BGI Genomics Global Expansion Bid Included Launch of New Subsidiaries in 14 Countries in 2022

NEW YORK – Building on its global expansion plans, Chinese genomics company BGI Genomics established over a dozen new subsidiaries across the globe in 2022, according to the firm’s annual report filed with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange last week. The new entities span multiple continents and 14 countries, including Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Turkey, Madagascar, Nigeria, Hungary, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Malaysia, Angola, Kazakhstan, and Serbia. BGI characterized most of these subsidiaries, which contain “BGI Health” in their names, as “professional scientific and technical services” companies. Additionally, outside of mainland China, BGI created Smarter Info Company and…