • Patient Concerns on Orphan Drugs
  • Legislation & Regulatory policies in Orphan Drugs & Rare Disease Research
  • Funding Opportunities in Rare Disease & Orphan Drugs Research
  • Economical Perspective in Rare Diseases
  • Designating Orphan Products: Drugs and Biologicals
  • Developing Products for Rare Diseases & Conditions
Rare Disease & Orphan Drugs Associations/Foundations/Alliances
 
     
  •  Acid Maltase Deficiency Association (AMDA)
  • Acoustic Neuroma Association
  • Acromegaly Community, Inc.
  • ADNP-Kids Research Foundation
  • Adrenal Insufficiency United (AIU)
  • Alagille Syndrome Alliance
  • Alpha-1 Foundation
  • Alport Syndrome Foundation
  • ALS Association
  • Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation (AHCF)
  • Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
  • Bohring-Opitz Syndrome Foundation
  • Canadian CMTC Foundation
  • Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders
  • Canadian PBC Society
  • Cardio-Facio- American Autoimmune & Related Diseases Association
  • Batten Disease Support and Research Association
  • Benign Cutaneous International (CFC)
  • Daybreak Children’s Rare Disease Fund
  • Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

 

Rare Disease & Orphan Drugs Companies
 
  • CSL Behring
  • Genentech, Inc.
  • Genzyme
  • GlaxoSmithKline PLC
  • Horizon Pharma
  • Incyte Corporation
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC
  • LEO Pharma
  • Lundbeck, Inc.
  • MallinckrodtPharmaceuticals 
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Recordati Rare Diseases
  • Regeneron
  • Retrophin, Inc.
  • Sarepta Therapeutics
  • Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.
  • Achillion
  • Aeglea BioTherapeutics
  • Agilis Biotherapeutics

 

List of Rare Disease Registries in Europe

  • EUROFA
  • EUROMAC
  • EUROPAC
  • European Porphyria Registry
  • GPOH-registry sickle cell disease
  • PROGNOSIS
  • SCETIDE
  • Thromboreductin-Registry
  • EURO-WABB
  • ECARUCA
  • CEDATA-GPGE

For more detailsed list PS: European Rare Disease Meetings & Rregistries

List of research infrastructures useful to Rare diseases & orphan Drugs Research in Europe

  • BBMRI-ERIC- Austria
  • EORTC- Belgium
  • APTEEUS- France
  • ECRIN- France
  • ERINHA- France
  • GENETHON- France
  • Orphanet- France
  • OrphanDev- France
  • PHENOMIN- France
  • ChemBioNet- Germany
  • CTSR- Germany
  • EUMINAfab- Germany
  • CIDSTEM- Italy
  • EATRIS- Netherlands
  • ECARUCA- Netherlands
  • SEFALer- Spain
  • INCF-DataSpace- Sweden
  • COMET- UK

For more about the: List of Research Infrastructures in Orphan Drug & Rare Disease Conference & European Research Institutes

Updated List of Orphan Drug Products in Europe

  • ARZERRA
  • BAVENCIO
  • BESPONSA
  • BLINCYTO
  • CARBAGLU
  • CERDELGA
  • CEPLENE
  • DACOGEN
  • DARZALEX
  • DELTYBA
  • FIRAZYR
  • GAZYVARO
  • HETLIOZ

For more details of Clinical trials in Orphan Drugs and Approved Orphan Drugs in Europe, PS: Euro Orphan Drug Conferences 2018 Paris

List of the latest marketing authorisations and Orphan Medicinal Products Designations

Medicinal Product Marketing Authorisation Holder Therapeutic Indication Date of Marketing Authorisation
Alofisel® (darvadstrocel) Tigenix, S.A.U. Complex anal fistulas in adults with Crohn’s disease 23-03-2018
Amglidia® (glibenclamide) Ammtrek Neonatal diabetes 24-05-2018
Crysvita® (burosumab) Kyowa Kirin Limited  X-linked hypophosphataemia  19-02-2018
Jorveza® (budesonide) Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH Eosinophilic oesophagitis 08-01-2018
Lamzede® (velmanase alfa) Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Alpha-mannosidosis 23-03-2018
Mylotarg® (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) Pfizer Limited Acute myeloid leukemia 19-04-2018
Premyvis® (letermovir) Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited Cytomegalovirus infection prevention following haematopoietic stem cell transplant 08-01-2018
Rubraca® (rucaparib) Clovis Oncology UK Limited High-grade cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes and peritoneum 24-05-2018

Overview of Orphan Medicinal Product Designation Procedure (2000-2018)

Year Applications submitted Positive COMP opinions Applications withdrawn Negative COMP opinions Designations granted by the Commission Orphan medicinal products authorised Orphan designations included in authorised therapeutic indication
2018 96 69 39 2 73 8 8
2017 260 144 96 2 138 14 15
2016 330 220 82 2 209 14 14
2015 258 177 94 1 190 14 21
2014 329 196 61 2 187 15 16
2013 201 136 60 1 136 7 8
2012 197 139 52 1 148 10 12
2011 166 111 45 2 107 5 5
2010 174 123 51 2 128 4 4
2009 164 113 23 0 106 9 9
2008 119 86 31 1 73 6 7
2007 125 97 19 1 98 13 13
2006 104 81 20 2 80 9 11
2005 118 88 30 0 88 4 4
2004 108 75 22 4 73 6 6
2003 87 54 41 1 55 5 5
2002 80 43 30 2 49 4 4
2001 83 62 27 1 64 3 3
2000 72 26 6 0 14 0 0
Total 3071 2040 828 27 2025 150 162
 
Source: EURORDIS
 
 
 

 

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