Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: AJEX Logistics Services (AJEX), the Middle East specialist in express distribution and shipping solutions, has been appointed by the world's leading integrated solutions provider of precision medicine, BGI Genomics, to provide it with all necessary transport and logistics solutions within the Middle East region.

BGI Genomics, a world leading biotech company, which provides academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and other organizations with integrated genomic sequencing and proteomic services and solutions, will be supported by AJEX in the Middle East through the provision of domestic and international express road and airfreight services, including specialized cold-chain services for life-sciences and dry-temperature controlled warehousing in Dammam, Jeddah, and Riyadh.

Thanks to the new partnership, BGI Genomics will be best placed to support human, plant and animal research, drug discovery and development and agriculture and biodiversity preservation and sustainability through its services across the Middle East at a time when regional governments are targeting the expansion of local research and development efforts.

Speaking on the announcement, Fahad Al Salhi, Chief Solutions Officer at AJEX said, “Following stringent testing of our services by BGI Genomics, AJEX has proven that it is the go-to company for specialized logistics services within the Middle East region thanks to our expertise and infrastructure.”

"Known for its work on the Human Genome Project and its development of a real-time fluorescent RT-PCR kit for COVID-19, our appointment by BGI Genomics demonstrates that we are best placed to support the growing pharma and life-sciences industry in the region,” Al Salhi added.

Alwyn Li, Head of BGI Genomics MENA logistics team, commented, “With over 20 years of experience helping our customers achieve their research goals by delivering rapid, high-quality results using a broad array of cost-effective, cutting-edge technologies, it was paramount that we appoint a logistics partner who shares our values. AJEX ticked all those boxes and more with its provision of live-monitored and temperature-controlled import and export full-mile transport services supported by packaging, tracking, and warehousing. With their state-of-the-art support, we look forward to expanding our life-sciences services throughout the Middle East region.”

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About AJEX

Founded in 2021, AJEX Logistics Services is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s logistics & transportation expert. Specialized in Middle East e-commerce distribution and industrial solutions, AJEX is established in the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and China. With a network of more than 40 active logistics facilities, AJEX offers a full suite of customer-centric solutions from express distribution, e-commerce solutions, road, ocean, airfreight, warehousing, cold chain and healthcare solutions. AJEX is a joint venture between Ajlan & Bros Holding, a leading investment company and conglomerate in the Middle East region, and SF Express, a leader in China Transportation and Logistics.   

About BGI Genomics

BGI Genomics, headquartered in Shenzhen China, is the world’s leading integrated solutions provider of precision medicine. In July 2017, as a subsidiary of BGI Group, BGI Genomics (300676.SZ) was officially listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.