The mission of the UCI Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics (IGB) is to promote innovation at the intersection of the life and computational sciences. This interface is leading the way in revolutionizing biology, medicine, and society. As part of the revolution, IGB fosters collaborative multi- and interdisciplinary research, institutes major innovative educational programs for computational biologists, and actively transfers research information and technologies through outreach efforts.

IGB works collaboratively across boundaries on the UCI and with other UC campuses, as well as with industry and government, leading advances in computational biology through multiple initiatives. Key fostering activities include the new Biomedical Informatics Training (BIT) program leading and seeding major inter- and intra-campus research projects and making publicly available extensive software and database services. IGB also takes pride in its innovative approaches to furthering technology transfer from the Institute into widespread use, including the active guidance of commercially-relevant research and start-up ideas by the IGB Advisory Board.