Taking place June 21st – July 5th, 2026, in Shenzhen, BGI Group extends a warm welcome to your participation in the course of Applicable Smart Medical Technology Training Program for "Belt and Road" Countries. Organized by BGI College, this 15-day program is designed for mid- to senior-level prof...
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Choices, conviction and curiosity. These are the driving forces that have taken Wyclif Odago from the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya to be a Project Operation Specialist at BGI Bioverse and a PhD candidate in Botany at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. As the fi...
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On March 17, a Dutch biotechnology delegation, organized by the Netherlands Innovation Network China and led by Antoni Mandemaker, Deputy Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Guangzhou, visited the BGI Center, the global headquarters of BGI Group. The delegation engaged in high-lev...
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BGI Group is aware that Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (ONT) has filed an ex parte application in the U.S. seeking to gather evidence regarding alleged breach of contractual obligations.BGI is surprised by ONT's allegations, which we repudiate. As a global leader in cutting-edge...
We are deeply disappointed that the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to advance the BIOSECURE Act. The bill is a false flag targeting companies under the premise of national security, but in reality it will strengthen the monopoly in the genomics market held by one dominant U.S. player that h...
This year marks a monumental milestone for BGI Group as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. From our humble beginnings to becoming one of the world’s leading organizations in genomics, BGI Group has consistently pushed the boundaries of science and technology, transforming healthcare, agriculture, li...
A decade ago three people picked up buckets filled with icy water and poured it over their heads, and so the Ice Bucket Challenge was born and fast became a global phenomenon, attracting some 17 million people to help raise awareness and money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). August 31s...
Following their scientific expedition to Mount Everest in May, BGI Group's Co-founder and Chairman, Wang Jian, led a team of researchers on a deep-sea exploration mission in late July. Partnering with institutions including the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering at Chinese Academy of ...
In light of the World Health Organization (WHO) designating the latest monkeypox (mpox) outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’, its highest alert level, we sat down with Dr. Yin Ye, BGI Group CEO, to ask him about mpox and how concerned people should be about catching it. ...