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The mission of the Roche Center for Medical Genomics (RCMG) is to apply genetic and
genomic knowledge to the understanding of the molecular pathology of major human disease
leading to the discovery of new and more effective therapies.
Research at the centre for medical genomics will focus on:
- Genetics, as a basis for understanding gene functions
and the role of genes in disease
- Bioinformatics and computer-aided
biology, for efficient use of new scientific data and
findings
- Functional genomics, as a basis for developing medicines
and diagnostic tests that are
individually tailored to patients' needs.
Roche founded the Basel Institute
for Immunology (BII) – the forerunner of the Center
for Medical Genomics – in 1968. Now, some 30 years later, the BII can look back on an
exceptionally productive and successful history, marked by a number of pivotal advances in
immunology. This is reflected by the Nobel prizes awarded to three members of the
Institute and by a long list of scientific publications. With over 500 former members
working world-wide in immunological research, the Institute has successfully accomplished
its most important task – to advance immunology as a science. |
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