Updates from projects

c4c hosts international symposium in Amsterdam

c4c hosts international symposium in Amsterdam

c4c will host an international symposium, a two-day event this November on the 13th and 14th in Amsterdam, for invited stakeholders to share the achievements and results of the project, including the start-up of the not for profit, c4c-S (conect4children Stichting),...

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ERDERA project kick-off: a new era in rare disease research

ERDERA project kick-off: a new era in rare disease research

On 28 and 29 October 2024, Fondazione Gianni Benzi’s President Fedele Bonifazi and Viviana Giannuzzi, Head of Research and Innovation Department, participated in the kick-off meeting of the ERDERA project . This event marked the beginning of a new era in rare disease...

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Join the HELIOS webinar series

Join the HELIOS webinar series

Fondazione Gianni Benzi is pleased to invite you to follow the HELIOS webinar series, an initiative for which it provides organisational support as a member of the project’s communication and dissemination team. Each month renowned experts will present the...

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New project to improve FAIR data use in biobanks

New project to improve FAIR data use in biobanks

A new collaborative national project involving the Foundation has been recently funded and has just started. It is coordinated by Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and involves three other partners in Italy, ie. Gianni Benzi Foundation, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti...

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ERDERA: advancing rare diseases research in Europe

ERDERA: advancing rare diseases research in Europe

Building on the successful experience gained from the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJPRD) project, the Foundation is preparing to begin a new 7-year project, started on September 1, 2024, funded under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, The European...

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Join the paediatric expert group for youth

Join the paediatric expert group for youth

Are you an adolescent aged from 12 to 18 living with arthritis (including rare juvenile idiopathic arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, giant cell arteritis) or multiple sclerosis? Are you interested in...

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EJP RD final conference: advancing rare disease research

EJP RD final conference: advancing rare disease research

The final conference of the EJP RD (European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases) project was held in Bari, Italy, on 27 and 28 May 2024. More than 150 researchers, clinicians, patients, research funders and industry representatives joined the event sharing the most...

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New MOOC on health data ethics in rare disease research

New MOOC on health data ethics in rare disease research

A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Health Data Ethics & Regulatory Frameworks in Rare Disease Research has been launched today! Developed as part of the European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases, in collaboration with the Rare Diseases Foundation, this...

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