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Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Microphyt SA researches, develops, produces and markets natural bioactive products from microalgae. Its solutions are intended to address the needs of personal-care, food and health-care industries worldwide, through a differentiated and sustainable approach and proprietary technologies allow controlled and industrial-scale supply of microalgae biomass and extracts. The firm''s Industrial scale photo bioreactors developed and patented and are designed to produce specific strains of microalgae by preserving cell integrity and yielding commercial quantities of slow-growing or biofilm-forming species. The company was founded by Arnaud Muller-Feuga in 2007 and is headquartered in Baillargues, France.

EnobraQ SAS develops yeast for the production of chemical compounds. The company was founded on November 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.

BioAmber Canada, Inc. provides industrial biotechnology and chemical catalysis to convert renewable feedstock into chemicals for use in a wide variety of products including plastics, resins, food additives and personal care products. The company was founded on October 15, 2008 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Provigo, Inc. owns and operates grocery stores. The company distributes bakery foods, cigarettes, eggs, fluid milk, meat and other house hold products. It operates stores such as Provigo, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Loblaws and l'Intermarché banners in Canada. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, QC.

Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. manufactures and designs aviation products and services. The firm's products include the Challenger 300, Challenger 605, Global 5000, Global Express, Dash 8, and the CRJ series. It also offers business jets, short-range airliners, and fire-fighting amphibious aircraft. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Dorval, Canada.

Loblaws, Inc. operates supermarket stores. It offers cosmetics, fragrance and gifts, and hair care products. The firm has stores in Kanata, Kingston, Lindsay, London, Markham, Milton, and Mississauga. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

BioAmber Sarnia, Inc. produces and sells bio-succinic acid. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Sarnia, Canada.

EnginZyme AB is a Swedish company founded in 2014 by Samuel Härgestam, Robin Chatterjee, and Karim Engelmark Cassimjee. EnginZyme is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a multidisciplinary team of experts in biocatalysis, organic chemistry, enzyme and process engineering, as well as AI and machine learning. The company has developed a patented, cell-free biomanufacturing platform that combines the power of biology with the efficiencies of the chemical industry. EnginZyme aims to produce better, greener, and more affordable products sustainably. The company's enzyme immobilisation technology enables biomanufacturing without living organisms, resulting in lower costs and a smaller environmental footprint. The company has been recognized as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum and was selected for the Cleantech 100 list in 2022 and 2023. Karim Engelmark Cassimjee has been the CEO since 2014.

Werewool, Inc. develops fibers. The CEO of the American company is Chui-Lian Lee.

Elicit Plant SAS is a French agri-biotech company that aims to become a leader in the ecological transition for agriculture and address the challenges posed by climate change on large-scale crops. The company is based in Moulins-sur-Tardoire, France. The company's proprietary technology, based on the exogenous application of phytosterols, enhances plant stress resistance by eliciting their natural defenses. Extensive field trials across three continents have proven that the biosolutions from the eliterra® platform are the only ones providing farmers with a regular and sufficient return on investment for use in large-scale crops, yielding an average increase in productivity of 12%%. The company was founded in 2017 by Jean-François Dechant, who has been the CEO since 2017.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

International Fertilizer Association Ltd. operates as a trade association representing the fertilizer industry. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The CEOs of the French company are Charlotte Hebebrand, Rakesh Kapur.

Part of ICL Group Ltd., Imi Tami Ltd. is an Israeli company that provides advanced research, analytical and testing laboratories. The company is based in Haifa Bay, Israel.

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Cayman Islands Subsidiary) is a Caymanian investments company with interests in Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, a Chilean fertilizer company. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (Cayman Islands Subsidiary was acquired by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., a SUB of Nutrien Ltd. from ICL Group Ltd. on December 22, 2004 for $100.40 million.

The German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce operates as a chamber of industry and commerce. The non-profit company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli company was founded in 1967. Grisha Alroi-Arloser has been the CEO of the company since 2008.