IOP Genomics stimulates strategic pre-competitive genomics research at universities and institutes. Cooperation with companies in the field is a prerequisite for funding. As such, the programme is crucial in coupling excellent research to the innovation needs of Dutch industry. Knowledge transfer and long-term public-private collaborations are the ultimate goals of the programme.
In 2005, IOP Genomics entered its second phase. The 2004 call for proposals resulted in five new projects to be selected and started in 2005. Currently, 18 IOP Genomics projects are ongoing, involving almost all Dutch universities and research institutes in addition to 44 companies.
Research themes
IOP Genomics concentrates on four main themes:
- Pathogenesis of chronic and old age disease
- Functionality, quality and safety of food production
- Understanding biomolecular processes (e.g. signal transduction, metabolic pathways)
- Genomics technologies (both equipment related and experimental laboratory technologies)