The general assembly of RealiseD, an IHI funded project, took place in Barcelona, on the 28th and 29th January.

ERN BOND was represented by Luca Sangiorgi and Inês Alves, ERN BOND ePAG. Inês gave the keynote speech, focused on the fundamental piece that patient involvement is to advance clinical trial design for rare diseases.
RealiseD is an ambitious European project that brings together around 40 partners from academia, regulatory bodies, clinical research institutes, hospitals, patient organizations, the pharmaceutical industry, and European Research Infrastructures, as ERN BOND. Its main objective is to establish new “gold standards” for clinical trials in rare and ultra-rare diseases, promoting more effective, inclusive, and patient-centered methodologies.

Event summary

Event RealiseD General Assembly Meeting
Date 27-28 January 2026
Location Barcelona, Spain