International Phenome Centre Network Launches with Waters as a Founding Partner
Global consortium will advance precision medicine research through metabolic phenotyping MILFORD, Mass.– A consortium of leading research centers from six different countries today launched the International Phenome Centre Network (IPCN) at the 2016 World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar. Through its commitment to harmonized metabolic phenotyping methods, the IPCN will tackle some of the most pressing global health challenges, such as autism, cancer, diabetes, dementia and obesity. Supporting the network with its chromatography and mass spectrometry technologies and expertise, Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a founding corporate partner of the IPCN. An advance in precision medicine research, metabolic phenotyping examines the dynamic interactions between our genes, environments, microbiomes, diets and lifestyles and their impact on disease. The research is made possible through advanced analytical science, including mass spectrometry. Waters is a world leader in mass spectrometry technologies and methods. It collaborates with IPCN institutions around the world to apply cutting-edge analytical and mathematical approaches to study robust and harmonized data representing the world’s diverse populations. The results could unravel the molecular underpinnings of disease and inform the development of new therapies and global public health policies. “We are excited by the revolutionary potential of the International Phenome Centre Network to harmonize the way researchers around the world collect and assess data through metabolic phenotyping,” said Rohit Khanna, Senior Vice President, Applied Technology, at Waters Corporation. “It has been a privilege working with world-class institutions to develop and use technologies that will drive solutions to our most complex global health care challenges.” Initiated by the MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre (NPC) at Imperial College London, the IPCN includes more than a dozen international partners with regional, multi-institutional hubs in Australia, Canada, China, J |