Professor Maurizio Scarpa is the European Coordinator of MetabERN, the Euroepan Reference network for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, and directs the Regional Coordinator Centre for Rare Diseases at the University Hospital of Udine in Italy. Prof Scarpa earned his medical degree and doctorate, completing his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Padova. He pursued postdoctoral fellowships in molecular biology at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and in genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. With expertise in genetics, biotechnology, and paediatric rare disorders, he collaborates with biotech companies and coordinates European projects. He is the He is the President of the Brains for Brain Foundation and the Chair of the ERN Knowledge Generation and Artificial Intelligence Working Group.