Prasanna Shirol, IndiaHe is building an ecosystem to address

the unmet needs of patients and

families with rare diseases. He is

introducing the social, physical and

policy infrastructure that is needed to

diagnose and treat patients.

Caroline Kant, SwitzerlandShe is accelerating the cost-effective

development of unexplored therapeutic

opportunities in rare diseases by

addressing key translational gaps and

clinical development challenges,.

Sharon Terry, USShe is improving health outcomes for

patients who have genetic diseases by

aligning incentives and structures so

that they facilitate the continuum of

research, treatment, advocacy, and

support.

Nick Sireau, UKFind a cure empowers and upskills

patients and advocates to build the

capacity of communities, allowing them

to effectively represent patient voices

and become valuable partners in

research.

Junho Lee, South KoreaHe is pioneering Korea’s first therapy

records system for patients with rare

disease. Promisope uses an

information aggregation system to help

users obtain advice on appropriate

treatment methods based users data.

Adrian Quiroz, MexicoHe is working to change the Mexican

public health system to improve

access to timely and effective

healthcare for all patients through a

participatory model.