Eike Houben

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. provides environmentally sustainable and science-based technology solutions. It develops biotech products for animal health and human nutrition. The firm’s technologies include applications patents, licensing and acquisitions. The company was founded by David J. Kyle in 2001 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

SiPix Imaging, Inc. is a world leader in display innovation. The company offers custom display module manufacturing to enable system designers to rapidly get to the market and achieve a strong return on investment. In its Fremont, California facility, the firm develops novel materials and scalable roll-to-roll production technologies for low-power Electrophoretic Display material, cuttable to custom sizes. Based on the patented Microcup structure, the flexible material is impact and moisture resistant. With SiPix e-Paper, designers may now choose from multiple saturated color combinations. In Taoyuan, Taiwan, a SiPix production facility provides display module development services and volume manufacturing. This resource enables customers with rapid system development and quick market entry. Since SiPix was established in 1999 in Silicon Valley, California, it has filed over 100 patent applications and developed a core expertise in roll-to-roll based display solutions and integration.

Renmatix, Inc. develops technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar. It provides food, beauty, and industrial products. The company was founded by Srinivas Kilambi and Kamal Gunsagar in 2007 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

BASF New Business GmbH initiates research efforts and projects for new business areas for the companies within the conglomerate of the the BASF and their affiliated companies. It is primarily engaged in chemical research. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

FRX Polymers, Inc. manufactures flame retardant plastics and additives. Its products include homopolymers, copolymers and oligomers additive and oligomers reactive. The firm serves fibers, electrical equipment and consumer electronics, transportation, building and construction markets. The company was founded by Marc A. Lebel and Ross Haghighat in 2007 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

Autogrid Systems, Inc. provides data analytics and simulation software for the smart grid. The firm serves utilities of all sizes, grid operators, electricity retailers, ESCO services companies, and end-users and it develops and markets services that both help lower costs and improve reliability of the electricity supply chain. The company was founded by Amit Narayan in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

Evonik Venture Capital GmbH (Evonik Venture Capital) is the venture capital subsidiary of Evonik Operations GmbH, itself a subsidiary of RAG-Stiftung. The firm was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hanau, Germany.

Biosynthetic Technologies, Inc. manufactures biobased synthetic molecules from organic fatty acids found in plant oils. It offers biosynthetic base oil, passenger car motor oil and cocoestolide. The company is founded by Jakob Bredsguard in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Chemical Business Association Ltd. provides distribution, trading, logistics and transportation services. The company was founded on February 14, 1924 and is headquartered in Crewe, the United Kingdom.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.