International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC)

Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative and IHCC Announce Milestones in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) is a global multi-stakeholder partnership that is mobilizing the world against Alzheimer’s disease, and the IHCC is proud to be a part of this million person cohort.        “Now is the time to act on Alzheimer’s. International bodies including the WHO, G7, and G20 have all made commitments in recent years that recognize the need to act together, act globally and act now to address this health crisis…DAC is a response to these calls for action, bringing the speed and scale that

Departure of IHCC Associate Director, Eric Plummer Please join us in wishing farewell to Eric Plummer, Associate Director of IHCC, as he transitions to a new role outside of the organization at the end of September. Eric’s leadership saw the IHCC grow exponentially since he joined in 2019. During his 22-month tenure, Eric has ushered in the IHCC governance framework, managed the development and submission of over $6.5M of grant funding, planned and delivered both of our International Cohort Summits, oversaw numerous pilot projects, among many other landmark accomplishments. Before his departure, Eric facilitated the development of a 5-year strategic

The leadership of the International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) wishes to express its strong support for the objectives put forth in the Research Compact from the latest G7 Summit.

Read about IHCC’s latest news, updates, events and more in the July 2021 quarterly newsletter.

IHCC Featured Cohort: The Estonian Biobank PI: Prof. Andres Metspalu, M.D., Ph.D. The Estonian Biobank (Est.BB) is an active member of the IHCC and has a current cohort size of more than 200,000 individuals. Est.BB is part of the international biobanking community and is a founding member of other consortia like international P3G and BBMRI-ERIC in the European Union. IHCC has a unique approach, which we like very much, covering research, education, and training; facilitating the exchange of information between biobanks; and extending the biobanking approach to new countries and continents. In addition to bringing cohorts together from across the

Read about IHCC’s latest news, updates, events and more in the February 2021 quarterly newsletter.

Read all about the International Hundred Thousand Plus Cohort Consortium (IHCC) in an article, written by leaders of the IHCC, recently published in The Lancet.