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BGI (), known as the Beijing Genomics Institute prior to 2008, is one of the world's premier genome sequencing centers, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.〔Lone Frank, (High-Quality DNA ), Apr 24, 2011, The Daily Beast〕 ==History== Wang Jian, Yu Jun, Yang Huanming and Liu Siqi created BGI in November 1999〔Shu-Ching Jean Chen, (2 September 2013) (Genomic Dreams Coming True in China ) Forbes Asia, Retrieved 27 October 2014〕 in Beijing, China as a non-governmental independent research institute in order to participate in the Human Genome Project as China's representative.〔〔(The dragon's DNA ), Jun 17th 2010, The Economist〕 After the project was completed, funding dried up. So BGI moved to Hangzhou in exchange for funding from the Hangzhou Municipal Government. In 2002, BGI sequenced the rice genome which was a cover story in the journal Science. In 2003 BGI decoded the SARS virus genome and created a kit for detection of the virus. In 2003, BGI Hangzhou and the Zhejiang University founded a new research institute, the James D. Watson Institute of Genome Sciences, Zhejiang University. The Watson Institute was intended to become a major center for research and education in East Asia modelled after the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the US. In 2007 BGI’s headquarters relocated to Shenzhen as "the first citizen-managed, non-profit research institution in China". Yu Jun left BGI at this time purportedly selling his stake to the other 3 founders for a nominal sum.〔 In 2008, BGI-Shenzhen was officially recognized as a state agency.〔(About BGI ), BGI〕 In 2008, BGI published the first human genome of an Asian individual.〔〔Ye, Jia (2008) (An Interview with a Leader in Genomics — Beijing Genomics Institute ) Asia Biotech, Retrieved 14b January 2013〕 In 2010 BGI Shenzhen was certified as meeting the requirements of ISO9001:2008 standard for the design and provision of high-throughput sequencing services, The same year BGI bought 128 sequencing machines and claimed to be the world's largest genome center.〔Kevin Davies, (27 September 2011) (The Bedrock of BGI: Huanming Yang ) Bio-IT World, Retrieved 14 January 2014〕 In 2010 it was reported that BGI would receive US$1.5 billion in “collaborative funds” over the next 10 years from the China Development Bank. In 2010, BGI Americas was established with its main office in Cambridge, Massachusetts〔(2013) (Introduction to BGI Americas ) BGI official web page, Retrieved 14 January 2014〕 and BGI Europe was established in Copenhagen.〔(2013) (BGI Europe ) BGI official web page, Retrieved 14 January 2014〕 In 2011 BGI reported it employed 4,000 scientists and technicians.〔 BGI did the genome sequencing for the deadly 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in three days under open licence.〔 In 2013 BGI reported it had relationships with 17 out of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies〔〔(Pharma and Biotech Services Introduction ), BGI〕 and advertised that it provided commercial science, health, agricultural, and informatics services to global pharmaceutical companies.〔(BGI - Industry ), BGI〕 That year it bought Complete Genomics of Mountain View, California, a major supplier of DNA sequencing technology, for US$118 million.〔Specter, Michael (6 January 2014) (The Gene Factory ) The New Yorker, Retrieved 28 October 2014〕 The institute has described itself as partly private and partly public, receiving funds both from private investors and the Chinese government. The laboratory was also the Bioinformatics Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beijing Genomics Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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