100th birthday of pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin
July 25, 2020
The Chair of Genomics England is calling on young women across the United Kingdom to follow in the footsteps of…
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Genomics England launches next-generation research platform central to UK COVID-19 response
June 29, 2020
British tech company Lifebit and Amazon Web Services to support a dedicated environment for researchers working on COVID-19 vaccines and…
Twenty years on from sequencing the first genome
June 26, 2020
In this opinion piece, Chris Wigley, CEO of Genomics England, shares his reflections on the 20th anniversary of the first…
UK leading on patient-centric precision medicine research
May 27, 2020
A novel system which will allow rare disease patients and their caregivers to add additional information about themselves to research…
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The 100,000 Genomes Project was mainly funded by the National Institute for Health Research and NHS England. The Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council have also generously funded research and infrastructure in the programme.