Lloyd M. Kunimoto

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Epicyte Pharmaceutical, Inc. develops biopharmaceuticals. The American company was founded by Mich B. Hein. Epicyte Pharmaceutical was acquired by Biolex Therapeutics, Inc. on May 06, 2004.

Galileo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapeutics and pharmaceuticals for redox failure such as stroke, heart attack, and diabetes. It also owns and operates laboratories. The company was founded by Dr. Guy Miller in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Sapphire Energy, Inc. develops and produces algae-based crude oil products. It uses sunlight, CO2, non-potable water, non-arable land and nutrients in outdoor ponds to produce biomass that can then be converted into high-value oils, aquaculture and animal feeds and fuels products. The company was founded by Mike Mendez, Kristina Marie Burow, Nathaniel Eames David and Jason L. Pyle in May 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Amfora, Inc. develops biotechnologies for nutritionally enhanced forage crops. The company was founded by Jonathan Burbaum and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.