Post by Kenneth New on Jun 12, 2011 16:09:39 GMT -5
Megacorps are incredibly powerful. They operate on multiple worlds and are often incorporated on worlds amenable to supporting their independence. Their wealth and power gives them tremendous influence both on the Alliance Council, but also with the Alliance Military.
Helix Biotechnica got its start on Gaia, where it still owns and operates several farms. It's one of the leading producers of bioengineered food products in Alliance Space. For two centuries, their main focus has been the acquisition and exploitation of alien botanicals and zoologicals. When new worlds are discovered, Helix Biotechnica is one of the first megacorps to send in teams of scientists. Their task is to find anything of value that lives on the world. Some products can be grown and sold directly to Alliance Markets, while others require some bioengineering before they can be used.
Helix Biotechnica is the sole owner of Helix Pharmaceutica, the leading supplier of new medicines throughout Alliance Space.
Most products of Helix Biotechnica are sold in sterile varietals that will grow, but not produce a viable second generation. They are also fanatical about enforcing their patents on genes they've discovered.
Helix Biotechnica has been forced to reign in their activities in the Core Worlds as the garden planets have long been colonized. On some of the worlds of the two frontiers, they aren't quite so careful. The ecological damage they can wreck in their search for valuable biologicals is immense. Outside the power and jurisdiction of the Alliance Adjudicators Service they follow profit as keenly as SolMet or Ares Sky Mines.
Helix Biotechnica got its start on Gaia, where it still owns and operates several farms. It's one of the leading producers of bioengineered food products in Alliance Space. For two centuries, their main focus has been the acquisition and exploitation of alien botanicals and zoologicals. When new worlds are discovered, Helix Biotechnica is one of the first megacorps to send in teams of scientists. Their task is to find anything of value that lives on the world. Some products can be grown and sold directly to Alliance Markets, while others require some bioengineering before they can be used.
Helix Biotechnica is the sole owner of Helix Pharmaceutica, the leading supplier of new medicines throughout Alliance Space.
Most products of Helix Biotechnica are sold in sterile varietals that will grow, but not produce a viable second generation. They are also fanatical about enforcing their patents on genes they've discovered.
Helix Biotechnica has been forced to reign in their activities in the Core Worlds as the garden planets have long been colonized. On some of the worlds of the two frontiers, they aren't quite so careful. The ecological damage they can wreck in their search for valuable biologicals is immense. Outside the power and jurisdiction of the Alliance Adjudicators Service they follow profit as keenly as SolMet or Ares Sky Mines.