Provides patient prospective and narratives

Addresses relevant operational and developmental processes in drug development

Provides comments from prominent CEOs in the biopharmaceutical and rare disease industries

Introduction to Rare Diseases and Market Overview.- The Patient Perspective.- Select Patient Narratives.- The Caregiver Perspective.- The Critical, Multidimensional Role of Patient Advocacy Groups in Rare Disease.- A Mental Health Perspective.- Investment Decisions Related to Rare Disease Drug Development.- Optimizing Rare Disease Registries and Natural History Studies.- Novel Approaches to Clinical Trials in Rare Diseases.- Patient Benefits from Innovative Designs in Rare Diseases.- Central Nervous System Rare Disease Drug Development.- Oncologic Rare Disease Drug Development .- Hematologic Rare Disease Drug Development.- Lessons From Rare Disease and Gene Therapy Clinical Studies in Ophthalmology.- Rare Diseases in the Pediatric Population.- Cell and Gene Therapy in Rare Diseases.- The Feasibility Assessment.- The Evolving Regulatory Space and the Advent of Patient-Focused Drug Development.- Operational Aspects of Rare Disease Drug Development.- Accelerating Rare Disease Drug Development.- Select Rare Disease Drug Approvals: Lessons Learned.- A Rapid Market Access Strategy for Orphan Medicinal Products (OMPs) with Highlights Regarding the Pricing and Reimbursement Process and Barriers to Patient Use.- Integrated Life Cycle Management for Rare and Orphan Products.- The Case for Real-World Data and Real-World Evidence Generation in Rare and Orphan Medicinal Drug Development.- Closing Remarks.-