ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Apply to GA4GH Chief Standards Officer position @ EBI (Deadline extended to 20 December)
• Comment on the Participants, Patients and Publics (PPP) Engagement Policy by 15 January

GA4GH News

GA4GH Announces Incorporation as a Not-for-Profit Organization

December 4

Incorporated under the federal laws of Canada and working alongside GA4GH existing governance structures, GA4GH Inc. will serve as a keystone in supporting the Alliance's mission to advance genomics and health data sharing.

GA4GH Mentions

GA4GH Incorporates as a Not-For-Profit Organization in Canada

December 4 • GenomeWeb, USA

The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health said Friday that it has officially incorporated GA4GH Inc.

Canadian Consortium Launches COVID Cloud to Support Molecular Research

December 1 • GenomeWeb, USA

COVID Cloud will follow standards set by the Global Alliance for Genomics & Health. See press release from DNAStack and GenomeBC.

Genomics and Health News

Alzheimer's discovery generates novel drug candidate for early intervention

December 4 • Fierce Biotech, USA

How Your DNA Test Could Be Used in Unanticipated Ways

December 4 • Bloomberg, USA

ONC seeks to standardize patient addresses with new Project US@

December 4 • Healthcare IT News, USA

Precision Medicine Method May Reduce Glaucoma-Related Blindness

December 4 • HealthIT Analytics, USA

COVID-19 vaccines based on novel platforms show early promise in mice

December 3 • Fierce Biotech, USA

The Covid vaccine arrived quickly – but there's every reason to trust it

December 3 • The Guardian, UK

The state of interoperability today

December 3 • MedCity News, USA

Accumulated genetic variations: What they are and why they matter to a complete health picture

December 2 • MedCity News, USA

COVID-19 and cancer care: What have we learned?

December 2 • ACS Journals, USA

Roche nets FDA authorization for quantitative COVID-19 antibody test

December 2 • Fierce Biotech, USA

The New Coronavirus Vaccine Is Changing The Future Of Medicine

December 2 • Forbes, USA

We’re just beginning to understand how our genes and COVID-19 mix

December 2 • Popular Science, USA

DeepMind's AI Makes Gigantic Leap in Solving Protein Structures

December 1 • Scientific American, USA

Scientists fear no-deal Brexit as deadline looms

December 1 • Science, USA

Take Racism Out of Medical Algorithms

December 1 • Scientific American, USA

Google Cloud intros new program to help with 21st Century Cures API regs

November 30 • Healthcare IT News, USA

NHS to pilot Grail's cancer-spotting blood test in 165,000 patients

November 30 • Fierce Biotech, USA

Object storage for digital-age challenges

November 30 • MIT Technology Review, USA

Upcoming Events

European Bioconductor Meeting 2020

December 14 – 18, 2020 • Virtual

ICPerMed Conference 2020: Personalised Medicine – From Vision to Practice

February 25 – 26, 2021 • France

Genomics of Rare Disease

March 22 – 24, 2021 • Virtual