Pierre Hochuli

deVGen NV provides biotechnology services for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It innovates in crop protection research and environment induced stress tolerance for its own crops and provides technology to corporate partners. The firm produces and sells its hybrid seeds in field crops such as rice, sunflower, sorghum and pearl millet in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The company was founded by Thierry Bogaert on September 10, 1997 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

DSM BV engages in the provision of ingredients, expertise, and solutions for plant-based products. It operates through the following segments: Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH); Health, Nutrition, and Care (HNC); Food and Beverage (F and B); and Other. The ANH segment includes developing sustainable animal farming through essential products, performance solutions, and precision services serving the poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture markets. The HNC segment provides health, nutrition, and care solutions for markets such as early life nutrition, dietary supplements, pharma, medical, and personal care. The F and B segment focuses on supporting healthy diets through nutritious, delicious, and sustainable solutions for several market segments including bakery, beverages and brewing, dairy, savory, plant-based alternative proteins, and pet food. The Other segment is involved in corporate activities. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

MP Bio medicals Canada Ulc provides genomics and gene delivery research tools and services. The firm’s products include PCR, transfection, protemics, lab tools and instruments, and enzyme products. It has operations in Canada, France, Switzerland and the United States. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Domes of Silence Holdings Ltd. is a British company that manufactures and supplies complex aluminium extrusions. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2005.

PolyTechnos Venture-Partners II GmbH (PTVP) is an independent partner-owned European private equity firm established in 1998 and based in Munich with a U.S. office in Silicon Valley. Their clients include financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, universities, foundations, corporations and fund-of-funds. They operate in close relationship with U.S. venture capital firms based on the West Coast. PTVP manages and divests a portfolio of private equity participations held through two maturing funds, namely the German fund PolyTechnos Venture Fund II and the UK fund Enabling Technology. PTVP's successor firm PT Capital-Partners GmbH was established in 2008.

The US-China Business Council is an organization that provides information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its members. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company focuses on shaping the relationship between the United States and China. USCBC offers research and analyses on Chinese government personnel, member newsletters, and advisory services to answer sector-specific and general investment questions.

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.