Sharon King, a rare disease advocate in North Carolina, saw an opportunity to accelerate the development of new therapies for patients while forging a leadership role for the state in the area of rare diseases. King, president of Taylor’s Tale, helped craft legislation that created an advisory council on rare diseases to provide guidance on research, diagnosis, treatment and education. We spoke to King and Tara Britt, associate director of the newly created North Carolina Rare Disease Advisory Council, about the development of the legislation, how it seeks to leverage the strong academic and biotechnology assets already in the state, and whether it represents a model that can be replicated elsewhere.
RARECast is a weekly series by Daniel S. Levine. Levine is an award-winning business journalist who has reported on the life sciences, economic development, and business policy issues throughout his 25-year career. He founded Levine Media Group in 2013, which produces The Bio Report and RARECast podcasts. Read his full bio here.
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