BTG is a global
leader in commercializing technologies that shape the future. BTG
acquires, develops and licenses intellectual property rights (IPR)
covering innovative products and processes in the diverse fields of
life sciences and high technology. With its headquarters in London
and offices in Philadelphia and Tokyo, BTG capitalizes on a global
network of contacts in companies, universities and research institutions
to identify and commercialize the most promising technologies. Since
its founding in 1949, BTG has commercialized such major innovations
as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Interferon and wide-spectrum
cephalosporin antibiotics. BTG is quoted on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol "BGC". In the UK and the USA respectively,
BTG operates through wholly owned subsidiaries, BTG International
Ltd. and BTG International Inc.