Vytenis Andriukaitis, Maurizio Scarpa and Ruth Ladenstein

MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D, Lithuania) is a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Public Health and former European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. Maurizio Scarpa is coordinator of the European Reference Network for Hereditary Metabolic Diseases and cofounder of the Brains for Brain Foundation. Ruth Ladenstein is coordinator of the European Reference Network on Paediatric Cancer and chair of ERN Coordinators' Group.

Op-ed: The EU needs a 28th regime for life sciences
02 Apr Member States
Op-ed: The EU needs a 28th regime for life sciences
The next long-term budget offers a key opportunity to boost funding for rare diseases through stronger European Reference Networks, connecting hospitals and specialized medical units.