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Emergency national research infrastructure for COVID-19 at Ilegusavnið - The Faroe Islands' National Human Genetics Resource Centre

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $97,968.8

  • Funder

    Novo Nordisk Foundation

  • Research Location

    Denmark

  • Lead Research Institution

    The Faroe Islands? National Human Genetics Resource Centre

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    N/A

  • Research Subcategory

    N/A

  • Special Interest Tags

    Digital Health

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The purpose of the project is to establish a national, broad emergency COVID-19 collaboration over the next six months, with a view to collecting diagnostic blood and tissue samples as well as data relating to COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands. The aim is to build a unique research infrastructure with biological samples and data from all types of patients, including patients with very early stages of COVID-19 infection, patients with mild symptoms, patients with acute, life-threatening infections and patients who have recovered. All the biological samples will be made available free of charge to COVID-19-related research projects for the next two years, provided that the projects have obtained the necessary permits from the Research Ethics Committee and the Faroese Data Protection Agency.