[Inspur, United with Chinese Academy of Sciences to speed up gene strategy] Why was genetic testing stopped?

Recently, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Inspur announced that in order to speed up the research process of gene science in China, they will jointly develop the third-generation domestic gene sequencer, which is expected to come out within three years. The successful development of this important equipment will not only fill the gap in the field of basic equipment for gene sequencing in China, but also enable domestic life science research institutions to obtain low-cost and efficient sequencing tools and accelerate the development of China's gene strategy.

According to reports, the third-generation gene sequencer will be jointly developed by Beijing Institute of Genomics of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Inspur State Key Laboratory of High Performance Server and Storage Technology.

At present, the second-generation gene sequencer used by domestic institutions engaged in gene research is completely dependent on imports, and the equipment is expensive. More seriously, due to the uniqueness of gene resources, foreign companies can take advantage of the first-Mover advantage of gene sequencing equipment to apply for gene patents first, thus monopolizing the global gene industry in the future.

At present, the international competition of the third generation gene sequencer is very fierce. The United States claims to launch a mature third-generation gene sequencer in 20 12, and Japan and Europe also have related research and development plans. The situation facing China is very urgent.

Researcher Yu Jun, deputy director of the Institute of Genomics of China Academy of Sciences, told the reporter that the third-generation gene sequencer developed by China is essentially different from the existing second-generation sequencer in principle and efficiency. The third-generation gene sequencer makes more use of the principles and technologies of chemistry, semiconductor and optics, and reduces complex biological reactions through the operation of a single molecule. At the same time, combined with the efficient processing technology of massive data, a cheap and fast gene sequence interpretation is formed. If the research and development is successful, it will drive the leap-forward development of life science in China.