The government announced today that the National Board of Health and Welfare will be commissioned to pay SEK 16.5 million to GMS to pilots in genetic and molecular diagnostics. Of this, SEK 8.5 million will go to pilot projects that deal with childhood cancer and the...
The Scientific Advisory Board, SAB, is impressive about GMS ‘rapid development and the enormous work that GMS has accomplished. But emphasizes the importance of a formal national leadership structure and lists five important strategic recommendations for further...
Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova extends the funding of the national initiative Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) with an additional 36 MSEK in order to enable individualized healthcare solutions. The new technology allows for more patients to receive the appropriate...
Bettina Lundgren, CEO of the Danish National Genome Center, has recently joined the GMS Scientific Advisory Board. “We welcome Bettina Lundgren to our Scientific Advisory Board and look forward to sharing experiences between the Swedish and Danish initiatives”, said...
A new study has been initiated to evaluate whole-genome and RNA-sequencing as a first line diagnostic approach for patients in Sweden with acute leukemia. The study will assess the potential of these sequencing approaches to replace current diagnostic methods in order...