In February 2018, NordForsk released the report 'Nordic biobanks and registers - A basis for innovative research on health and welfare.' It gives an overview of "current knowledge on cross-border development of research that uses Nordic registers, biobanks and clinical studies, and includes suggestions for policy implications.'

NordForsk and research funders in the Nordic countries have issued a call for research proposals entitled, Innovations in Personalised Medicine: Towards implementation of personalised medicine in health care. Applications are due 4 September 2018.

The inaugural meeting of the Nordic Society for Precision Medicine took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 7 and 8, 2018.