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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This year’s theme for World Standards Day on October 14th is “Shared Vision for a Better World: SPOTLIGHT ON SDG 17 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS” and emphasizes global cooperation through international standards. In practice, standards provide a common framework for addressing global...
October 1st each year marks the International Day of Older Persons, a United Nations-designated day for recognizing older people. This year’s theme advocates for healthy and inclusive aging, a topic that deeply resonates with the research and work of BGI Group. The world is un...
Hangzhou, China – At the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (WCBR), organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Hangzhou, China, BGI Group showcased its commitment to advancing global conservation by initiating a partnership with UNESCO to d...
In a major step toward unraveling the complexities of intelligence and brain disease, the 2025 International Forum on Mesoscopic Brian Mapping was successfully held in Shanghai as a key segment of the 18th Pujiang Innovation Forum. Co-hosted by the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intel...
Alzheimer's disease is most common in people over the age of 65. The risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia increases with age, affecting an estimated 1 in 14 people over the age of 65 and 1 in every 6 people over the age of 80. (Credit: Studio Ro...
The group photo from the first ICG in 2006, taken at the West Lake in Hangzhou, featuring two Nobel Prize winners, the main leaders of the 'International Human Genome Project', and prominent figures from the genomics community of various countries From left to right: Yang Huanming (BG...