SciDev.Net

Formed in February 2002, ABioNet is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation that aims to help African scientists realise the scientific potential of recent advances in genomics in order to accelerate medical advances against infectious diseases. The organisation provides opportunities for cooperation and exchange between research groups across Africa specialising in all areas of computational biology. It also provides a forum for discussion, collaboration, exchange of ideas, and conference organisation.

HUGO is a membership organiastion that aims to promote international discussion and collaboration on scientific issues and topics crucial to the progress of the worldwide human genome initiative. It promotes the scientific study of the human genome, and provides a global forum for addressing the scientific, medical, ethical, legal, social and commercial issues raised by the handling and use of genome knowledge.