GENERET AWARD

Rare diseases, even concerning over 300 million people around the globe, are highly mis-understood, under-identified and under-treated. This leaves not only patients but also families, health care providers, researchers and developers of therapies with numerous questions and needs... Trying to understand and treat rare diseases is extremely challenging, but also very valuable and rewarding as unanswered needs are always met and research in rare diseases often provides a model for more common conditions. Conversely, research in common diseases can also bring valuable insights to the field of rare conditions... The Fund Generet aims to boost research in rare diseases by releasing an amount of 1 million euros each year. This should give a top researcher the opportunity to realize pioneering work in rare diseases and thus meet the many needs and questions in this field.