Huazhi Rice Gene Technology
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Huazhi Rice Bio-Tech/华智生物技术有限公司 is a privately held China-based molecular breeding and bioinformatics service platform for the rice seed industry, providing whole-genome markers/chips, trait-specific functional markers, marker-assisted breeding strategy, germplasm fingerprinting/characterization, genetic mapping/QTL/gene cloning, and whole-genome selection/prediction, plus rice variety test/evaluation systems. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Changsha, Hunan, China. Known scale: ~7 employees (English LinkedIn profile) or ~15 employees (Chinese LinkedIn profile); reported company size category up to 201–500 employees. Core offerings also include molecular breeding and lab/field automation and customized data/software; it runs “molecular breeding” and “variety testing” management systems. Shareholding/investors are not clearly detailed in the results, but the 2025 annual report exists and corporate registration shows multiple agricultural/seed-related entities as shareholders, indicating ongoing operations. Latest 2025–2026 developments: partnered with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Alibaba Cloud on the “Yunzhidao/Rice of the Cloud” project to deploy and share large-scale (3000) rice genome sequencing data and cloud analysis/database access (Sept 2026 updates), indicating it is active. Also shows 2026 patent activity and ongoing public company/contract announcements tied to Huazhi.
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- Huazhi Rice Bio-Tech Company — 2026-06-26
- 华智生物技术有限公司 — 2026-06-25
- 华智生物技术有限公司 - 企知道
- Rice Genome data sharing of “Yunzhidao” 09/14 Update MySheen — 2026-09-14
- 3000 Rice Genome Project data released 09/20 Update MySheen — 2026-09-20
- Huazhi Rice Bio-Tech Company Information | SignalHire Company Profile
- Jiming Li — 2026-09-04
- Huazhi Rice Bio-Tech Co., Ltd.:Patent,Patent Application,Portfolio Analysis - Discovery | PatSnap
- Industry
- Digital & robotics, Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- GM traits & gene editing, Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
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- 2026-07-22 中国水稻研究所在一系法杂交水稻研究中取得里程碑突破_中国水稻研究所Huazhi is a key endogenous rice gene that enables autonomous parthenogenesis to produce clonal seeds; by expressing Huazhi in hybrid rice embryos, the team achieved over 99% clonal seed production with normal fertility, marking a milestone toward fixed …
- 2026-07-26 Chinese researchers achieve breakthrough in hybrid rice cloning - People's Daily OnlineThe article reports that Chinese researchers identified and characterized a rice gene named HUAXU that enables parthenogenesis in hybrid rice, enabling near-100% cloning efficiency when combined with a cloned gamete strategy—pushing toward a “one-line hybrid …
- 2026-09-14 Rice Genome data sharing of "Yunzhidao" 09/14 Update MySheenHuazhi Rice Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is involved in the Yunzhidao project, contributing to a large-scale global data-sharing effort that hosts 3,000 rice genome sequences on Aliyun for free download and cloud-based analysis to accelerate rice breeding and …
- 2026-09-20 3000 Rice Genome Project data released 09/20 Update MySheenHuazhi Rice Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is mentioned as a partner in the Yunzhidao project, collaborating with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and others to share rice genome data via cloud resources to accelerate breeding of high-yield, …
- 2026-07-22 China makes major breakthrough in hybrid rice breeding with high cloning efficiencyHuazhu Rice Gene Technology is not mentioned in the article. The piece reports that China developed a one-line hybrid rice, "Yixi No. 1," with cloning efficiency above 99% via an endogenous HUAXU gene enabling apomixis, potentially changing hybrid rice …
- 2026-03-24 Origin Agritech Names Global Crop Biotechnology Expert Dr. Jian Zhang to Board of Directors; Welcomes Return of Dr. Z. James Chen as Chief Financial OfficerDr. Zhang (Dr. Jian Zhang) previously served as General Manager of Huazhi Rice Biotechnology Co., Ltd., where he built a world-class crop molecular breeding R&D platform in China.
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