RARE DISEASE/GENE THERAPY

FOCUS AREA WORKING GROUP

Strategic Mission & Objectives:

1. To create a community that advances our role as fully integrated strategic business partners to promote the growth of Medical Affairs Professionals within the  Rare Disease/Gene Therapy sector worldwide.

2. To develop our Rare Disease/Gene Therapy community within MAPS to become the premier global destination of choice for Rare Disease/Gene Therapy MA professionals.

3. To catalyze our individual personal leadership development and professional career advancement.​

Activities: 

We will organize Rare Disease/Gene Therapy workshops for MAPS meetings in the North America, APAC (Asia Pacific – China/Japan), and EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Asia) regions. We develop original content for webinars, podcasts, eLearning courses and white papers. In addition, the working group will periodically contribute cogent and timely content on the Rare Disease/Gene Therapy sector for the MAPS publication, Elevate magazine. Most importantly, we will provide a supportive resource for all Rare Disease/Gene Therapy Medical Affairs Professionals.​

FAWG OVERVIEW

MEMBERS

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