The Spanish Association of Orphan and Ultra Orphan Drug Laboratories(AELMHU) has announced this Thursday the decision of the Jury of the VII edition of the AELMHU Awards, which aim to recognize the contribution of institutions, patient associations and health professionals in the field of rare diseases.

Dr. María Luz Couce Pico received the AELMHU 2025 honorary award, while Dr. Pascual Sanz Bigorra and Dr. Patricia Smeyers Durá were recognized, respectively, for their research and communication, dissemination and/or awareness-raising work on rare diseases.

The Andalusian Hemophilia Association, for its "Comprehensive care and rehabilitation program for people with hemophilia and congenital coagulopathies", and the Association of People with Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain (ADEE), with "Los Bufones de Velázquez", complete the awards of this seventh edition.

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