BGI - formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute - was founded in Beijing, China, on 9 September 1999. The company's mission is to become a premier scientific partner of the global research community and to make cutting-edge genomic science widely accessible through its technological investment, economies of scale and bioinformatics expertise. BGI, and its affiliates, BGI Americas and BGI Europe, have established partnerships and collaborations with leading academic institutes and government research bodies as well as global biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, supporting a variety of disease, agricultural, environmental and related applications.
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