ECRD 2026: Rare Diseases in a changing & Competitive Europe

3 June @ 8:00 am – 4 June @ 8:00 pm Europe/Prague

ECRD is the largest, patient-led policy-shaping conference for rare diseases in Europe. The event is an instrumental tool for advancing policy objectives that improve the lives of people living with a rare disease. The overarching title of ECRD 2026 is: Rare Diseases in a Changing & Competitive Europe: Shaping policies to address the unmet needs of people living with rare diseases.

Rare disease research has long driven breakthroughs in more common conditions, reinforcing Europe’s role as a global leader in biotechnology and precision medicine. Investing in this field is not only a moral imperative—it is a strategic move to boost Europe’s competitiveness in the life sciences. This is especially crucial in the context of the deployment of the Life Science Strategy and of the adoption of the Biotech Act.

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Vitamin B2

The biomanufacturing of Vitamin B2 led to the reduction of 75% of fossil raw materials and 50% operating costs, compared to the chemical process. Vitamin B2 is used in the food, feed or healthcare sectors.

Insulin

Insulin is one of the most widely known biopharmaceutical. Biotechnology revolutionised its manufacturing process and led to the development of new types of insulin through r-DNA technology.

Detergents

Enzymes and biosurfactancts are alternative ingredients that improve the performance of detergents, while leading to water and energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions and water toxicity.

Clothes

Clothes made from alternative fibres produced by microorganisms can be 8x stronger than steel, 100% recyclable, biodegradable and replace fossil-fuel based or resource-intensive textiles.

Algal Omega 3

Algal Omega-3 is an innovative feed product for aquaculture. It reduces the impact on climate change by 30-40% compared to fish oil and saves 60 tons of wild fish for every ton of Algal Omega-3 used.

Cheese

Cheese is a vegetarian product thanks to biotechnology. Biotechnology is also essential to produce lactose- or cholesterol-free cheese, as well as alternative proteins.