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To the Editor — The capability to gather large amounts of data, alongside the increasing power of artificial intelligence to examine it, has led to a revolution in the use of data in the life sciences. We announce a new initiative, the Genomics Pathology Imaging Collection (GPIC), combining digital pathology and genomic data to create a unique multi-omic resource for cancer research.

This collaboration between Genomics England and the UK National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) builds on the rich data of the 100,000 Genomes Project to add over 250,000 additional digital pathology images and associated pathology information.

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Fig. 1: Pathology data elements to be added to the 100,000 Genome Project.

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National Pathology Imaging Co-operative, NPIC (project no. 104687), is supported by a £50m investment from the Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine challenge, managed and delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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  1. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and National Pathology Imaging Co-operative, Leeds, UK
    Charlotte N. Jennings, Matthew P. Humphries, Danny Kaye, Daljeet Bansal, Catherine Colquhoun & Darren Treanor
  2. University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
    Charlotte N. Jennings, David R. Westhead & Darren Treanor
  3. Genomics England, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
    Suzanne Wood, Monit Jadhav, Robbie Chabra, Christopher Brown, Georgia Chan, Nour Merzouki & Prabhu Arumugam
  4. Department of Clinical Pathology and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
    Darren Treanor
  5. Centre for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
    Darren Treanor

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P.A., D.R.W., D.B., and D.T. were responsible for the conceptualization of the study. C.N.J., M.P.H. and D.T. prepared the manuscript, with input from D.B., P.A. and D.R.W. C.N.J., M.P.H., S.W., M.J., R.C., C.B., G.C. and D.K. contributed to data collection. D.B., C.C., N.M., P.A., D.R.W. and D.T. were responsible for the study setup and management. S.W., M.J., R.C., C.B., G.C., N.M. and P.A. were involved in participant engagement. All authors have reviewed and approve of this submission.

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D.T. is the digital pathology lead for the UK Royal College of Pathologists, and is the principal investigator of the NPIC program (UKRI). All other authors declare no competing interests.

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Jennings, C.N., Humphries, M.P., Wood, S. et al. Bridging the gap with the UK Genomics Pathology Imaging Collection.Nat Med 28, 1107–1108 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01798-z

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