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Jurassic Park: Trespasser[]
Foundation[]
InGen at the front page of Science America (from Jurassic Park: Trespasser)
Internation Genetic Technologies was founded by Stanford Geneticist Norman Atherton and flamboyant venture capitalist John Parker Hammond in 1979. After gathering nearly $850 million in foreign venture capital, the company began an enormous amount of genetic research on two islands in Costa Rica. When Atherton died, his successor was none other than Henry Wu, his biology protege from Stanford. The company's true intentions involved developing a tourist attraction in Central America, the so-called "Jurassic Park". The park was said to open in mid 1990, but on August 27th, 1989, an on-site inspection lead to the eventual break-out of several adult dinosaurs, as well as several fatalities.
Chapter 11[]
InGen files for Chapter 11 (from Trespasser).
Inevitably, InGen filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Washington D.C. on October 3, 1989. The company was, however, able to pull itself out of the situation, as Peter Ludlow assumed the position of CEO in October of 1996, dispatching his team to Site B by May of 1997. When the hunting party failed and the San Diego Incident occurred, InGen presumably went completely bankrupt and ceased to operate.
John Hammond later published a memoir, Jurassic Time, in which he told his tale about the rise and fall of his tragic dream.