Timothy G. Staub

Arch Chemicals, Inc. operates as a global biocides company which provides chemistry-based and related solutions to selectively destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes. It focuses on water treatment, hair and skin care products, wood treatment, preservation and protection applications such as for paints and building products, and health and hygiene applications. The company was founded on August 25, 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

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.

CellFor is the world's leading independent supplier of high technology seedlings to the global forest industry. Using plant biotechnology, which is the use of biological processes to manufacture products, CellFor identifies and produces genetically superior conifer seedlings without genetic modification. It's not a position they have earned by being the biggest seedling producer in the world, but by being the first to tap into the promise of plant biotechnology to mass produce high quality, top performing conifer seedlings more quickly, more dependably, and in far greater quantities than ever before. CellFor corporate headquarters is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the primary research and development, laboratory and production facilities located north of Victoria, on Vancouver Island. They have more than 200 scientists and technicians at their facilities in and around Victoria, where they are producing somatic embryos and seedlings on a commercial scale for customers in North America, South America and Australasia. In addition, CellFor has a Sales and Marketing team located in Atlanta, Georgia.

ArborGen, Inc. develops biotechnology tree seedling products. It also provides conventional and technology enhanced seedlings to the forestry industry. The firm's seedling products span the entire technology spectrum, from conventional seedlings to biotechnology seedlings. The company was founded on February 7, 2000 and is headquartered in Ridgeville, SC.

Biocleave Ltd. develops and sells microbial technology for the production of renewable chemicals and biofuels. It also provides biobutanol and other C4 chemical products. The firm also engages in microbiology and metabolic engineering through fermentation and commercial production scale. Its products include biobutanol chemicals and fuel, acetone, and butyric acid. The company was founded by Edward M. Green in 2003 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Sampson Coatings, Inc. engages in manufacturer of paint products. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Doylestown, PA.