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Launching today: Australia Thinks Genomics
InGeNA’s vision of realising the full potential of genomics to personalise healthcare cannot be achieved without national and jurisdictional level strategies and initiatives from governments. Launching today on our website we have collated and summarised genomics...
April Quarterly Forum
Our next quarterly forum is scheduled for Thursday 6 April, 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEDT. At this forum we have two InGeNA partners to present and request your input on key projects. Jane Tiller (Senior Project Coordinator, Australian Genomics) will speak to us about the...
Webinar: NAGIM Implementations
The first InGeNA webinar for the year will be themed ‘NAGIM Implementations’. The National Approach to Genomic Information Management (NAGIM) seeks a national genomic data asset for Australia, within a seamless and secure digital genomics ecosystem. A NAGIM is founded...
Hello from the new Chair
I am delighted to join InGeNA as Chair, taking over from David Bunker. I look forward to working with the team to continue the great work already underway.After moving around a lot as a kid, I went to ANU where I studied Economics and Accounting. After...
Rare Disease Day
More than 300 million people worldwide and two million Australians live with rare disease, and 72% of rare diseases are genetic. This internationally recognised day of awareness has been building support for the rare disease community since 2008 and calls for...
National Approach to Genomic Information Management (NAGIM) Implementation Recommendations from Australian Genomics
Australian Genomics has completed the full report for the NAGIM Implementation Recommendations and delivered it to the Australian Department of Health. An important part of the report is the recognition that "engaging with industry to contribute to health genomics...
Looking forward to 2023
As we start the new year, InGeNA continues our mission to realise the full potential of genomics to personalise healthcare. This year we look forward to working closely with our partners to advocate for the benefits genomics can bring to both patient outcomes and...
Welcome to our new Chair
InGeNA welcomes one of Australia’s leading digital health executives Kathy Campbell (Director, Ockham Consulting) to take on the role of Chair for 2023-24.Our inaugural independent Chair David Bunker is stepping down after more than two years in this important...
December Quarterly Forum
Our final quarterly members forum for 2022 is scheduled for Thursday 15 December, 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEDT. At this forum we will hear from two collaborators who have recently been awarded MRFF grants. InGeNA provided a letter of support to each of these applications....
Expanding our reach: Review of 2022
InGeNA has continued to grow and evolve throughout our second year. Our 2022 has been about deepening connections with our stakeholders, building our reputation, and earning trust across the genomics landscape in Australia. This culminated in our precision health...
InGeNA puts genomics on the table in Canberra
Genomics industry researchers, planners and policy makers, clinicians and consumer representatives met in Canberra this month for InGeNA’s roundtable planning session to advance #precisionhealth in Australia by 2030. InGeNA members and stakeholders joined in to share...
National Indigenous Genomics Network
InGeNA lent its support to a successful MRFF Genomic Health Futures Mission grant application entitled “Pathways to benefit for Indigenous Australians in Genomics Medicine”. The project is by an ANU team headed by Professor Alex Brown to establish a national network...
Funding announced for research projects
Health Minister Mark Butler has announced $16.9m for 15 medical technology projects some of which involve gene sequencing or genetically engineered cells. The announcement highlighted $3 million in recently awarded funding under 2021 Genomics Health Futures Mission...
LINEAGE: Law, sociology and ethics in data governance for genomics
A University of Sydney bioethics project to investigate the ethical, legal and social implications of sharing genomics data has been funded by the MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission. Earlier this year, InGeNA provided a letter of support for a grant application...
NAGIM implementation consultation
Australian Genomics recently released Preliminary Implementation Recommendations to the Australian Government (April 2022) to progress the development and establishment of a National Approach to Genomic Information Management (NAGIM) for Australia. Feedback is sought...
Accessibility and workforce priorities to unlock potential of precision health
The power of genomics has been embraced by Australians and precision health is here to stay. The community has become increasingly engaged with genomics during the public health response to COVID-19. As contact tracing, variants and sequencing have become...
Webinar: Precision Medicine Workforce Competency Framework
At this quick-fire webinar, hear from the creators of the Precision Medicine Workforce Competency Framework, and learn about how two InGeNA members have already utilised the framework for their own purposes. As our healthcare system transitions from a specialist and...
New framework guides the healthcare industry into a precision medicine future
To elevate the capabilities of the various workforces servicing the Australian genomics sector, InGeNA the industry voice for the future of genomics in Australia, has released a new competency framework to address workforce competency gaps in precision medicine. The...
InGeNA Strategy Day 2022
The recent InGeNA strategic planning day was a great success with a range of initiatives discussed and planned for 2022. Held in late February the key focus areas discussed for 2022/23 included:building a national network of members, partners, and...
InGeNA Quarterly Forum – March 2022
The first InGeNA quarterly forum for the year will be held of 17 March 2022. The online event is open to employees of InGeNA member companies, as well as select groups and government agencies offered an invite to present and attend. The purpose of each quarterly forum...
Webinar: Genomics in the cloud
The first InGeNA webinar for the year will be themed ‘Genomics in the cloud’. The webinar will cover how genomics is already being influenced by the cloud and will explore the importance and impact on genomics cloud computing and how organisations are leveraging cloud...
In support of Rare Disease Day – 28 February 2022
Evidenced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are more people in Australia living with a genetic, undiagnosed and rare disease than with diabetes or cancer. Each member of this community has a right to the highest attainable standard to physical and mental...
New report: Valuing the impact of genomics on healthcare in Australia
A new report from the Industry Genomics Network Alliance (InGeNA) features case studies showing just some of the many ways genomics will be useful in diagnosis and treatment across Australia’s future healthcare system. “Valuing the impact of genomics on healthcare in...
Launched today: The big picture on genomic data in Australia
InGeNA today launched the whitepaper “Genomic Data in Australia” providing a big picture view of the present use of genomic data across Australia. Industry, government, healthcare, research and health consumer groups were consulted about ways genomic data could be...
Committee releases report on reforming process for new medicines and health technology
InGeNA has welcomed the release of the parliamentary report ‘The New Frontier: Delivering better health for all Australians’ which recommends significant reforms to the health care system to ensure Australians have better and faster access to the wave of...
Katie Allen MP hosts InGeNA introductions
Dr Katie Allen, former professional medical researcher and paediatrician and the Federal Member for Higgins, Victoria, hosted a webinar this month to raise awareness of InGeNA among parliamentarians. Dr Allen said genomics advocacy was close to her heart both...
APEC Rare Disease Network on Health Financing
The next APEC webinar, Enhancing Innovative Healthcare Financing in Pursuit of Strong and Resilient Health Systems: Financing Solutions for Potentially Durable Cures, is on Thursday 28 October 2021.It is part of the health financing series and available on...
Global cooperation in genomics data sharing
The Genomics in Health, Implementation Forum will be held on Tuesday November 16 and Wednesday November 17 2021. Attendees will hear updates from current GHIF efforts and discuss future opportunities to advance global data sharing and human health. The...
Message from the Chair: New members welcome in 2022
InGeNA has grown this year to 18 companies, united in a collaborative network as a single industry voice for genomics. As the network reflects on a busy year to establish groundwork in the genomics space and build our engagement and reach, we are also...
Genomics Health Futures Mission roadmap published
The MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan are now available. The 2021 Genomics Health Future Mission grant opportunity is also now open with $56 million offered for grant submissions over two years. Learn more about the six...
InGeNA making submission into the review of the National Medicines Policy
InGeNA will be making a submission into the review of the National Medicines Policy which opened on 30 October. The process is a high-level review aimed at identifying any gaps in the NMP’s objectives, partnership approach and accountabilities. The...
Reimagining Health Genomics: Technology Summit
Australian Genomics is running a two-day virtual event on 16-17 September called 'Health Genomics and Technology Summit'. The event looks at advances in technology in the field of genomics research and clinical application. Learn about enabling...
Harnessing research for better health: A vision for integrating research into healthcare
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is conducting a project “Harnessing research for better health: A vision for integrating research into healthcare”, aiming to improve healthcare for Australians by better enabling research to be...
Interview with the Chair David Bunker
InGeNA Chair David Bunker says in a few years genomics will be part of the normal healthcare system and a topic of broad social conversation. But he says while genomics has much to offer, it is advancing at such a pace, translation is struggling to keep...
FACE it campaign!
The first Childhood Dementia Day will be held on 22 September, organised by the Childhood Dementia Initiative. The Initiative also recently announced a newly appointed Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee. “It comprises 8 of Australia’s best and...
InGeNA webinar on 18 August: Planning for Australia’s genomics workforce
Everyone is welcome to attend the next informative InGeNA webinar to be held on Wednesday 18 August 2021 on the theme of genomics workforce advancement. The event is facilitated by AIDH CEO Dr Louise Schaper with guest speakers Prof Emma Kowal and Amy...
MEMBER NEWS: Cell and Gene Therapies report launched
A new report launched last week, long called for by experts in the sector, puts forward a seven-point plan for Government action to improve access to cell and gene therapies. The report called ‘Cell and Gene Therapies: Rising to the Challenge’ – calls for...
Message from the Chair: A workforce for the age of precision health
Australia’s health workforce is highly skilled but there are varying degrees of genomics literacy. One of the goals of InGeNA is the advancement of industry skills and development to build a workforce for the coming age of precision health. We are...
InGeNA stakeholders consulted
InGeNA’s appointed consultant Voronoi led by Gil Carter has completed stakeholder engagement workshops as part of the Data and Technology Innovation project Industry’s role in driving value from genomics information management in Australia. They invited...
Integrating genomics into care: Highlights from HealthData21
Presentations from the InGeNA conference, HealthData21, are available to delegates on the virtual platform. AIDH Members will have access to it from September on Digital Health TV, the Institute’s own exclusive digital health channel for Fellows and Members. “In the...
Message from the Chair
A collaborative approach is critical to the work of InGeNA. We work on the principle that to make progress efficiently we need to reduce duplication of effort and make a meaningful contribution. We want to be inclusive in everything we do.InGeNA has...
Industry role in driving value from genomics information management
Data governance, particularly sovereignty and patient data ownership models will be examined in a new report commissioned by InGeNA. The report will explore industry’s role in driving value from genomics information management in Australia.It will...
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