Healthcare IT News December 29, 2024
Adam Ang

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Korea officially launches big bio data project

The South Korean government has started recruiting participants for the National Integrated Bio Big Data Construction Project.

The ambitious 606 billion won (over $400 million) project is Korea’s largest healthcare project to date, commissioned by the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology.

It aims to collect clinical and genomic data of a million individuals, including patients with rare diseases and severe conditions, over the next eight years. The resulting big database will be accessible to university and hospital researchers from 2026 to support research in precision medicine and digital healthcare.

The project is led by...

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