India, March 4 -- Science-led innovations have transformed medical research in several critical disease areas over the last few years and rare diseases is no exception. While each disease is individually rare, collectively, they affect over 300 million people worldwide, with India alone accounting for approximately 70-90 million cases.

Despite this significant burden, there are still substantial gaps in their identification, largely due to a lack of comprehensive research data. Early diagnosis and treatment options remain constrained largely due to lack of data processing and analysis tools that can help in extracting meaningful insights from the large amounts of collected data.

Today, the arrival of big data, artificial intelligence (A...