Founded in 1999, BGI is one of the world’s leading life science and genomics companies. BGI’s mission is to use genomics to benefit mankind and to be a leader in the era of life sciences. BGI follows a genomics development model of “production, study and research.” BGI provides equipment, technical support and solutions for the needs of national economies and people’s livelihoods, such as precision medicine and precision health. BGI is committed to applying its genetic and technological achievements to real world settings in order to realize the dream of trans-omics for a better life.
1997
- Yang Huanming. Yu Jun, Wang Jian propose strategic ideas on China’s HGP project in ZhangJiaJie, Hunan
1998
1999
- BGI established for the China HGP
2000
- BGI contracts to build 30 MegaBACE 1000s
- HGP 1% project work framework completed
- Yuan Longping, Zhu Lihuang, Wang Jian sign agreement to develop China’s super hybrid rice genome research
- President Jian Zemin points out HGP is great scientific project in human history and expresses gratitude to scientists and technicians
2002
- Science published cover article on framework of the Chinese rice genome work
2003
- For the first time in BGI, the whole genome sequence of four SARS viruses deciphered
- BGI donates 300,000 copies of the SARS virus diagnostic kit to the National Atypical Pneumonia Command
2004
- Science publishes silkworm genome article
- Nature publishes chicken genome research in UK
- BGI FangRui dispatches DNA ID and rescue team to Thailand after Indian Ocean tsunami
2005
- 10% International Human Genome Hap Map Project undertaken by BGI and China Collaboration Group and published in Nature
- Rice Genome Project “fine map” completed
2006
- First International Symposium on Genomics held in Hangzhou
2007
- BGI Research established
2008
- BGI participates in post-disaster reconstruction of the 5/12 Wenchuan Earthquake
- BGI completes the sequencing of the giant panda genome
2010
- British Nature publishes the results of the human intestinal genome in cover article
- Results of the Tibetan Genome and Tibetan Genome Research published in Science
2011
- BGI deciphers the pathogen genome of the German E. coli outbreak which is published in New England Journal of Medicine
2012
- Deadly German E. coli reported
2013
- Complete Genomics Acquisition
2014
- The Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology of the Union Military Academy of Military Sciences and BGI develop Ebola nucleic acid detection reagent
- BGI collaboration completes large scale bird genome project which is published in Science
2015
- BGI releases its first desktop high throughput sequencing system. developed from proprietary technology BGISEQ-500
- BGI launches another self-developed high throughput desktop sequencing system, BGISEQ-50
2016
- CNGB
2017
- Major achievements in yeast genome synthesis project published in cover article in Science
- BGI Genomics is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
- At the 12th International Symposium on Genomics, BGI releases two high throughput sequencing systems, MGISEQ-2000 and MGISEQ-200
2018
- BGI publishes largest study ever on Chinese genomics in the world’s top academic journal, Cell
- During the 13th International Genomics Congress BGI releases its latest ultra-high throughput gene sequencer MGISEQ-T7