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1. Ithanet (the electronic infrastructure for thalassaemia research network) is a new project within the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union. Its goal is to strengthen the Euromediterranean community of researchers in molecular and clinical research into thalassaemia and related haemoglobinopathies, and enhance its scientific potential using the existing and emerging eInfrastructure tools (GÉANT2, Grids). 
2. NCBI was established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.
3. SAFE (Special Non-Invasive Advances in Fetal and Neonatal Evaluation Network) is a Network of Excellence established under the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme which aims to implement routine non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and cost effective neonatal screening through the creation of long-term partnerships.