On September 9, 2019, DNBSEQ-T7, an ultra-high-throughput gene sequencer independently developed by MGI, was officially released for commercial use. Among them, WeGene is the first batch of customers of DNBSEQ-T7 sequencer. Recently, MGI invited Dr. Gang Chen, the founder and CEO of WeGene, to conduct an interview. Dr. CHEN, the founder and CEO of WeGene The data of whole genome sequencing is very valuable, which can better meet the detection of more complex mutations. In the application...

Recently, MGI made the world's first one-stop sequencing workstation – MGIFLP. MGI conducted joint testing at Zhujiang Hospital of Guangzhou Southern Medical University to help patients with suspected severe infections to provide accurate diagnosis through high-throughput sequencing pathogen screening and medication guidance. MGIFLP Most of the clinical samples are based on whole blood samples. For a long time, clinical sequencing has faced several issues to be solved: Complicated Proc...

SHENZHEN, China, June 20, 2019 – MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a subsidiary of BGI Group, and Centre for Translational Microbiome Research (CTMR) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm today announced a strategy collaboration in microbiome research and initiated the 10,000 Metagenomics Project as phase one project. The joint-research project is leading by Professor Lars Engstrand and Professor Mathias Uhlén, supporting by Karolinska Institutet and Ferring Pharmaceuticals, using MGI's DNBSEQTM technol...

MELBOURNE, April 30, 2019 -- MGI, a division of global genomics leader BGI Group, announced that Micromon Genomics is the first Australian commercial user of its high-throughput genetic sequencer MGISEQ-2000. Monash University's Micromon Genomics, a next-generation sequencing facility located in the university’s Biomedical precinct at the Clayton campus in Melbourne, provides sequencing services to Australian researchers, including DNA, RNA, single cell and customised applications. "This instr...

MGI, a subsidiary of global genomics leader BGI Group, completed installation of its MGISEQ-2000RS genetic sequencer at the Genomic Research Laboratory, part of the Genome Technology Research Unit of BIOTEC – Thailand's National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. The milestone marks the first official installation of MGISEQ-2000 in Thailand, as well as the first installation for a government research institution. The addition of MGISEQ-2000 to the BIOTEC Genomic Research Labora...