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BGI Group

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BGI Group is a Shenzhen-headquartered technology company that sequences genomes and provides genomics research services.

BGI Group is a Chinese technology company founded on 9 September 1999 and associated with Co-founder Wang Jian.1 It sequences genomes and provides genomics research services.1 The group began as the Beijing Genomics Institute to participate in the Human Genome Project; a listed affiliate is BGI Genomics.

Last reviewed: 12 Sept 2026 Confidence: High Markdown JSON

History

Wang Jian and colleagues founded BGI on 9 September 1999. The organization moved to Shenzhen and became a large genomics company.1

Founders

Products

  • BGI sequencing. Genome sequencing instruments and services.

See also

Sources

  1. BGI Group . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.