Origin of the "Centre for Data Protection" (CDP) The Center for Data Protection (CDP) is a non-profit organization that founded in August 2007 as a spin-off from the prestigious European Research Project "Advancing Clinico-Genomic Trials on Cancer" (ACGT). The ACGT project aims at developing a Biomedical GRID infrastructure for sharing Clinical and Genomic expertise. The core activities of the project are:
- Integration of clinical history, medical imaging and genetic data
- Building a knowledge Grid
- Running Clinical Trials (initially) on breast cancer and paediatric nephroblastoma
The CDP is the result of the work of two complementary workpackages in ACGT, focussing on all aspects of data protection (ethical, legal, technical): "WP 10: Ethical, Legal and QA issues" and "WP 11: Trust and Security". The Center for Data Protection is primarily founded to act as a legal body able to enforce security and privacy policies for the ACGT clinical trials (and act as Data Controller according to the European Data Protection Directive where needed). However its mission is broader in promoting practical solutions for data protection, as can be seen from its objectives.  ACGT Project team (at kick-off) |
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