Expert opinion survey of genomics research and development initiatives at Health Canada

Genomics is proposed to improve predictive toxicology and regulatory decision making. The Government of Canada established the Genomics RD 2) national and international collaboration is essential to building capacity and leveraging resources; 3) collaborative case studies, exchange programs, international validation exercises and Health Canada's Genomics Working Group as key exercises to overcome existing challenges to the application of genomics. These opinions provide a basis for selecting projects funding areas to maximise genomics impacts on regulatory decision making.