Open Genomes Foundation

Biotechnology ResearchArizona, United States2-10 Employees

Open Genomes Foundation is an international non-governmental organization focused on biotechnology research, with operations based in Tucson, Arizona, and presence in Germany. Its work centers on open science and crowdsourcing to advance basic research, public health, and live-saving outcomes, by performing genome-related studies and publishing results publicly for global access. The organization emphasizes methods such as open whole-genome sequencing and aims to provide affordable, non-profit phased sequencing for underserved populations while ensuring that results are openly available for personal and scientific research. It also pursues the development of human population phylogenies, references, and linkage maps to support population genetics, medical, and forensic research, using genomics to counter genetic determinism and unscientific myths. Open Genomes positions itself within the biotechnology research landscape as a non-profit, open-data advocate seeking to democratize access to genome information and to explore human origins and ancestry through archaeogenetics, with a mission to demonstrate the unity of humankind and to challenge private exploitation of closed genomic data.

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