FARE Announces Annual Food Allergy Summit, in Washington DC, October 18-20

McLEAN, Va. (Oct. 1, 2024)—FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education), the leading nonprofit organization engaged in food allergy education and advocacy—and the nation’s largest provider of charitable support for food allergy research—today announced that its annual FARE Food Allergy Summit will be held in Washington, DC, October 18-20 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. FARE also announced Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, as the event’s premier sponsor. 

The FARE Food Allergy Summit will feature three days of educational, insightful discussions with a packed agenda of expert-led sessions focused on innovation and breakthroughs in food allergies, advocacy, living with food allergies or intolerances, and even teen-specific dialogues. 

“This event is one of the year's most important forums dedicated to the disease of food allergy,” said Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, CEO of FARE. “As we approach this summit, we are delighted to see increasing interest and engagement from the community. This summit elevates public awareness about food allergies, which plays a crucial role in driving research funding—a key objective of FARE. We extend our sincere gratitude to Genentech for their invaluable support as our premier sponsor, which makes this important event possible.”

• This year’s FARE Food Allergy Summit will be preceded by the inaugural FARE Neighborhoods Day on October 17, an annual event aimed at paving the way toward a more inclusive and healthy future for all with food allergies. FARE Neighborhoods Day is an extension of the FARE Neighborhoods Initiative^TM (FNI) a community health program designed to tackle health and resource disparities in food allergy.
• FARE’s invitation-only Clinical Development Day follows on October 18, convening regulators, industry, investigators, and other stakeholders to facilitate progress in food allergy prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

The Summit’s agenda will kick off the afternoon of October 18 with a welcome address and evening social events for adults and teens. The October 19 sessions will focus on a wide range of topics including microbiome, immunotherapy, food allergy management in schools, traveling with food allergies, alpha-gal syndrome, disordered eating, psychosocial impact of food allergies, health equity, food allergy and the law, and others. 

The event will also feature teen voices with a poster session designed to provide a venue for the next generation of food allergy scientists to highlight their research. 

For more information or to register, visit FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) here.