WHO Collaborating Centre for Genomic Surveillance of AMR launches in London

The WHO Collaborating Centre for Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been launched at the Royal Institution in London. Hosted by the Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance at Oxford’s Pandemic Sciences Institute, the Centre will help expand and standardise global genomic monitoring of AMR. Designated by WHO, it will develop laboratory protocols, bioinformatics tools and technical guidance, supporting the…