VII International Conference on Rare Diseases and  Orphan Drugs 4-6 February 2012 , University of Tokyo, Japan 

Full report from the VII ICORD conference in Tokyo in English
ICORD 2012 Conference Report (PDF)

Full report from the VII ICORD conference in Tokyo in Japanese
ICORD 2012 Conference Report 報告書 (Japanese) (PDF)

Slides and abstracts presented at the conference
Presentations and selected poster abstracts  

Local conference website
http://www.prip-tokyo.jp/icord2012/

The General assembly was held at Komaba Research campus, The University of Tokyo, 4 Feb 2012

The themes of the conference were

• Research
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Orphan drugs
• Health policies on rare diseases and orphan drugs globally
• Ethical issues and social aspects of rare diseases
• International networking
• Patients’ needs