Martin Lussier

CelluComp Ltd. manufactures and markets sustainable products produced from the waste streams of the food industry. It provides multiple solutions for many industries such as paints and coatings, concrete, home and personal care, oil drilling and composites. The company was founded by Christian Kemp-Griffin, David Gwyddon Hepworth and Eric Arron Whale in 2004 and is headquartered in Scotland, the United Kingdom.

Le Groupe Simoneau, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial and commercial boilers. The firm's boiler rentals and services include order parts, boiler making, periodic maintenance contract and boiler reengineering. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Boucherville, Canada.

Biosyntia ApS provides services in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields. It offers biocatalysts for fermentation of fine chemicals. The company was founded by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, and Hans Jasper Genee in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company. The firm is the low cost sustainable transformation of multiple product markets. The company was founded by Matt Lipscomb and Mike Lynch in August 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

MetGen Oy operates as a robust technology platform. The firm develops enzymatic products for pulp and paper and biofuel industries. The company was founded by Alex Michine and Alexey Azhayev in 2008 and is headquartered in Kaarina, Finland.

Protera SAS manufactures protein-based ingredients to address critical challenges in food, agriculture, the environment, and human health. Its products include Guard, Sense, antioxidant proteins, and foaming and emulsifying proteins. The company was founded by Leonardo Álvarez and Francia Navarrete and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

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.

iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada.

QG100 Network operates as a private non-profit organization based on concrete and confidential sharing of international know-how. It is limited to 100 world class business leaders and accessible on invitation only. The company was founded by Henri-Paul Rousseau and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.