John Hamer

Cogenics Icoria, Inc. provides medical research services. The firm offers genomics and proteomics-related research instruments, consumables, data, including databases, software & other research-oriented products. Icoria offers gene expression analysis and other related services. Its tissue informatics software performs tissue analysis for toxicology studies of early-stage drug candidates and other purposes. The firm also provides biomarkers to develop diagnostics and therapies for liver injuries, metabolic conditions & cancer. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Arête Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes molecule drugs to treat cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. It focuses on developing AR9281, an orally-administered compound that inhibits s-EH (soluble epoxide hydrolase), an enzyme that plays a key role in the metabolism of arachidonic acid. It also focuses on testing various back-up candidates as additional first-in-class anti-hypertensive plus agents. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Cobalt Technologies, Inc. develops, produces and commercializes bio-based chemicals. The firm engages in the creation of biobutanol using various cellulosic feedstocks, which include corn cobs, treetops and limbs and dead pine trees from pine beetles. It extracts fermentable sugars from biomass and converts them directly into bio n-butanol, which is an ingredient in coatings, paints, adhesives, sealants, inks and other solvent products. The company was founded by Pamela Reilly Contag in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

NanoVasc, Inc. operated as a medical device company. The firm used to design and manufacture biomimetic materials that were non-thrombogenic, durable and demonstrate long-term patency. The company was founded by Robert O'Reilly and Craig Hashi in 2006 and was headquartered in Alameda, CA.

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

Part of Constellation Software, Inc., E-Markets, Inc. is a private company that provides e-commerce solutions and services. The company is based in Berthoud, CO. E-Markets was acquired by Cultura Technologies LLC on September 03, 2013. The company was founded in 1996 by Kevin Kimle, Rusty Harder, Dave Krog. Scott Cavey has been the CEO of the company since 2000.

CropDesign NV develops traits for cereal crops. It delivers agronomic traits for the global commercial seed markets. The firm focuses on enhancing grain yield in crops such as corn and rice, and increasing biomass of energy crops. Its platform, TraitMill, lows evaluating the effect of genes on the performance of plants under different growing conditions, including drought and low nutrient stress. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Blgium.