BGI Group

BGI Group, formerly Beijing Genomics Institute, is a Chinese <a href="/facts/Genomics/pVU3BGpL">genomics</a> company with headquarters in <a href="/facts/Yantian,_Shenzhen/qCGqeNw1">Yantian</a>, <a href="/facts/Shenzhen/B8rnXRf8">Shenzhen</a>. The company was originally formed in 1999 as a genetics research center to participate in the <a href="/facts/Human_Genome_Project/eQDHgHTP">Human Genome Project</a>. It also sequences the genomes of other animals, plants and microorganisms.
BGI has transformed from a small research institute, notable for decoding the DNA of pandas and rice plants, into a diversified company active in <a href="/facts/Cloning/Vb6SM4c7">animal cloning</a>, health testing, and contract research. BGI's earlier research was continued by the <a href="/facts/Beijing_Institute_of_Genomics/w9ooayjq">Beijing Institute of Genomics</a>, Chinese Academy of Sciences. BGI Research, the group's nonprofit division, works with the Institute of Genomics and operates the <a href="/facts/China_National_GeneBank/y3ToFSCW">China National GeneBank</a> under a contract with the Chinese government. BGI Genomics, a subsidiary, was listed on the <a href="/facts/Shenzhen_Stock_Exchange/H43nhjef">Shenzhen Stock Exchange</a> in 2017. The company is supported by several <a href="/facts/China_Government_Guidance_Fund/2YQnB4MF">China Government Guidance Funds</a> and <a href="/facts/State-owned_enterprises_of_China/89JRruJG">Chinese state-owned enterprises</a>.
Starting in 2021, details came to light about multiple controversies involving the BGI Group. These controversies include alleged collaboration with the <a href="/facts/People%27s_Liberation_Army/nr4YlS9J">People's Liberation Army</a> (PLA) and use of genetic data from <a href="/facts/Prenatal_testing/XIYk6swb">prenatal tests</a>. BGI denied that it shares prenatal genetics data with the PLA.

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BGI Group