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This month marks the first anniversary of The Genome of Europe, a milestone that reflects a year of groundbreaking collaboration, scientific ambition, and shared vision across borders. Since its launch, the project has united researchers, institutions, and communities in shaping a genomic legacy for future generations. In this newsletter, we’re honored to share a message from […]

A short video has been produced about the Genome of Europe project, in collaboration with Illumina, showcasing how Professor André Uitterlinden at the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and GoE partners are using technology to bring the project forward for better diagnostics, prevention, and the future of genomic medicine. In this video, André

A post-doctoral position in human population genetics is opening in French National Institute for Health Research – INSERM (Brest, France) to work on the Genome of Europe (GoE) project. Founded in 1964, INSERM is a public scientific and technological institute which operates under the joint authority of the French Ministries of Health and Research. The

The July 2025 edition of the Genome of Europe external newsletter is now available!This issue provides a snapshot of progress across the Genome of Europe initiative, latest meetings and news items, deliverables and collaborations. For detailed view please see HERE And don’t forget to sign up!

Genome of Europe has published a White paper for representatives from ministries of health and science, health authorities and professionals. As part of a deliverable, GoE has compiled a White paper which emphasizes the urgent need for increased investment in disease prevention to extend healthy lifespans and reduce healthcare costs in Europe. It highlights the

The Genome of Europe (GoE) has launched a public awareness survey across five European countries (Estonia, France, Greece, Portugal, and Slovenia) to assess citizens’ understanding and attitudes towards genetics and genomics-based personalized medicine. The survey is part of a wider scientific and societal effort to ensure that all Europeans can benefit from the promises of

23. May, 2025 – at the Melia Hotel, Milan, Italy — Just ahead of the annual European Human Genetics Society (ESHG) meeting, the Genome of Europe (GoE) project consortium gathered in Milan for a pivotal in-person meeting focused on shaping the future of genomic research. The meeting brought together representatives from participating countries to align on

The European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) project and Genome of Europe (GoE) have formally announced a strategic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. This collaboration will stimulate knowledge exchange between the two projects to advance population genomics research in Europe and enable data access and analysis across participating countries. Both EU projects are co-funded

In March 2025 Genome of Europe project launched its first newsletter. The quarterly newsletter will conclude latest developments and achievements in the project, introduce people and institutions involved, pinpoint events worthy to attend and much more. The newsletter is outward looking and directed to all interested in the developments of the project and the field!

27 countries join forces to establish a unique pan-European reference database comprising of a minimum of 100,000 genomes representative of European citizens.  The most extensive EU-funded programme on population genomics to date, “Genome of Europe” (GoE), was officially launched by bringing more than 100 researchers and experts from 74 institutions across 34 countries together in