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BGI Touts Eventual Merck Deal

Beijing Genomics and Merck intend to collaborate, using BGI resources primarily to analyze genomic and epigenetic data off of Merck samples. The announcement was more than just a shot across the bow signaling BGI's intent to dominate the gene sequencing services world. It could eventually extend into the clinical arena, which could open up another whole new collaborative - and competitive - area with the West.

With Peter Kim, PhD, the president and EVP of Merck & Co. Inc.'s Merck Research Laboratories in attendance, in mid-September BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) announced the signing of a statement of intent to form a working relationship with Merck. The organizations aim to utilize BGI's high-throughput DNA sequencing and analysis capabilities as the underpinning of a research collaboration, primarily to analyze genomic and epigenetic data generated using Merck samples.

The announcement was more than just a shot across the bow signaling publicly BGI's intentions to dominate the gene sequencing...

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