A new study has been published in BioRxiv on the ModelMatcher online platform. The aim of this study is to analyse how the platform facilitates cross-disciplinary collaborations between stakeholders of rare and undiagnosed disease research, including scientists, clinicians, patients and research funders. The study reveals that ModelMatcher is integrated into the Rare Diseases Models and Mechanisms Network and Matchmaker Exchange, allowing users to identify potential collaborators in other registries. The database decreases the time from when a scientist or clinician is making discoveries regarding their genes of interest, to when they identify collaborators and sponsors to facilitate translational and therapeutic research. The study shows that ModelMatcher matches stakeholders’ interests in the same or orthologous genes to make appropriate connections in order to boost the speed of translational and preclinical research.