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CBF Celebrates Rare Disease Awareness Week and Black History Month

February 2026

Rare Disease Week, held each year during the last week of February, leads into Rare Disease Day on February 28 (or 29 in leap years). /”>…read more

Celebrating Progress: 50 Years of Life Science Breakthroughs Transforming Medicine and Global Health

January 2026

2026 marks an extraordinary milestone in the history of science and medicine/”>…read more

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A Brutal Disease May Soon Be Transformed

October 30, 2023

The sickle cell crises were always different. …read more

Biopharma leaders paving the way for LGBTQ+ scientists, patients, entrepreneurs and C-suites

June 6, 2023

Being LGBTQ+ is just one part of a person’s identity, but a critical one that often is not visible to outsiders, as some people on this year’s list point out.
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