Greg Keenan

Virent, Inc. develops and commercializes biofuel technologies. It converts soluble biomass-derived sugars into products molecularly identical to those made with petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals used for plastics and fibers. The company was founded by Randy D. Cortright and James Dumesic in 2002 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Air Products Plc manufactures industrial gases, chemicals and related equipment. The company supplies industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium and special gases. It supplies its products to industrial sector including aerospace, healthcare, electronics, food and metal processing, chemicals and refining, pulp & paper and oil and gas production. The company is headquartered in Walton-on-Thames, UK.

Penford Corp. develops, manufactures and markets naturally based ingredient systems for various applications, including papermaking, textiles, food, pet and animal products, and fuel grade ethanol. The firm operates through two business segments: Industrial Ingredients and Food Ingredients. The Industrial Ingredients segment is a supplier of chemically modified specialty starches to the paper and packaging industries. The company was founded in September 1983 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Immuto Scientific, Inc. is a contract research organization that provides analytical services for drug discovery. The company is based in Madison, WI. The company was founded by Mike Sussman. The CEO is Faraz Choudhury.