SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor

AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.

Gold Sponsor

Moderna is a leader in the creation of the field of mRNA medicine. Through the advancement of mRNA technology, Moderna is reimagining how medicines are made and transforming how we treat and prevent disease for everyone. By working at the intersection of science, technology and health for more than a decade, the company has developed medicines at unprecedented speed and efficiency, including one of the earliest and most effective COVID-19 vaccines. Moderna's mRNA platform has enabled the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases and autoimmune diseases. With a unique culture and a global team driven by the Moderna values and mindsets to responsibly change the future of human health, Moderna strives to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines.

Bronze Sponsor

The Human Genome Project (HGP) is considered one of the greatest scientific achievements of the last century. BGI was founded in 1999 in order to participate in this project on behalf of China. Since then, BGI has become a world-leading life science organisation.

BGI now serves customers in more than 100 countries. We provide academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health care providers and other organisations with integrated genomic sequencing and proteomic services and solutions across a broad range of applications spanning:

• Basic research covering human, plant, animal and microbial species

• Clinical research in human health

• Drug discovery and development

• Agriculture and Biodiversity preservation and sustainability

BGI offers one of the industry’s largest sequencing capacities and have a wide variety of other NGS platforms to meet all our customers’ needs. Our technology, sequencing, capacity, and almost 20 years of genomics experience allow us to offer our customers and partners a trusted, cost efficient and expert service for all outsourced sequencing needs.