Update: Bio-reporting

The Wellcome Trust and the European Commission have jointly published a report of the 2005 meeting 'From Biobanks to Biomarkers: Translating the potential of human population genetics research to improve the quality of health of the EU citizen'.

The international conference brought together leading figures from population genomics research, public health, the pharmaceutical industry and biotech sector, research funding, ethics and regulatory authorities. It set out to examine the potential for greater international collaboration, for example through data sharing or common protocols (see 'Wellcome News' issue 45, Feature: Big is best?).

See also

• 'From Biobanks to Biomarkers' report