John E. Klopp

EIDP, Inc. engages in the provision of science-based products and services. It operates through the Seed and Crop Protection segments. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms around the world. The Crop Protection segment serves the global agricultural input industry with products that protect against weeds, insects and other pests, and disease, and that improve overall crop health both above and below ground via nitrogen management and seed-applied technologies. The company was founded by Eleuthere Irenee du Pont in 1802 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

SpeeDx Pty Ltd. is a medical diagnostic company focused on the research, development and commercialization of molecular diagnostic detection technologies. It offers various technologies, including MNAzymes, which are multi-component nucleic acid enzymes composed of DNA to be adapted for sensitive and specific multiplexed detection of various target analytes, as well as catalytically modify substrates producing signals to indicate the presence of target; DNAzymes, which are deoxyribozymes or DNA enzymes to catalyze a repertoire of chemical reactions and are used in the sensor/nanotechnology arena, as well as used for human and animal health; and EzyAmp, an isothermal signal amplification cascade that utilizes restriction enzymes. The company was founded by Elisa E. Mokany and Alison V. Todd in 2009 and is headquartered in Eveleigh, Australia.