Researchers, clinicians, clinical pharmacologists, pre-clinical and methodological researchers, biostatisticians, and representatives of governmental/non-governmental drug authorities and pharma industries are invited to submit abstracts for poster display (and possible selection for oral presentation) on the following topics:

- Networking: pre-clinical and/or clinical results achieved through networking in rare, orphan diseases;

- Methods: biometric and in-silico models for rare, orphan diseases;

- Biomarkers in rheumatic diseases: definition and validation processes.

As many as 60 grants covering registration, hotel and travel expenses will be awarded on a competitive basis to the authors of selected abstracts.