At the center of an ever-expanding industry
1992
TVG open for business
TVG opened for business on January 7th, when both co-founders had relocated from the UK to California.
1993
BPE was launched
BioPartnering Europe (BPE) was launched in collaboration with the International Marketing Centre of the American Embassy in London. Opening Keynote Speakers were: The Honorable Raymond G.H. Seitz, U.S. Ambassador, London; James H. Turner, Jr., Staff Director, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; The Rt. Honorable Tim Sainsbury, UK Minister of State for Industry
1996
TVG creates Global BioPartnering Network
TVG expanded the 2-day window of opportunity for showcasing life science investment options at BioPartnering Europe (BPE), to a 365-day seamless window of opportunity that transcended the barriers of time-zones and distance using the World Wide Web (WWW). This new product, the Global BioPartnering Network (GBN), was built to be the first truly global information technology IT-based network on the Web specifically designed to bring together the key players in the life science industry on a single website for the purpose of showcasing new technology and business opportunities in the world's centers of innovation.
1999
1st Annual BioPartnering Ventures
The precursor to C21 BioVentures was launched as 1st Annual BioPartnering Ventures - A Celebration Investing in the New Economy: The Convergence of the Healthcare, Biotechnology, Computer, and Telecommunications Industries held on May 24-25 at the Silverado Country Club and Resort in Napa, California. This inaugural annual explores how the biosciences and information technologies were converging to create dynamic new opportunities for investment.
2003
1st Annual BioPartnering North America
BioPartnering North America (BPN) was launched. The 1st Annual BioPartnering North America (BPN) was held at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina in Vancouver, B.C., Canada on February 9-11 as a partnership between BC Biotech, BioAlberta, and TVG, with the support of industry leaders. The event was designed primarily for biotech, pharma, and other groups seeking to form partnerships and continues to be part of a premier event chain of CEO and investor events, and partnering events for the life science industry in different parts of the world which TVG organizes, while being enhanced by co-promotion agreements with other market leaders.
2003
biopartnering.com re-launch for BPE
Also in 2003, biopartnering.com was re-launched at BPE, as an online product showcasing the companies and the people driving bioscience innovation around the world. Since then, biopartnering.com has been leveraged by a large number of premier life science events worldwide, such as:
- Rocky Mountain Life Science Investor Conference
- The BioEconomy Summit
- Bangalore India Bio 2009
- BayBio2009
- Invest Northwest 2009
- BioSquare 2009
- AusBiotech
- Biolatina
- BayBioNEST Partnering Forum
- BIOTECHNICA PARTNERING
- BIOMEDevice
- BayBioNEST Partnering Forum 2007
2009
TVG introduces BioPartnering China
BioPartnering China was launched as part of Bio Eco. Held on June 25 at the Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel & Convention Centre in Tianjin, China, BPC captured the important role that China plays in the global economy and the strong contribution to business growth in the healthcare sector, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.