EU day for rare diseases marked

A BIOTECHNOLOGY company that employs more than 400 people at its Waterford campus will mark European Rare Disease Day today with a balloon release into the city.

Several of Genzyme’s products are created for disorders so the company decided to get involved. European Rare Disease Day is organised by the European Organisation for Rare Diseases.

Genzyme has also supported the national events organised by the Genetic and Rare Disorders Organisation at the Mansion House in Dublin to mark what has been branded “a rare day for very special people”.