María Peláez

Patient Advocate | FSHD Spain | Renewable Energy Entrepreneur

Spain

María Peláez has been living with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) since the onset of symptoms at age 15. For the past two years, she has actively collaborated with FSHD Spain, providing support to newly diagnosed patients and members, and assisting Project Mercury in accelerating access to treatments once approved by the EMA.
She participated in Fulcrum Therapeutics’ clinical trial at Donostia Hospital in Spain until its recent cancellation due to lack of efficacy in the Phase III preliminary results.
Beyond her patient advocacy work, María is an entrepreneur in the renewable energy sector in Spain. She previously worked for five years in Product Supply at Procter & Gamble, bringing a strategic and operational perspective to her current role.

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