Launched last month as part of the EU's coronavirus action plan, the portal will collect and distribute SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and patient phenotype data.
Genomics England has slashed storage costs by migrating to a new file system, while NIH's All of Us research program is seeking savings from a cloud environment.
Policies regarding data sharing and re-use also influenced people's willingness to contribute their genomic data to resources run by various types of organizations.
The Medical Genome Reference Bank, which currently holds data for more than 2,500 healthy elderly Australians, could help scientists understand the genetics of healthy aging.
While the Oxford, UK-based company has focused on drug development partnerships to date, it is also keen to see uptake of genetic disease risk screening by the NHS.
Black principal investigators receive less favorable application scores when seeking US National Institutes of Health grants, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
