Rick Smith

Commercial Solutions, Inc. distributes Industrial tools and safety equipment. It engages in the distribution of bearings and power transmission equipment, safety equipment, firefighting gear, forestry supplies, survey supplies, industrial supply and oilfield parts and supplies. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Part of Corteva, Inc., Dow AgroSciences Canada, Inc. provides pesticides and biotechnology fertilizers. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

SemBioSys Genetics, Inc. operates as a plant-based technology development company, which engages in the manufacturing technology platforms to develop, manufacture and commercialize healthy living, animal health and pharmaceutical products. It offers proteins, functional food and nutritional products. The company was founded by Maurice Moloney on April 25, 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Verdex Capital Ltd (Verdex Capital) is a evergreen venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

BioAlberta is a private, not-for-profit industry association that represents and promotes the life sciences industry in Alberta, Canada. The non-profit company is based in Edmonton, Canada. With over 230 members, BioAlberta facilitates economic diversification, investment attraction, and job growth in specialized sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, natural health products, as well as environmental, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology. The organization provides networking and educational events, and delivers policy options to governments. BioAlberta's activities are focused on advocacy, promotion, marketing, and networking, and industry development. The CEO of the Canadian company is Robb Stoddard.

Agrisoma Biosciences, Inc. provides crop technology for biofuel and renewable energy solutions. Its crop improvement technologies include proprietary breeding, proprietary tissue culture and haploidy, molecular markers and genetic mapping and advanced crop improvement technologies. The company was founded by Steven Fabijanski and Tom Mamic in 2001 and is headquartered in Gatineau, Canada.