Contact Person : Sarah Urban ; Last Date for the submission of abstract : 01/08/2018; Charles River is proud to host the 2nd Annual World Congress: Lessons Learned from Rare Disease and Personalized Medicine Approaches on September 17-18 at the Royal Sonesta hotel in Cambridge, MA.The conference agenda is a mix of presentations, panel discussions and short technology demonstrations that will cover a wide range of strategies for successful drug discovery. While the focus of the conference is rare diseases and personalized medicine across various therapeutic areas, there will be a broader discussion around drug discovery approaches and innovative therapeutic modalities that are being employed in the rare disease space.In addition to cutting-edge science, our agenda features the voices of patient advocates who embody the determination and courage to win the battle against a rare disease and we will be honoring a young entrepreneur whose mission is to develop new therapies for rare cancers.