New GA4GH Policy Brief discusses the EDPB Guidelines 1/2026 about what “scientific research purposes” are in the context of personal data processing

1 Sep 2026

The GA4GH Health Data Sharing, Privacy, and Regulatory Forum explores laws and regulations that have an impact on genomic and related health data sharing. In this policy brief, Mikel Recuero (University of the Basque Country) discusses the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) draft Guidelines’ understanding of “scientific research purposes” in processing personal data, in relation to existing European data regulations.

Read more in the policy brief.

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