Guido Radaelli

Siluria Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a direct chemical process for plastics and fuels from natural gas. Its second process technology can convert ethylene to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. The firm’s revolutionary catalyst technologies uniquely combine nanomaterials, biotechnology and chemical engineering, to convert an abundant, ubiquitous, and inexpensive feedstock into high value, drop-in fuels and chemicals using processes that can be seamlessly integrated into existing industry infrastructure. The company was founded by Clinton Whitewood Bybee and Alexander Tkachenko in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Casale Holding SA develops proprietary technologies. Its services include technical audits, advisory and consultancy services for improved plant performance, feasibility studies, licensing of proprietary technologies, basic and detail engineering, project management, procurement services, plant construction management, catalyst testing, plant commissioning, start-up and optimization and project contracting on turn-key basis. The company was founded by Luigi Casale in 1921 and is headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.

Aurora Algae, Inc. manufactures algae-based products. It offers algae-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutrition, aquaculture and fuels markets. The company was founded by Guido Radaelli, Matthew Caspari and Bertrand R. Vick in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.