BiosGroup
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BiosGroup, founded in 1997 by Stuart Kauffman
and Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini Ernst and Young), was a spin off from the Santa Fe Institute
. The company aimed to commercialize complexity science software in applications that helped companies manage projects and supply chains. Its clients included Southwest Airlines
, P&G, Ford, Boeing
, SAP AG
and Texas Instruments
; as well as government agencies like the Office of Naval Research
and the Internal Revenue Service
. In 2000, it received investments of $5 million from Procter & Gamble and $8 million from Ford Motor Company.
At its peak, BiosGroup employed about 150 people in offices in Santa Fe
, Boston
, London
, Bulgaria
, and Washington, DC. BiosGroup spun off several prospering companies including: Pipeline Trading (previously eXchange + - Advantage); Qforma
(previously Commodicast); Icosystem; Genpathway (previously CIStem); and EuroBios SA.
BiosGroup's consulting operations were acquired by NuTech Solutions in 2003.
Stuart Kauffman
Stuart Alan Kauffman is an American theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher concerning the origin of life on Earth...
and Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini Ernst and Young), was a spin off from the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...
. The company aimed to commercialize complexity science software in applications that helped companies manage projects and supply chains. Its clients included Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
, P&G, Ford, Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
, SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
and Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
; as well as government agencies like the Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research , headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , is the office within the United States Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S...
and the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
. In 2000, it received investments of $5 million from Procter & Gamble and $8 million from Ford Motor Company.
At its peak, BiosGroup employed about 150 people in offices in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, and Washington, DC. BiosGroup spun off several prospering companies including: Pipeline Trading (previously eXchange + - Advantage); Qforma
Qforma
Qforma, Inc. was founded in 2000 by physicist Roger D. Jones from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and pharmaceutical executive, Kelly D. Myers. The company is one of several companies in Santa Fe, New Mexico that were founded on technologies first created at the Los Alamos National...
(previously Commodicast); Icosystem; Genpathway (previously CIStem); and EuroBios SA.
BiosGroup's consulting operations were acquired by NuTech Solutions in 2003.
See also
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