CheckOrphan

CheckOrphan
CheckOrphan is a non-profit organization located in Basel, Switzerland and Santa Cruz, California that is dedicated to rare, orphan and neglected diseases. CheckOrphan offers users an interactive and dynamic platform for all these diseases. This strategy allows visitors to be updated daily on all the latest news and interact with people internationally. This is essential, because due to the nature of these diseases, there is not a large concentration of individuals within any given proximity.

However, through blogs, forums, communities, project management tools and other interactive tools, individuals from around the world are able to unite from remote locations and have a virtual networking platform and work place. In addition, CheckOrphan will provide users with a virtual office space (which is a necessity due to demographical problems that these diseases pose), where they can come together from remote locations to work on projects and bring about change and solutions for rare, orphan and neglected diseases.

Your Voice
One of the most frustrating aspects of these diseases is they often leave people affect by, or working with them, feeling isolated and without a voice.

With CheckOrphan you have a voice! Even more important, you are CheckOrphan.

CheckOrphan encourages its visitors to submit content, in the belief that by providing a platform for shared information we can achieve more. Affected individuals and their friends, companies, organizations, foundations, researchers, physicians, government officials and other members of the community can submit content as often as they would like. By doing so, together, we can provide more information for future generations.

No Boundaries = Platform for All
CheckOrphan is not bound by political or geographical boundaries, which gives it the freedom to think and work globally with all individuals and potential partners. CheckOrphan is willing to collaborate with, and provide exposure for, any entity working for positive change in the field of rare diseases. If you have an idea and think CheckOrphan might be the platform for you to work with, please contact us. We are always interested in meeting new partners and supporters.

Commitment to Research
CheckOrphan believes that research is the key to innovation and will lead to more unique and cutting-edge  treatmentsfor rare, orphan and neglected diseases. Therefore the site endeavors to support the research community in any way possible.

Research does not take place in a vacuum. CheckOrphan believes that investing in more research into rare diseases will not only lead to rare disease solutions, but to solutions for common diseases as well.

There are close to 7,000 rare diseases, and each have their own "Disease Page" on CheckOrphan. Everyone (companies, organizations, foundations, academic institutes, individual people, and more) can sponsor a Rare Disease Page. Sponsor a rare disease page and join us in making a difference sponsor a rare disease page

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