RD-Connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics at the ESHG European Human Genetics Conference 2015
Published: May 29, 2015A number of partners and associated partners from RD-Connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics will be presenting posters, talks and taking part in panel discussions during this year’s ESHG European Human Genetics(…)
Data analysis and processing: creation of new bioinformatics tools in RD-Connect
Published: May 5, 2015The rapidly increasing number of new omics projects is resulting in the generation of an unprecedented volume of data. These data are useless unless we can harness the power of(…)
Updates from the 2nd RD-Connect and NeurOmics meeting (Palma de Mallorca, 2015)
Published: March 13, 2015RD-Connect and NeurOmics held their annual meetings in Palma de Mallorca at the beginning of March 2015. Both meetings proved to be a great opportunity for project partners, associated partners(…)
Attending the RD-Connect annual meeting: the patient perspective
Published: March 12, 2015Last week, Oliver Timmis from the AKU Society attended the RD-Connect conference in Palma de Majorca. Oliver is a member of the Patient Advisory Council (PAC), a working group run(…)
PhD fellowships from Kindness for Kids foundation in collaboration with EuroBioBank and RD-Connect
Published: February 27, 2015Kindness for Kids is a charitable foundation with the objective to improve the quality of life of children affected by rare diseases. The foundation announces a PhD fellowship to contribute(…)
Raise and Join your Hands to show Solidarity with People Living with a Rare Disease!
Published: February 17, 2015Rare Disease Day 2015 will take place on 28th February. An official Rare Disease Day 2015 video – Bring People Living with a Rare Disease out of the Shadows and(…)
RD-Connect two years on
Published: January 30, 2015The three FP7 flagship omics projects – RD-Connect, NeurOmics and EURenOmics – are just over two years old. At the end of 2014, each project submitted their second year progress(…)
Rare Disease Biobanks are invited to publish their collection the RD-Connect Catalogue
Published: December 10, 2014Access to high-quality biological materials is essential for research on rare diseases. The new RD-Connect Catalogue of rare disease biological samples aims to unite rare biomaterials by facilitating sample search,(…)
Landmark publication: international charter of principles for sharing bio-specimens and data
Published: September 30, 2014To improve health care and validate research there is a need to provide easier but also secure and ethical access to samples and data. This is the guiding principle in(…)
RD-Connect Publications
Published: September 4, 2014Over the past year, more than 30 articles citing or acknowledging RD-Connect have been published in journals such as Nature Reviews Genetics, The Lancet Oncology and the European Journal of(…)