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. ...
The effort of teams from six countries – including BGI representing China - over 13 years to complete the Human Genome Project revolutionized the development of life sciences and medicine. However, the completion of the Human Genome Project was really just the beginning for the next phase of scienti...
Yang Shuang, Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Vice President of BGI Group, has been engaged in genome research and its industrialization, with his primary research focus being evolutionary genomics for many years. He has led or participated as a key contributor in several large-scale scienti...
Duncan Yu joined BGI Group in 2014 and held various appointments, including General Manager of Asia Pacific and South China, Chief Operating Officer of BGI Group, Director of BGI International Development Centre, EMT Member of BGI Group, and Executive Vice President of BGI Group. Pr...
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 ...
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...