Original article in Vietnamese published on VGI và GIZ ký hợp đồng hỗ trợ dự án “Ứng dụng công nghệ giải trình tự Nanopore cho nghiên cứu lâm sàng tại Việt Nam” – VGI Network.

A new Germany – Viet Nam project on “Application of Nanopore Sequencing Technology for Clinical Research in Viet Nam” has been launched this July. The project is a cooperation effort between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Viet Nam – Germany Innovation Network (VGI), with a EUR44,000 funding from GIZ, aiming to enhance Viet Nam’s capabilities in medical research and clinical diagnostics

This project is led by Assoc. Prof. Dr Tran Doan Duy Hai from the University Medical Center Göttingen and a member of VGI, in collaboration with Vietnamese – German Center for Medical Research (VGCARE) under 108 Military Central Hospital, Viet Nam.

In addition to EUR44,000 from GIZ, Dr Duy Hai’s Research Fund also contributes EUR16,000 in counterpart fund.

The project “Application of Nanopore Sequencing Technology for Clinical Research in Viet Nam” aims to apply advanced technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of clinical research in the medical field in Vietnam. Nanopore sequencing is a modern method for reading DNA and RNA. It works by passing a strand of DNA or RNA through a tiny hole (nanopore) and detecting changes in electrical current to identify the sequence of nucleotides. This allows for quick and accurate genetic analysis, useful for diagnosing diseases.

The project will bring many practical benefits to the Vietnamese medical sector, while strengthening the cooperation between Viet Nam and Germany in the field of science and technology.

This project is under the framework of the programme “Shaping development-oriented migration” (MEG), implemented by GIZ.