RDI Partners with Hong Kong Genome Institute for Second In-Person Meeting of the RDI-Lancet Commission on Rare Diseases

Rare Diseases International (RDI) and the Hong Kong Genome Institute (HKGI) announce a landmark partnership to co-host the second in-person meeting of the RDI-Lancet Commission on Rare Diseases (LCRD) in Hong Kong in November 2025. The meeting, which will bring together 27 commissioners from over 20 countries and regions, will build upon the progress made during the Commission’s kick-off meeting held over three days in Geneva, Switzerland in November 2024. The second RDI-LCRD meeting will take place on 18-19 November 2025 alongside the International Genomic Medicine Symposium (Symposium) on 17 November 2025, which will convene distinguished experts, clinicians and scientists to foster knowledge exchange in genomic medicine and rare diseases.

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