Key Trends for Precision Medicine in 2024

Enabling personalized medicine through tech innovation, secure diverse data access, newborn sequencing, public trust, and global collaboration

During the Precision Medicine Community Event held on December 18, 2023, in London, leaders shared the latest breakthroughs in genomics, personalized medicine, and drug discovery. Emphasizing the importance of secure access to diverse data and the continuous need to cultivate public and patient trust, the event brought together influential figures from healthcare, industry, and academia worldwide.

This gathering facilitated connections and established new partnerships with the overarching objective of expediting the secure utilization of health and biomedical data in research for the purpose of saving lives.

In order to fully realize the potential of genomics in delivering personalized medicine to entire populations, this white paper outlines the five key themes and anticipated trends for 2024 that emerged from the event:

1. Leveraging innovative technology for secure data linkage and access
   
   
2. Utilizing diverse data in clinical trials for drug discovery
   
   
3. Implementing genomic sequencing for newborns
   
   
4. Involving the public to earn and strengthen trust
   
   
5. Fostering global collaboration among biobanks, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare providers