Rare Disease Challenge: Be HEARD

Dear Rett syndrome researcher community:

We are eager to share an announcement about an upcoming competition "Rare Disease Science Challenge: Be HEARD (Helping Empower and Accelerate Research Discoveries)" hosted by Assay Depot and Rare Genomics Institute. Together, they have partnered with 19 life science companies to bring support to rare disease research by donating cutting edge technology, services and resources, as well as a $10,000 cash prize to the winning research proposal.

Be HEARD is encouraging non-profits, academic researchers, rare disease advocacy groups, families of rare disease patients and for-profit companies to collaborate to advance rare disease research. IRSF would like to encourage the research community to check whether your Rett syndrome research can benefit from the donated services and cash prize.

For more information about the challenge, please visit: challenge.assaydepot.com

Research proposal deadline: December 15, 2012