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Kearney, Inc. provides management consulting services.

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Goldman Sachs Bank USA operates as state chartered commercial bank. The provides banking products and services. It offers corporate loans comprising term loans, revolving lines of credit, letter of credit facilities, and bridge loans and corporate debt securities. The firm provides loans to private wealth management clients, loans backed by commercial real estate consisting of loans secured by hotels, retail stores, multifamily housing complexes, and commercial and industrial properties. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Centerre Healthcare Corp. operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. The company was founded by John P. Keefe and John T. Lewis on October 7, 2008 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Genomatica, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products. It offers metabolic engineering for renewable production of commodity chemicals. The company was founded by Bernhard O. Palsson and Christophe H. Schilling in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Tom C. Melzer, Jay W. Schmelter, Mark J. Mendel and Andrew B. Craig III. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. provide parent education and support programs for parents to teach their children in the early years before kindergarten. The organization develops curricula, trains early childhood professionals, and certifies parent educators. It trains parents to recognize developmental delays, prevent child abuse, and get kids ready for school. The organization was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Microbiogen Pty Ltd. develops non-genetically modified yeast. It develop non-genetically modified yeast to generate yeast strains for industrial purposes, which are used for ethanol production, high quality animal feed, baking, yeast extracts, enzymes, antioxidants, and waste stream management amongst others. The company is headquartered in Lane Cove, Australia.

DOVISTA A/S develops, manufactures and markets windows and doors. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Horsens, Denmark.

Missouri Technology Corp. provides solutions for technical and productivity issues. It offers research support as well as conduct commercialization programs. The company is headquartered in Jefferson, MO.

Part of New Sunshine LLC, Helios LLC is a leader in salon software. The company is based in Indianapolis, IN. The company was founded in 1988 by Mich B. Hein, and the CEO is Joshua Allan Dykstra. Helios provides a salon POS system designed for tanning salons, fitness centers, day spas, and beauty salons. The company has partnered with CashBack Bankcard Processing to offer unparalleled integration of Point of Sale, EFT, and online payment processing applications. Helios also offers marketing solutions integrated with your business, from social media to salon websites, to help you market effectively.

Electrochaea LLC develops technology for converting electricity and carbon dioxide into methane. Its technology enables to store renewable energy from wind and solar and represents a viable solution for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing and carbon recycling. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Electrochaea GmbH develops bio catalytic process for storing electricity. It employs a biocatalyst which converts electricity and carbon dioxide into pipeline-grade renewable gas. The firm develops solutions for utility-scale energy storage, grid balancing and carbon reuse. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Planegg, Germany.

Part of Innovate St. Louis, ITEN is a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly solid-state lithium-ion SMD micro batteries. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. These batteries are rechargeable in a few minutes and can deliver power over a wide operating temperature range. The company is used in various applications such as back-up power supply, powering autonomous sensor nodes, tracking and monitoring solutions, sensor data loggers, beacons and RF tags, smartphone peripherals, medical devices, home and building automation, smart cities, wearables, and e-textiles.

Focus First GmbH provides digital services. The company was founded by Rene Esteban Jimenez and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Evergrain LLC is a sustainable ingredient company that provides food and beverage-based protein and fiber barley ingredients. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. Evergrain was founded by Greg Belt, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

3x5 Partners LLC (3x5 Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Tony Arnerich and Nicholas Walrod. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.