Giorgia CRIMI is Patient Advocacy Manager at Fondazione Telethon (Italy). She works on initiatives aimed at strengthening patient advocacy, empowerment and awareness within the rare disease community, fostering collaboration between patients, researchers and institutions. Her work focuses on ensuring that the patient voice contributes to research, policy and access to innovative therapies. Giorgia have an healthcare background, a Master's Degree in Healthcare, Pharma and Biomedical Management from 24ORE Business School and a Master’s degree in International Patient Advocacy Management from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.