During the 13th International Conference on Genomics, MGI launched its proprietary ultra-high-throughput gene sequencer DNBSEQ-T7.

The silkworm genome research was published in Science. The research of chicken genome was published in Nature as a cover story.

BGI published the research result of the largest Chinese genomics big data in the world’s top academic journal Cell.

BGI donated 300,000 SARS virus diagnostic kits to the National Atypical Pneumonia Command.

During the 12th International Conference on Genomics (ICG-12), MGI launched two high-throughput sequencing systems, MGISEQ-2000 and MGISEQ-200.

Yang Huanming, Yu Jun, Wang Jian and others proposed a set of forward-looking strategic ideas on China's participation in the Human Genome Project (HGP) in Zhangjiajie, Hunan. This gave birth to the development and future of Chinese genomics.