Vision
EMQN believes that every patient should have the most accurate genomic test result possible. After all, lives may depend on a correct diagnosis to identify appropriate treatment or prognosis. Families also rely on test results to understand the risks to themselves and their loved ones.
Mission
EMQN provides quality assurance tools and knowledge to the human genomic testing community through External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes. This guarantees the best possible molecular diagnostic procedure, analytical performance, and clinical interpretation.
Furthermore, EMQN’s highly qualified peer group of assessors take pride in their thought leadership position and are committed to regularly publishing best practice guidelines and other information for the molecular diagnostics field
Successful pilot of Huntington disease
EQA scheme
1997
EMQN was established in Manchester, UK
1998
Supported by a European commission grant
1999-2002
Supported by subscriptions from EQA scheme participants. Scope broadened to include:
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Molecular genetics
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Molecular pathology
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Pharmacogenetics
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Virology
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Non-invasive prenatal testing
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Postnatal testing
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Technique-specific EQA schemes for molecular testing, e.g., Next Generation DNA sequencing (NGS)
2002-2021
Became independent community-interest company – EMQN CIC
2021
Organisation
Prof. Dr. Jochen Decker
Non-Executive Chair
SYNLAB MVZ Humangenetik Freiburg GmbH
Dr. Stacey Hume
Non-Executive Member
University of British Columbia
Dr. Anne-Francoise Roux
Non-Executive Member
CHU Montpellier, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique
Dr. Simon Patton
Executive member
EMQN
Mrs. Nicola Wolstenholme
Executive Member
EMQN
Mrs. Nicci Dickins
Company Secretary
EMQN
Dr. Mary Duke
Finance Director
Integral Finance
Mr Gordon Powell
Non-Executive Director
GRP Consulting Ltd
Collaborators
EMQN collaborates with many organisations to ensure we provide the best possible service, including:
Contact us to become a collaborator
Contact usView our partner’s catalogue
Rfb 2025 cataloguePharmaceutical partners
Several of our schemes are fully or partly sponsored by some of our pharma partners, including:
Careers
Our team is growing!
Are you looking for the next step in your career that will give you a chance to really make a difference to patient outcomes
through ensuring best practice in diagnostic testing?
Visit our careers page to see the available opportunities in Manchester.
