Institutional Profile Golden Helix Institute of Biomedical Research:
interdisciplinary research and educational activities in
pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
The Golden Helix Institute of Biomedical Research is an international
nonprofit scientific organization with interdisciplinary research and
educational activities in the field of genome medicine in Europe, Asia
and Latin America. These activities are supervised by an international
scientific advisory council, consisting of world leaders in the field of
genomics and translational medicine. Research activities include the
regional coordination of the Pharmacogenomics for Every Nation
Initiative in Europe, in an effort to integrate pharmacogenomics in
developing countries, the development of several national/ethnic genetic
databases and related web services and the critical assessment of the
impact of genetics and genomic medicine on society in various countries.
Educational activities also include the organization of the Golden Helix
Symposia (R), which are high-profile scientific research symposia in the
field of personalized medicine and the Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics
Days, an international educational activity focused on pharmacogenomics,
as part of its international pharmacogenomics education and outreach
efforts