Germany's "National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases"

[V.R.T.]

I can't think of a better way for Germany to spend the first lot of this funding than to put £20 million towards SequenceME. Is funding constrained to German projects? If not can people who are connected maybe make some introductions and get people talking?

The samples are already collected so funding a similar project in Germany makes less sense...

 

[rvallee]

I can't think of a better way for Germany to spend the first lot of this funding than to put £20 million towards SequenceME. Is funding constrained to German projects? If not can people who are connected maybe make some introductions and get people talking?

The samples are already collected so funding a similar project in Germany makes less sense...

IIRC it was even specifically mentioned that international outreach was necessary for this program to work since expertise is always so small that relying on whatever exists in any given country is almost pointless, even in a country the size and prosperity of Germany.

This is such a no-brainer that if this program were working well it would already be nearing approval. In a sane world.

 

[V.R.T.]

This is such a no-brainer that if this program were working well it would already be nearing approval. In a sane world.

I'd like to say perhaps it is but knowing our luck...

But it sounds like it's definitely somewhere Ponting and Co should try for funding. I'm sure they've thought of it so I won't tag him or anything. But it would give me a bit of faith in the world back if the German funders were smart enough to do this.