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There is actually proceeding second round of nominations in RD-Factory program ending on 30th June 2025. Read more

There are thousands of rare diseases that are often insufficiently researched and for which there is no effective treatment. The Czech Centre for Phenogenomics (CCP), a large research infrastructure at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has therefore launched the RD-Factory program, which aims to find out more about these… Read more

Interview with Radislav Sedláček, director of the Czech Centre of Phenogenomics, focused on RD factory you can find here: https://vzacni.cz/pacienti-nam-pomohou-posunout-nas-vyzkum-dal-rozhovor-s-doc-radislavem-sedlackem/ Read more

The first round of nomination collection in RD factory Program was closed on December 6, 2024. Proposals received later will be submitted in the next round that will close for evaluation in June 2005. Read more

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RD factory project caught the attention of journalists and an interesting report was created about us, which you can find at these links: https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-zivot-v-cesku-cesi-nasli-cestu-k-lekum-na-vzacne-nemoci-pro-cely-svet-264955 https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/lecba-vzacne-nemoci-genetika-vedci.A241102_073111_domaci_dyn Read more

The 6th CCP Phenogenomics Conference, held from September 17–18, 2024, in Prague, brought together experts in the field of rare diseases, gene therapy, and experimental models. The conference saw a robust participation of 263 attendees, including 29 speakers from around the world. Among the key sessions were discussions on gene function models, therapeutic delivery mechanisms,… Read more

Open Call for Proposals: Nominate Your Gene or Disease The RD-Factory Program invites proposals for preclinical studies aimed at rare human genetic diseases. This open call seeks contributions from the scientific community, rare disease experts, societies, and patient families to: More information – Rare Disease Factory Read more

Is your research topic related to rare diseases? Do you want to get more information on how experimental models can boost your research? Join us for the 6th CCP Phenogenomics Conference. Deadline for abstract submission is 27th August 2024, so do not miss the opportunity to share research outcomes with our community. Register at: https://www.ccp-conference.cz/registration-abstracts-submission/ Read more

Are you an expert in rare diseases or does someone close to you suffer from a rare disease?Register to our 6th CCP Phenogenomic Conference 2024, where we will present examples of good practice in collaboration between rare disease researchers and patient organisations in Session 7 “Rare diseases & bottom-up efforts to develop (gene) therapies” Registration… Read more