BGI, ranks No. 1 in the life sciences industry organization in the Asia-Pacific region for six consecutive years, was founded in 1999 in order to participate in the Human Genome Project. This work inspired us to become a world-leading life science organization. BGI-Research has 4 disciplines that have entered the top 1% of ESI in the world.The two disciplines of clinical medicine, plant and animal science have entered the top 1% of the ESI global ranking in just 3 years.