The research result of the first Asian genome map ("Yanhuang Project") was published in Nature as a cover story.

BGI completed the sequencing of the giant panda genome.

BGI participated in the post-disaster reconstruction of the “5•12 Wenchuan Earthquake” to monitor possible health emergencies and infectious diseases.

Shenzhen BGI Research Institute (currently “BGI-Research”) was established.

The first International Conference on Genomics (ICG) was held in Hangzhou.