Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) Forms Children's Disease Partnership With Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

November 18, 2011 -- BGI, formerly known as the Beijing Genomics Institute, though it is now located in Shenzhen, has established a joint institute with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The partnership, which will be called BGI@CHOP, will seek to determine genetic causes of both rare and common pediatric diseases using the Philadelphia Hospital’s biobank and expertise in clinical phenotyping. More details....