by AKU | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week the AKU team attended a workshop run by Findacure called ‘Navigating the Highly Specialised Technology Programme’ to improve access to rare disease treatments. This week’s blog talks about the many important messages that were taken from the day. The...
by AKU | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rare Disease Day is an international day designed to raise awareness to the public and those in government about rare conditions and how they affect people across the world. The day falls on the last day of February every year and sees thousands of events...
by AKU | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The AKU Society has just come back from a hectic week in the beautiful Italian city of Siena. We were not, however, there to view the incredible renaissance architecture or sample the lovely Tuscan wine, although we did try. Instead, we attended the final project...
by AKU | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the 18th January, the last SONIA 2 (Suitability of Nitisinone In Alkaptonuria 2) patients were seen at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital. This means that the patient element of the SONIA 2 clinical trial is now officially over.Patients from all...
by AKU | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Now we are all settled in after Christmas and the New Year, here at the AKU Society we would like to take the opportunity to look at all our plans for 2019. From trips aboard to new research, it seems like 2019 will be as busy as ever.At the end of the month, the...
