The UK is a recognised powerhouse for genomic science and medicine. Genomics England’s 100,000 Genomes Project is the largest sequencing project of its kind in the world and, building on these ...

These plans have been a long time in the making. The intention to produce a strategy ‘to ensure the UK is able to offer a predictive, preventative and personalised health and care service for people ...

Inter-CeBIL is the International Collaborative Biomedical and Innovation Law program involving the law faculties at Copenhagen, Cambridge, Harvard and select other partners. PHG Foundation is ...

The rapid development, approval and roll out of multiple vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an impressive achievement for science and healthcare. The virus genome was ...

The Wellcome Trust recently announced that they are funding a research programme to investigate synthetic human genomes, and Laura Blackburn, PHG Foundation’s Head of Science, had the opportunity to ...

The sepsis definition describes three elements: infection, the host response and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Diagnosis is made based on myriad signs and symptoms, and although infection ...

PHG Foundation hosted a mastermind panel discussion as part of the Festival of Genomics 2021. The recording of the discussion is available to watch below. Beyond companion diagnostics – what next for ...

Catherine Barnard, FBA, FLSW, FRSA is Professor of European law and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies. She is the author of EU Employment Law ...

A new type of medicine that uses an approach called ‘gene silencing’ has been approved for use in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. The medicine, patisiran (brand name Onpattro) is used ...

A recent consultation by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) indicates a welcome new direction for public and patient involvement (PPI). The MHRA proposed new five-year ...

On Friday the High Court ruled on the case of ABC v St George’s NHS Trust (and other NHS defendants). This is a significant decision with implications for a wide range of healthcare professionals ...

Widely regarded as a founder of cell free DNA (cfDNA) technology, Professor Dennis Lo is now pioneering investigation into the emerging science of fragmentomics. If you were at were at our recent ...