China National GeneBank
China National GeneBank or CNGB (Chinese: 国家基因库) is China's first national-level gene storage bank, approved and funded by the Chinese government. Based in the Dapeng Peninsula of Shenzhen, CNGB's mission is to support public welfare, life science research and innovation, as well as industry incubation, through effective bioresource conservation, digitalization and utilization.[1]
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| Release date | 22 September 2016 |
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| Website | http://www.cngb.org/ |
In 2011 the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Ministry of Health and Family Planning approved the establishment of the Centre, entrusting BGI with its construction in a public-private partnership. After 5-years of development the first phase of the centre opened in 2016,[2] spanning more than 47,500 square meters and including a biorepository, a bioinformatics data center and a living biobank.[3] The Centre also has a Synthetic Biology platform collaborating with Australia's Macquarie University and Harvard[4] on metabolic engineering and the development of high-density DNA storage technology.[5]
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References
- "国家基因库". www.cngb.org. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "National gene bank officially opens - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "China Launches Its First National Gene Bank". Asian Scientist Magazine | Science, technology and medical news updates from Asia. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "BGI Research, China National GeneBank Form Synthetic Biology Alliance With Macquarie U". GenomeWeb. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "BGI Genomics to Set Up Synthetic Biology Institute Headed by Harvard Genetics Professor". Yicai Global. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
