Beijing Institute of Genomics
Profile
| Official Chinese name | 中国科学院北京基因组研究所 |
|---|---|
| Official English name | Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chinese aliases | 国家生物信息中心, 基因组所 |
| English aliases | China National Center for Bioinformation, Genomics Institute, Beijing Institute of Genomics |
| Acronyms | BIG |
| Research fields | Genomics, bioinformatic computing, precision medicine |
| Total employee count | 235 (as of the end of 2021) |
Summary
Beijing Institute of Genomics is categorised as a Limited Defence Partner based on the following indicators:
- Defence advisor
- 1 indicators
- Defence award
- 2 indicators
- Defence funding
- 2 indicators
- Defence laboratory
- 1 indicators
- Military-technology patent
- 1 indicators
- Research collaboration with defence entities
- 3 indicators
A limited defence partner contributes to the development of China’s defence capabilities in ways that are limited in time, frequency, scope or scale. Evidence indicates that participation has either ceased or if it persists, it is narrow in scope, not institutionalised and occurs through isolated or infrequent activities led by individual researchers, rather than through sustained programmes or organisational commitments.
Rules-based framework
| Rule | Resulting category |
|---|---|
| Two or more indicators = 4 | Core defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and two indicators = 3 or Three or more indicators = 3 | Regular defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and one indicator = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 or Two indicators = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 | Limited defence partner |
| All indicators between 0 and 2 | Civilian institute |
| Three or more indicators = 0 | Insufficient data |
Note: All indicators operate on a 0 to 4 scale. There are a total of six indicators.
For more information on the graded scales see the user guide.
Defence advisory roles
Members of the leadership of the Beijing Institute of Genomics have probably not served on defence-related expert committees. However, because the underlying data are incomplete, this assessment is made with medium confidence, and such service by members not surveyed cannot be fully ruled out.
Defence awards
Available information indicates that researchers currently affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Genomics have received two defence awards over time: two separate instances of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award, one in 1995 and one in 2004.[1]
The 1995 award is connected to a researcher who was not employed by the Beijing Institute of Genomics until 2008.[2] The second award was granted to a research team in 2004.[3] Further analysis was unable to confirm any defence awards granted after 2021.
While researchers and projects linked to the Beijing Institute of Genomics have received two defence awards before 2021, there were almost certainly no awards granted in recent years. As the data reviewed are thorough, recent, and cover a significant portion of relevant staff, this assessment is made with high confidence.
Defence funding
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Beijing Institute of Genomics authored six publications funded by Chinese defence entities, placing the institute in the 18th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. Of the 828 authors affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Genomics who published during this period, 18 (2 per cent) had at least one defence-funded publication. However, it is not possible to attribute specific funding to individual researchers based solely on publication data.
Defence laboratories
No publicly available information suggests that this institute hosts or is affiliated with any known defence laboratories. The Chinese language laboratory websites do not mention any links or references to defence-related activities.
Military-technology patents
Between 2021 and 2025, the Beijing Institute of Genomics was not granted any military-technology patents. This places it at the very bottom (0th percentile) among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. No inventors from the Beijing Institute of Genomics were listed on any military-technology patents during this period.
Research collaboration with defence entities
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Beijing Institute of Genomics co-authored 112 publications with at least one Chinese defence entity, placing the institute in the 6th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis.
These collaborations include 10 publications with PLA academic institutions, 72 with defence laboratories, 11 with military hospitals, 32 with members of the Seven Sons of National Defence, 1 with a member of the Seven Sons of Ordnance Industry and 1 with a defence conglomerate.
Of the 828 authors affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Genomics who published during this period, 327 (39 per cent) had at least one defence-related collaboration.
Return to directoryNotes
All cited web content was viewed at its original website location; however, to ensure ongoing accessibility we are providing links to Internet Archive versions here.
- 2023. ‘Research Unit: Hongxing Lei.’ [科研单元：类红星]. Beijing Institute of Genomics. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴
- Beijing Institute of Genomics. 2023. ‘Research Unit: Hongxing Lei.’ [科研单元：类红星]. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴
- Beijing Institute of Genomics. 2009. ‘Award Information.’ [获奖信息]. 23 July. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴