Founded in 2003, the Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG) of CAS – 中国科学院北京基因组研究所 has been located in the Olympic Science and Technology Park since 2013. The current director is Professor XUE Yongbiao.
Since its establishment, BIG has achieved significant successes in major research projects, most notably the Chinese Superhybrid Rice Genome Project. The institute also played an active role in the Human Genome Project (HGP) and the HapMap Project. BIG has developed numerous gene analysis tools with proprietary intellectual property, significantly improving bioinformatics computing capabilities. Additionally, it has made advancements in computational theory, software, algorithms, and data storage methods.
More information: http://english.big.cas.cn.
