General Information
BGI (formerly known as Beijing Genomics Institute) was founded in 1999. BGI provides comprehensive sequencing and bioinformatics services for medical, agricultural and environmental applications.
DNA Sequencing Instruments Used
- Applied Biosystems 3730xl
- Applied Biosystems SOLiD(tm) 4
- Illumina HiSeq2000
- Life Tech Ion Torrent
- Roche GS FLX
DNA Sequencing Prices
Not stated
DNA Template Requirements
Plasmids
100 ng/µL
PCR products
20 ng/µL
Primers
No information
Other information
BGI provides sequencing services for bacteria (bacteria, fungi, bacteria liquid puncture flat), plasmid, and PCR products (the original and purified). The turnaround time for bacterium fluid results using the standard procedure is about 48 hours.
Sequencing turn-around time
24 hours
International orders
Yes
GLP DNA sequencing
Not mentioned
Other DNA sequencing related services offered
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Library Preparation
- Fragment Analysis
- Genotyping
- Bioinformatics
Contact Information
BGI Americas Corporation
Address: One Broadway, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Phone: +1 (617) 500-2741
Fax: +1 (617) 500-2742
Email: info@bgiamericas.com
Comments
BGI offers a broad array of services. BGI stores the samples and primers for one month. Read lengths of around 800bp offered. Bioinformatics facility provide data analysis service including basecalling.
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