The Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park's mission is to enable the responsible and effective translation of genome-based research into improvements in population health.

We began life as the Public Health Genetics Unit (PHGU) in 1997 with a small investment from the Cambridge health community. The award of further UK government funding in 2002 allowed us to expand our activities under the banner of Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park (CGKP). CGKP belongs to a network of six Genetics Knowledge Parks in England and Wales, funded by the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry (see Overview of the Genetics Knowledge Parks Network from the Department of Health website). We bring to the network our unique focus on public health genetics.