At MGI Technology and Application Conference of Genomics (TACG) held during ICG-13 on October 25, Dr. Yasushi Okazaki, team leader, and Dr. Ken Yagi, deputy team leader of RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, gave an inspiring speech about the MGI high-throughput genetic sequencer MGISEQ-2000 as the highly versatile platform to satisfy the multiple needs of RIKEN research projects. RIKEN, as one of the leading national research institutes in Japan, established the Genomic Sciences Cen...

The bio-nanotechnology innovator Xing Technologies (hereinafter “XING”) is a UQ spin-off enterprise specialising in world-leading disease diagnosis and monitoring technologies, including cancer. Its proprietary nano-technologies are transforming the future practice of medicine and healthcare. BGI, a global genomics giant, is the largest organisation in the world in genomics research and applications. With its strong technological capabilities and expertise in gene sequencing and instrument de...