Private company

GigaScience Press

Chinese genome sequencing company

BGI Group, formerly Beijing Genomics Institute, is a Chinese genomics company with headquarters in Yantian, Shenzhen. The company was originally formed in 1999 as a genetics research center to participate in the Human Genome Project.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

BGI Group, formerly Beijing Genomics Institute, is a Chinese genomics company with headquarters in Yantian, Shenzhen. The company was originally formed in 1999 as a genetics research center to participate in the Human Genome Project.2

Corporate structure

GigaScience Press sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • GigaScience Press
    • GigaDB Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • scientific journal

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • BGI Group

Subsidiaries

  • GigaDB

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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