: Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁Gal á pag os ▁Islands ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch iros cience ▁Group ▁Pl c ▁was ▁a ▁British - based ▁bi ote ch ▁company , ▁founded ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Evans . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Cell tech ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁which ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁U CB . ▁ ▁History ▁Ch iros cience ▁was ▁born ▁from ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁En zym at ix , ▁which ▁was ▁ultimately ▁acquired ▁by ▁G enz yme , ▁when ▁Andy ▁Rich ards ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁convinced ▁Evans ▁and ▁Peter ▁Ke en ▁to ▁launch ▁Ch iros , ▁which ▁name ▁was ▁quickly ▁re vised ▁to ▁Ch rios cience . ▁ ▁Se ed ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁Sch ro der ▁Vent ures , ▁Ap ax ▁and ▁ 3 i . ▁ ▁Ch iros cience ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bi ote chn ology ▁Initial ▁Public ▁Of fer ings ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁bi ote ch ▁company ▁Dar win ▁M ole cular ▁Corporation , ▁based ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁retain ing ▁Ch iros cience ▁as ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Cell tech ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁both ▁Chris ▁Evans