Objective Orphan diseases are defined as disabling or life-threatening diseases, which incidence is below 5 p.10,000people. Some orphan drugs have been developed, mostly in the USA, thanks to the Orphan Drug Act. However, many of them have forsaken because of their low profitability and are still manufactured locally with regulatory status EDOD (European Development of Orphan Drugs) program intends to bring to the market orphan drugs with high medical need which have been forsaken by US firms. These drugs will be selected among products currently locally produced by Hospital Pharmacies and which fall within one the following therapeutic areas: clinical toxicology (antidotes), metabolic diseases or on co-haematology. EDOD aims at upgrading pharmaceutical and medical quality of these medications, and at harmonising at the European level access to these drugs by patients suffering from rare diseases. EDOD will bring together skills from 6 to 8 European SME's, so as to prepare European regulatory filing of 1 to2 drug candidates within 2 years. This will be the start of a longer co-operation between SME's on orphan drugs. Fields of science medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug discoverymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinetoxicology Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-7. - Chronic and degenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes, cardivascular diseases and rare diseases Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme EAW - Exploratory awards Coordinator OPI - ORPHAN PHARMA INTERNATIONAL EU contribution No data Address 5 allée de la croix des Roux 69126 VAULX EN VELIN France See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all OMICRON PHARMA Austria EU contribution No data Address Kaiserstrasse 43 1070 WIEN See on map Total cost No data