Professor Dirk Dressler was appointed Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of ‘Dystonie-und-Du’ (DyD), the new German dystonia patient organisation. ‘I feel honoured to serve in this function using my experience in supporting patient organisations all over the world,’ said Dressler who works on Scientific Advisory Boards of dystonia patient organisations throughout Europe, the United States and South America. DyD is a new German patient organisation dedicated to all facets of dystonia. DyD was recently granted membership of Dystonia Europe, the umbrella organisation for European dystonia patient organisations. ‘There was a need to start a new patient organisation. Existing dystonia organisations have lost their momentum. It takes new people, a fresh start and unspoiled enthusiasm to serve dystonia patients in all their complexities. I am so lucky that high-profile experts from many medical specialties have agreed to join the team’, said Dressler.