BGI Group

BGI, currently known as the BGI Group, formerly known as the Beijing Genomics Institute, is a Chinese genome sequencing company, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It was formed in 1999 to participate in the Human Genome Project as a genetics research center. It also sequences genomes of other animals, plants and microorganisms. The company has morphed from a research institute that decoded the DNA of pandas and rice plants into a company active in animal cloning, health testing, and contract research, while its earlier non-profit research has been continued by the Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

BGI Group

BGI, currently known as the BGI Group, formerly known as the Beijing Genomics Institute, is a Chinese genome sequencing company, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It was formed in 1999 to participate in the Human Genome Project as a genetics research center. It also sequences genomes of other animals, plants and microorganisms. The company has morphed from a research institute that decoded the DNA of pandas and rice plants into a company active in animal cloning, health testing, and contract research, while its earlier non-profit research has been continued by the Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.