genome project . genomics england logo genomics england is a company set up and owned by the uk department of health to run the 100 000 genomes project which aims to sequence 100 000 genomes from nhs patients with a rare disease and their families and patients with cancer . an infectious disease strand is being led by public health england . contents 1 history 2 board 3 activity 4 see also 5 external links 6 references history edit genomics england was established in july 2013 as a company fully owned by the uk department of health . 1 2 3 the company was launched by jeremy hunt secretary of state for health on 5 july in an announcement timed to coincide with the 65th birthday of the nhs . 3 board edit the board of genomics england includes a number of notable scientists including sir john chisholm former chair of the uk medical research council prof. sir john bell prof. dame kay davies prof. dame sally davies and prof mark caulfield . 4 in addition to the delivery of the 100 000 genomes project it is hoped that genomics england will also mark the beginnings of a uk genomics industry and the start of a personalised medicine service for the nhs . 1 in may 2016 professor ewan birney director of the european bioinformatics institute embl ebi and a senior scientist at the european molecular biology laboratory was appointed to the board . 5 activity edit in august 2014 the wellcome trust announced that it was investing 27 million in a genome sequencing hub for genomics england allowing the company to become part of the wellcome trust genome campus home to the sanger institute . on the same date prime minister david cameron unveiled a new partnership between genomics england and the sequencing firm illumina . illumina s services for whole genome sequencing were secured in a deal worth around 78million . 6 the uk government also committed 250 million to genomics in the 2015 spending review which ensures the continued role of genomics england to deliver the project beyond the life of the project and up to 2021 . 7 see also edit 100 000 genomes project genome project external links edit genomics england references edit a b jeremy hunt launches genomics body to oversee healthcare revolution . the guardian . retrieved 12 september 2014 . jeremy hunt launches genomics body to oversee healthcare revolution . the guardian . retrieved 12 september 2014 . a b dna mapping to better understand cancer rare diseases and infectious diseases . uk government . 2013 07 05 . retrieved 2016 05 26 . the board genomics england . http www.genomicsengland.co.uk . retrieved 12 september 2014 . external link in website help professor ewan birney appointed to the genomics england board genomics england . genomics england . 2016 05 26 . retrieved 2016 06 06 . gallagher james 1 august 2014 . dna project to make uk world genetic research leader . bbc news . retrieved 1 august 2014 . cancer patients join genome sequencing project news stories gov.uk . www.gov.uk . retrieved 2016 06 06 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title genomics england & oldid 731014921 categories 2013 establishments in englandgenomics companiesgenome projectscompanies established in 20132013 in sciencedepartment of health united kingdom companies based in londonhidden categories cs1 errors external linksuse dmy dates from october 2015use british english from october 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 10 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view