Dennis Penland

Sound Agriculture Co. engages in the development of crop protection and crop enhancement products. Its Rapid Discovery platform focuses on finding solutions that increase the sustainability, productivity, and healthiness of food supply. The company was founded by Eric Davidson and Travis Bayer in 2013 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Purina Mills LLC produces and markets animal nutrition products. It manufactures and supplies livestock feed and pet food offering information concerning their products. The firm provides its products for commercial livestock and poultry, horse, bird, fish, zoo and pet industries. The company was founded on October 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Clayton, MO.

Vestaron Corp. develops and markets bioinsecticides derived from naturally occurring peptides. It offers the following brands: Spear-T for the treatment of thrips, Spear-P controls Colorado Potato beetle, and Spear-C protects crops from lepidopteran pests. The company was founded by Glenn F. King in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Ingredientwerks, Inc. develops plant-based proteins. The American company was founded in 2022. Matthew T. Plavan has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Renewable Agricultural Energy, Inc. engages in manufacturing fuel ethanol. The company was founded by Mark W. Wong and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., Anawah, Inc. is a company that researches and develops techniques for agriculture. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Vic C. Knauf, Mark W. Wong. Anawah was acquired by Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. on June 16, 2005.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Emergent Genetics, Inc. produces and sells agricultural products to farmers including seeds and herbicides. The company was founded by Mark Wong and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Syngenta Corp. manufactures agricultural chemicals and distributes field, garden, and flower seeds. It produces herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and crop protection products for pest control and vegetation management. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Tiba Biotech LLC is a company that specializes in advancing the RNA medicine field with an improved approach to nucleic acid delivery. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company has developed a fully biodegradable nanoparticle delivery platform for safer vaccines and therapeutics, as well as a computational RNA design for more potent gene expression. The company's goal is to achieve better patient outcomes through rational design, from gene to delivery method beyond vaccines. The company was founded in 2017 by Christian Mandl, Karl H. Ruping, Jasdave Chahal. Karl H. Ruping has been the CEO since 2017.

213 Management LLC (213 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Bob Shapiro and Nick Rosa. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Tecumseh Poultry LLC produces natural and organic chicken products. It sells products through U.S. grocers under the Smart Chicken brand; the company's products include whole and cut up chickens. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Tecumseh, NE.

Moark LLC produces and distributes fresh shell eggs and egg products. Its products include specialty eggs, LAND O LAKES, EGGLAND'S BEST, and egg nutrition. The company's services include category management, product development, custom programs, and shrink evaluation. Moark was founded by Hollis P. Osborne in 1965 and is headquartered in Norco, CA

Novus International, Inc. manufactures animal nutrition and healthcare products. It provides products to the poultry, pork, dairy, and beef industries. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Frequentz, Inc. develops track and trace software. It offers comprehensive traceability, serialization, and information management technologies. The firm provides information repository & intelligence server and mobile solutions. The company was founded by Charlie Sweat and Michael Lucas in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Coöperatieve Rabobank UA, Rabobank International (New York Branch) provides commercial banking services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Bay State Milling Co. manufactures flour and grain products. The firm offers flours, mixes, bases, naked oats, spices, and seeds. The company was founded by Bernard J. Rothwell in 1899 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

OSI Group LLC operates as a food processing company. The firm offers beef, pork, poultry, bacon, hot dog and specialty sausage, pizza and baked snack processing, sous vide processing and kettle products, sandwich and entrée assembly, and fried food products. It also offers food process engineering and food safety and quality assurance services. The company was founded by Otto Kolschowsky in 1909 and is headquartered in Aurora, IL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Global Green USA operates as a national environmental organization. It specializes in green building, green schools, green urbanism, green housing, resource recovery, weapons elimination, renewable energy, energy efficiency and classroom education. The company was founded by Diane Meyer Simon in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

AbCelex Technologies, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm discovers, develops, and commercializes technologies and products for improving food animal health in order to increase production and food safety. The company was founded by Saeid Babaei and Ali Riazi in 2010 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Part of Mycogen LLC, Agrigenetics Co. is an American company specializing in agricultural seed and plant sciences. The company was founded by Mark W. Wong.

enEvolv, Inc. provides genome engineering services. It engineers and licenses microorganisms to produce chemicals enzymes and small molecules for a variety of industries including specialty chemicals, food, energy, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by George McDonald Church, Marco M. Farsheed, Farren J. Isaacs, and Jay Harris Konieczka in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Proterro, Inc. develops protose sugar biofuels. Its products include proterro sugars and proterro nutritionals. The company was founded by John Aiken in April 2008 and is headquartered in Bronxville, NJ.