GSK, Regeneron and UK Biobank In Gene Sequencing Initiative
Executive Summary
GlaxoSmithKline and the Regeneron Genetics Center have joined forces with the UK Biobank to sequence genes from its 500,000 participants in an effort to improve drug discovery and disease diagnosis. The first data are due within a year.
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