Interview with Bingshen Li, CEO, SinoGenoMax
SinoGenoMax was founded in 1998 with the purpose of participating in the Human Genome Project. Could you give us an overview of the company’s activities since then and the transformation…
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As one of the largest genomics-based biotech companies in China, SinoGenoMax Co.,Ltd. was incorporated in September 1998 by a joint investment from the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission and Beijing Boda Sci-Tech Venture Capital Ltd. Its founding members include the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking University, the Chinese Academy of Science, and the Beijing Institute of Medical Sciences. The affililated institute, Chinese National Human Genome Center of Beijing (CHGB) was established in October 1998 at SinoGenoMax.
SinoGenoMax participated in the International Human Genome Sequencing Project, and has been closely involved in several major genome-related research projects such as pathogenic microorganism sequencing projects, Chinese population single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping project, and other disease genome research projects.
Originally focused on DNA sequencing and analysis, SinoGenoMax has subsequently expanded its expertise in all aspects of molecular biology and protein biology. SinoGenoMax has built up several independent technical groups including genomics group, proteomics group, and molecular biology group. In particular, SinoGenoMax has perfected a rigorous quality-management system to implement process monitoring and quality control for all the procedures we perform. SinoGenoMax has passed the ISO 9001:2000 international certification of quality management system since 2004, and is now preparing to obtain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation of testing laboratory.
There are currently 100 employees working at SinoGenoMax located in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. SinoGenoMax’s 5,000 square meter laboratory building is fully equipped with top class facilities including DNA Sequencers, mass spectrometry, HPLC, Microarray Chip Reader, and lab automation workstation, for high throughput operation and analysis in genomics and proteomics research. A proprietary Laboratory Information Management System(LIMS) has been implemented for standardized management of samples,data and work flow, and all procedures are performed under the guidance of corresponding SOPs.
In the past few years, SinoGenoMax has successfully provided high quality and cost-effective services for several international pharmaceutical companies. Whether in the scientific research or industrial of production, the widely recognized achievements have enabled SinoGenoMax to become the best biotechnology service company at home and abroad.
Large-scale DNA sequencing, Bioinformatics, Protein expression & Purification, Protein Seperation & Identification, Antibody Production, Functional Genomics & Drug Disc. Platform, Genome-Based Target Validation, Pathway-Based Target Validation, siRNA-Based Drug Screening
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