To support therapeutic research for rare or orphan diseases due to the frequent lack of financial support encountered by public research laboratories for rare or orphan diseases. To raise funds to support scientific research in the field of rare or orphan diseases. To finance preclinical and clinical research into rare or orphan diseases by allocating funds to research laboratory requests. To raise funds to support scientific research into a specific rare disease (e.g. liver metabolic diseases). To promote and finance the therapeutic application of new scientific protocols in order to find a cure for incurable rare or orphan diseases. To inform and educate the public about the issue of rare or orphan diseases.