Because of their very specific use and target, orphan medical devices are often difficult to develop, with challenges in access to the market and in addressing unmet medical needs. Under the EU4Health programme, three projects support the development of orphan medical devices for paediatric...
Following up on the publication of the ERNs brochure 2026, the updated individual factsheets describing each ERNs are now available under the section The 24 European Reference Networks. Read the news announcement published by DG Health and Food...
The European Commission hosted the High-Level Conference on Patients’ Rights in cross-border healthcare and the European Reference Networks in the European Union on 26 March 2026. The event highlighted the EU’s achievements in making cross-border...
In the context of enhancing the implementation of Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (CBHC), the European Commission is organising 12 national workshops, with the assistance of the National Contact...
Today, the Commission published the first Monitoring report of the European Reference Network (ERN), which includes 24 thematic Networks covering the main clusters of rare, complex, and low-prevalence diseases. Read the e-News published by EC Directorate-General for Health...
The objectives of the meeting were to agree with the European Reference Networks (ERNs) re-evaluation results as proposed by the independent evaluation body, and to formally close the first periodic ERN evaluation. Read the news announcement...
The ERN Board of Member States has taken a Decision of 25 June 2025 concerning the evaluation of the Europeaan Reference Networks for Rare Diseases. Read the news announcement published by Directorate-General for Health and...
European Reference Networks Board of Member States & European Reference Network Coordinators meeting minutes held on 22 May 2025. Read the news announcement and the minutes published by Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety on...
The two points in the agenda of the extraordinary meeting were the selection of the co-Chair of Board of Member States (BoMS) for the next two years and the review of the conclusions from the...
Healthcare professionals will be able to receive instructions for use of medical devices in electronic format, rather than solely on paper, following a regulation of the European Commission presented today. The regulation applies to all...
