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China-Australia genomics collaboration
THE LARGEST genomic organisation in the world, China-based BGI, is deepening its collaboration with leading Queensland researchers as part of its growing presence in the Asia Pacific region.
BGI has signed agreements with CSIRO, Griffith University and James Cook University to collaborate with local researchers on genomic projects relating to human medicine and health, sports health, marine science, biodiversity, agriculture and aquaculture. 
The collaborations announcement coincided with BGI officially opening its new Australian and Asia Pacific headquarters at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute at Herston, a Brisbane suburb, which will initially employ 10 people.
BGI president and co-founding professor Jian Wang said the strength of Queensland’s existing life science institutions, industries and networks made it an obvious choice for BGI’s research and development, and commercialisation centre for the Asia Pacific region.
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