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Lightfull Foods, Inc. provides snacks and food products. Its products include drinkable yogurt, cafe lattes, dutch chocolates, peachy creams, and strawberries. The company was founded by Lynn Graham, Pete Mattson and Lara Jackle and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Lygos, Inc. engages in the development of full-stack biological engineering platform. Its platform focuses on organic acid specialty chemicals and bio-monomers. The company was founded by Eric Steen, Jeffrey Dietrich, Jay D. Keasling, Leonard Katz, and J. L. Clem Fortman in 2010 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

MLS Capital Fund II LP invests in companies located in Malaysia. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of agriculture, industrial and healthcare biotechnology. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Wellpartner LLC engages in the provision of pharmacy services. It offers 340B program management. It provides a seamless, easy-to-use solution for covered entities currently or considering participating in the 340B Drug Program. The company was founded by Michael W. Wright and Robert Judge in November 1998 and is headquartered in Tualatin, OR.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Emerald BioAgriculture Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets crop protection products. The firm provides applications from modern biology to crop yields that combat disease and fight pests. It also provides agricultural products and consultant services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Okemos, MI.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory engages on research of environmental studies, nanoscience, and quantitative biology, physics and nuclear energy. The lab is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by the University of California. It was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

CREAGRI, Inc. develops and supplies antioxidant polyphenols. Its products are used for functional foods, health and dietary supplements. The company was founded by Roberto Crea in 1998 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Efficas Medical Foods & Nutrition LLC develops science-based consumer products for the nutritional management of the immune system for both humans and pets. Its products are non-prescription medical food and helps to provide relief from asthma and associated allergies. The company was founded by Nancy Fogg-Johnson and Alex Merolli in 2003 and is headquartered in Fullerton, CA.

Finistere Ventures LLC (Finistere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Spencer Maughan and Arama Kukutai in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. is an international non-profit scientific and educational organization based in Bethesda, MD. With over 11,000 members, the society is one of the largest molecular life science societies in the world. The society serves the scientific community through the publication of peer-reviewed journals and science news, organization of scientific meetings, advocacy for funding of basic research and education, support of career development and science education at all levels, promoting the diversity of individuals entering the scientific workforce, and celebrating important contributions and achievements in science and technology made by black scientists. The society also honors an outstanding scientist who has shown a sustained commitment to breaking down local and/or systemic barriers against scientists and students from historically marginalized or excluded groups. Founded in 1906, the society's mission is to advance the science of biochemistry and molecular biology and promote the understanding of the molecular nature of life processes.

Cibus Genetics LLC is a biotechnology company. It develops products in agriculture and specialty chemicals. The company was founded by Peter Beetham in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Management Co Ltd (MLSCFM) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. develops and markets hybrid crops and seeds. The firm is an agricultural biotechnology company focusing on developing traits and technologies for crop protection & improved productivity. Its biotechnology capability includes all the aspects of gene mining, development, molecular biology, crop transformation, phenotyping, and assaying and trait development. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Karnataka, India.

LanzaTech, Inc. provides gas fermentation services. Its converts carbon rich wastes and residues produced by industries such as steel manufacturing, oil refining, and chemical production into fuel ethanol. The company was founded by Sean Dennis Simpson in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products, therapeutics and medical devices. The company was founded by G. Garrett Vygantas in 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Cerca Insights Sdn. Bhd. provides behavioral pharmacology paradigms to research institutes. It services include phenotyping new rodent models, sar support, identifying and optimising leads, behavioural assay development, PK screens and PD analysis, early safety assessment, ageing studies and chronic dosing. The company was founded by Anil K. Ratty in 2008 and is headquartered in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia.

Sentinext Therapeutics Sdn. Bhd. develops vaccines and therapeutics for tropical infectious diseases. Its pharmaceutical research and development focuses on EV71, polio, influenza and dengue diseases. The company was founded by Mary Jane Cardosa and Peter Samuel Wulff in 2009 and is headquartered in Penang, Malaysia.

BAR Capital Management LLC is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Roger E. Wyse. The firm is headquartered in Woodside.

Spruce Capital Partners LLC (Spruce Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gerg Young. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Inscripta, Inc. engages in the provision of precision genome engineering solutions. Its technology includes onyx platform, the MAD7 nuclease, and biosecurity. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Andrew Garst, and Tanya Lipscomb and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

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

Demetrix, Inc. manufactures natural medicines. The company was founded by William Haseltine and Jay Keasling in 2015 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

ResVita Bio, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, CA that aims to restore and maintain the vitality of the skin through the topical application of cellular therapies. ResVita Bio genetically programs living cells to repair disrupted skin and alleviate inflammation in various inflammatory skin diseases, including Netherton syndrome, atopic dermatitis, acne rosacea, and psoriasis. The company has received several awards, including the Bakar Innovation Fellowship, NIAMS SBIR Award, NIAID SBIR Award, and the AbbVie Golden Ticket at UC Berkeley's Bakar Labs. ResVita Bio is developing a safe and versatile skin probiotic platform through synthetic biology and metabolic engineering to continuously deliver therapies that directly treat inflammatory skin diseases, including Netherton syndrome, atopic dermatitis, chronic wound infection, and psoriasis. The company was founded by Amin Zargar and Jay D. Keasling, with Amin Zargar serving as the CEO since incorporation.