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Director, ShanghaiCenter for Bioinformation Technology
Yixue Li
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Established in August 2002, the shanghai center for bioinformation Technology (SCBIT) is a non-profit organization engaged in research and development of bioinformation technology under the administration of the Science Technology Commission of shanghai Municipality. SCBIT is the first enterprise in China to take promoting our country’s bioinformation data sharing as a goal, totally engaged in life science database construction, and bioinformation software development.
Our mission is to promote the advancement of Life Sciences, biotechnology and the Biopharmaceutical industry in Shanghai as well as nationwide.
Our responsibilities include but not limited to:
---conducting original research in bioinformatics;
---building bioinformatics platforms with latest technologies;
---developing national standards for bioinformatics databases;
---collecting and managing bioinformation resources;
---training in the area of computational biology.
Established for six years, the center built and developed database system and technical standard, established a platform about Bioinformation resources. Under the support of S&T commission of Shanghai Municipality, the center established bioinformation resource sharing system, technical support system, as well as large cooperation channel in home and abroad. The center has strong bioinformation data excavation and technology development ability, and established training base. It provides highly effective and fast bioinformatics resource, technical service and important influence to make contribution to promote our country’s social economical sustainable development. |
