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San Diego Convention Center

Jun 15, 2014 8:30 AM - Jun 19, 2014 12:45 PM

111 W Harbor Drive, , San Diego, CA 92101 , USA

DIA 2014 50th Annual Meeting "Celebrate the Past - Invent the Future"

Orphan Drugs and Treatment of Rare Diseases in Asia

Session Chair(s)

Noriaki  Murao, DIAFellow, MS

Noriaki Murao, DIAFellow, MS

Senior Consultant (Pharmaceuticals)

NM Consulting, Japan

Developing Treatments of Rare Diseases in Asia

Learning Objective : Discuss the current epidemiology and developments of rare diseases in Asia including how these achievements affect other countries; Describe the orphan drug legislation and status of orphan drug development in Japan.

Speaker(s)

Hiroshi  Mizushima, PhD

Government Challenges and Initiatives on Rare Diseases in Asia

Hiroshi Mizushima, PhD

National Institute of Public Health, Japan

Chief Senior Researcher, Center for Public Health Informatics

Wuh-Liang  Hwu, MD, PhD

Developing Treatments of Rare Diseases in Asia

Wuh-Liang Hwu, MD, PhD

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Professor in Pediatrics

Harumasa  Nakamura, MD, PhD

Japanese Regulation on Orphan Medicines and Drug Development in Rare Diseases

Harumasa Nakamura, MD, PhD

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan

Director of Department of Clinical Research Support,

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