January 2000
Nobel Prize awarded for the discovery of conducting polymers
June
2002
Initial patents filed on Sirigen technology (conducting polymer biosensors)
February 2003
Sirigen founded by Professor Guillermo C. Bazan, Dr. Brent S. Gaylord, and Mr. Patrick J. Dietzen
May
2003
Awarded First place in the business plan competition at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
February 2004
Mr. James B. McCarthy becomes first investor in Sirigen and joins the company's board of directors
January 2005
Completion of friends initial financing
(convertible notes)
January 2005
Corporate office and laboratory facility established in Santa Barbara, CA
February 2005
Secured exclusive worldwide licenses on seven patents from UCSB
April
2005
Awarded $2,100,000 three year grant from the U.S. Army and the ICB
June
2005
CRADA agreement signed with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
December 2005
Dr. N A Kerton joins the Board
March
2006
Closing of Series A funding completed
September
2006
Sirigen files patent “Fluorescent Methods and Materials for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification”
June
2007
Headquarters established in Hampshire, UK
November 2007
Closed first Commercial deal
24 April 2008
Closed Series B funding from Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners
May
2008
Sirigen Group Ltd became the new legal identity
August 2008
Move from Santa Barbara to San Diego
