International Conferences for
Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs

• Invitation for expressions of interest to host the 2016 ICORD meeting
  ICORD members are welcome to send their expression of interest to host the annual ICORD meeting 2016 to the Secretariat by email: desiree.gavhed@ki.se.
  ICORD also welcomes expressions of interest for the annual ICORD meeting 2017. Please see further information in the following documents
  Letter of intent ICORD annual meeting
  Annual Meeting Proposal Submission Guidelines
  
• The 8th ICORD meeting  was held in St Petersburg, November 1-2, 2013. Presentations and documentation from the meeting will be published on this website.

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• ICORD  Declaration for policy and action plans for rare diseases – The “ICORD Yukiwariso Declaration” (PDF)
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• Full reports from the  7th ICORD meeting in Tokyo 2012 are available for download in English and Japanese
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• Presentation slides  from the  7th ICORD meeting in Tokyo 2012 are available on the website
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Mission

The ICORD mission is to improve the welfare of patients with rare diseases and their families world-wide through better knowledge, research, care, information, education and awareness.

ICORD is an International Society for all individuals active in rare diseases and/or orphan drugs, including health care, research, academic, industry, patient organizations, regulatory authorities, health authorities, and public policy professionals

In order to achieve our aims, ICORD organises annual International Conferences

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• Read more about the Society