Event recordings
If you couldn’t attend a Beacon event due to location, cost or simply time, don’t fret! You can catch up on all the action by watching our event recordings on-demand.
Now you can watch Beacon’s Drug Repurposing Conference, Rare Disease Showcase Series, webinars and more in the comfort of your own home.
Drug repurposing conferences
Rare disease showcases
Webinars
New recordings
Market access and patient delivery in advanced therapies
In this webinar, learn about the process involved in access and reimbursement for advanced therapies and the challenges that surround this.
Success stories of advanced therapies
In this webinar, learn what the patient journey through a gene therapy can look like, the key challenges in developing a successful gene therapy and what it can look like when a therapy makes it to market.
What are advanced therapies?
In this webinar, learn what gene therapies are and how they can be applied to treat rare diseases.
Drug Repurposing Conferences
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases 2022
On 10th October 2022, we held out ninth annual Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference at America Square Conference Centre in London.
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases 2021
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases 2021, a two-day virtual event, looked at what drug repurposing is, how to find treatments through drug redevelopment, overcoming challenges in getting treatments to patients and much more.
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases 2020
On 24th February 2020, we held our seventh annual Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference, welcoming 125 people to the event.
Drug Repurposing Conference 2019
On 27th February 2019, we held our sixth annual Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference, welcoming over 100 people to the event.
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference 2018
On 27th February 2019, we held our fifth annual Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference at the Royal College of Nurses, London.
Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases 2017
On the 28th February 2017, we held our fourth annual Drug Repurposing for Rare Diseases Conference at the Royal College of Nursing in London.
Rare Disease Showcases
The International Rare Disease Showcase
The International Rare Disease Showcase brought the global rare disease community together to celebrate innovative projects across the UK and far beyond.
The Virtual Rare Disease Showcase
The Virtual Rare Disease Showcase was a three-day virtual conference which celebrated digital and technological rare disease innovations taking place around the UK and wider world.
The Manchester Rare Disease Showcase
On Tuesday 8th October 2019, we hosted The Manchester Rare Disease Showcase at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.
The Cambridge Rare Disease Showcase 2019
On Thursday 8th August 2019, we hosted our annual Cambridge Rare Disease Showcase at Espresso Library, Cambridge. Joining us were over 60 delegates, representing all facets of the rare disease community.
The Glasgow Rare Disease Showcase
On Wednesday 10th October we hosted The Glasgow Rare Disease Showcase, welcoming 78 delegates from across the UK to hear about the extensive work taking place in Scotland’s thriving rare disease community.
The Cambridge Rare Disease Showcase 2018
On Thursday 16th August 2018, 40 delegates from the across the rare disease community joined us to hear about the latest developments taking place in Cambridge.
Webinars
Market access and patient delivery in advanced therapies
In this webinar, learn about the process involved in access and reimbursement for advanced therapies and the challenges that surround this.
Success stories of advanced therapies
In this webinar, learn what the patient journey through a gene therapy can look like, the key challenges in developing a successful gene therapy and what it can look like when a therapy makes it to market.
What are advanced therapies?
In this webinar, learn what gene therapies are and how they can be applied to treat rare diseases.
Formalising your patient group as a charity: Understanding charity registration
Navigating the Cost of Living Crisis: Understanding the funding landscape
In this webinar, learn tips on how to navigate the cost of living crisis and useful advice for challenging economic times including how to work with funders and how to minimise your tech and operational costs.
Navigating the Cost of Living Crisis: Building resilience
In this webinar, learn tips on how to build your organisation's resilience and strategy in the face of challenging financial times.
How to choose the next you: where to start with succession planning
In this webinar, hear real examples of rare disease patient groups who have navigated through a leadership transition. Learn from their experience and come away with ideas on how to implement a succession plan in your own organisation.
Employing staff to drive your patient group towards its goals
In this webinar, learn how to know when your group is ready for paid staff, what you need in place before you can hire someone and how to attract the right people for your organisation.
How to successfully recruit and manage volunteers
In this webinar, learn the practical ways in which you can successfully recruit new volunteers and how to manage and retain these individuals.