ICarbonX

iCarbonX is a company founded by Chinese genomicist Jun Wang, former CEO of Beijing Genomic Institute (BGI), in 2015. iCarbonX combines genomics with other health factors such as metabolites, bacteria and lifestyle choices to create a digitalized form of life. iCarbonX has raised over $600 million in investment. Tencent Holdings Limited – owner of social-media app WeChat – and Zhongyuan Union Cell & Gene Engineering Corp. invested $200 million in iCarbonX, which made iCarbonX one of only three Chinese healthcare startups with a valuation of more than $1 billion (Unicorn). The company has about 100 employees. ^[1]

9 relations: AOBiome, Bacteria, Beijing Genomics Institute, Metabolite, PatientsLikeMe, Tencent, Unicorn (finance), Wang Jun (scientist), WeChat.

AOBiome

AOBiome is a Boston-based biotech company focused on transforming human health through products that restore ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB).

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Bacteria

Bacteria (common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) is a type of biological cell.

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Beijing Genomics Institute

BGI, known as the Beijing Genomics Institute prior to 2008, is a genome sequencing center, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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Metabolite

A metabolite is the intermediate end product of metabolism.

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PatientsLikeMe

PatientsLikeMe is a patient network and real-time research platform.

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Tencent

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Unicorn (finance)

A unicorn is a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion.

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Wang Jun (scientist)

Wang Jun (born June 4, 1976) is a Chinese scientist, founder and CEO of iCarbonX, and former CEO of the Beijing Genomics Institute (now known as BGI).

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WeChat

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICarbonX

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