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GHGA hosted a well-attended workshop at the GfH conference. The session brought together experts and interested participants for insightful discussions on the future of genomic data in research and healthcare.

Recommended by the NFDI Expert Committee for continued support and backed by the new coalition's commitment to permanent NFDI development, GHGA is set to advance a secure, FAIR human genomic data infrastructure.

The GHGA Retreat 2025 brought together over 60 members of the GHGA consortium for three days of strategic exchange, focused workshops, and collaborative planning.

What are the risks of handling genetic data? We talk to ethicist Dr Andreas Bruns about genetic discrimination.

Discussion around expectations and needs towards patient communication. The aim is to build a comprehensive online information hub for patients, care-givers, and the interested public. Registration for focus groups is open.

GHGA is pleased to announce the legal onboarding of our GHGA Data Hubs in Berlin, Cologne and Munich, marking a significant step forward in the development of its federated data infrastructure.

GHGA members participated in key conferences, engaging with diverse communities on topics ranging from European genomic data infrastructure and secure processing environments to systems medicine and research data management.

Five NFDI consortia met in Heidelberg to explore synergies in biomedical data management, laying the groundwork for long-term cooperation to improve the management of complex biomedical data.

Genomhäppchen – the science podcast by GHGA – is back for a second season. In short episodes, you’ll get fascinating fun facts about genomics. The new season kicks off with an episode on wine genomics.

At the EOSC Symposium and the Nextflow Summit, GHGA members strengthened collaborations, shared expertise, and engaged with international experts on advancing FAIR principles and scalable bioinformatics solutions.

GHGA defended its proposal for the next funding phase to an international review panel, outlining plans for operating and developing a sustainable omics database and secure processing environment for data sharing.

The Tübingen data hub is now operational, with the first data ingested from the University Hospital of Tuebingen. This step also sees GHGA mentioned as a data repository for the first time in a publication.