Rare Disease Cures Accelerator Expected To Drive Lots Of Development – Eventually

Database is expected standardize natural history and other data collection, but won't help streamline drug development in the space for a while yet.

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The new Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform is ready to accept natural history and other data. • Source: Shutterstock

The new Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform is not expected to change the face of drug development overnight, but when running as envisioned may dramatically speed new therapies in the sector to market.

A centralized platform intended to house patient-level natural history and other data for multiple rare diseases, the accelerator, also known...

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