News Archive for 2007

05 Feb 2007 - Call for new technologies

EuroGentest offers industry a unique network of accredited laboratories to evaluate new technologies. The next call for submissions is now underway. More...

16 Mar 2007 - "Genetically Yours"

A full-length article in the latest issue of Lab Times by Anja Possart on the aims and progress of EuroGentest to date. More...

05 Apr 2007 - EuroGentest publishes first in series of EU Genetic Patient Rights reports

Major differences highlighted in Denmark and Czech Republic More...

11 Apr 2007 - New Patient Leaflets

EuroGentest has developed a series of 11 leaflets to provide information for patients and families about Genetic Inheritance Patterns, Chromosome Problems, Genetic Testing and Information About Your Genetic Appointment. More...

10 May 2007 - WP6.2 Consultation on Core Competence document.

WP6.2 are requesting comments on a Core Competence document which has been posted on this website. More...

15 May 2007 - Press Release on Patient Leaflets available on website More...

21 May 2007 - Pharmacogenomics Reporter article on Unit 6 patient leaflets published.

'The May 2007 edition of the Pharmacogenomics Reporter published an article on the Patient Leaflets which have been published by Unit 6. More...

01 Jun 2007 - Unit 3 release latest version of draft counselling guidelines

EuroGentest aims at improving the quality of genetic counselling services associated with genetic testing, across Europe. One of the goals is to establish recommendations for genetic counselling in connection with different testing situations. More...

10 Jul 2007 - European QAu Database Released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0 of the Quality Assurance (QAu) database, a common aim of EuroGentest and Orphanet. More...

19 Sep 2007 - Towards accreditation - workshop on managing the human side of change - Nice, February 7-8, 2008

In this workshop overall insights on the ‘human, behavioral' side of change will be provided. There will be techniques presented to manage this part of the change process. Case studies and role play will be used to help you to apply these insights and techniques on real life situations. More...

31 Oct 2007 - NoEs join forces to lobby for sustainability (Open forum)

EuroGentest is among a group of leading NoEs which have joined forces to lobby the Commission over the issue of sustainability. Coordinator Jean-Jacques Cassiman is among those presenting at a debate on November 20 in Brussels hosted by MEP Prof Jerzy Buzek to convince the Commission on the unique role NoEs play in the European Research Area and on the need for flexibility to achieve this goal. More...

06 Nov 2007 - October newsletter available More...

20 Nov 2007 - Guidelines for molecular karyotyping in constitutional genetic diagnosis

New guidelines for molecular karyotyping in constitutional genetic diagnosis were released in the European Journal of Human Genetics More...

30 Nov 2006 - First open genetic testing accreditation workshop proves major success More...

15 Dec 2007 - Patient leaflet translations well underway

From Bulgaria to Lithuania, the patient leaflet series has been a major success and is now being translated into some 13 languages by the end of this year, with a further 10 already scheduled for 2008. More...