Steven Govoni

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

VR-Yhtymä Oy operates as a travel and logistics services. Its business includes railway builder, construction companies, and engineering offices in the infrastructure sector. It also provides rail logistics services, as well as bulk materials and international logistics services by road. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada.

Metkinen Oy develops mutagenic treatment and methods of screening for productive mutants of fungal and bacterial producers. It offers contractual strain development or improvement, fermentation and downstream processing technologies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Littoinen, Finland.

Emerald Technology Ventures AG (ETV) is a venture capital investment firm with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland and offices in Montreal, Canada. The firm originated in 2000 as the Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) Group. In 2007, ETV was formed following an MBO by the SAM private equity management. The firm specializes in the global clean technology investment sector. ETV manages several venture capital funds and venture capital portfolio mandates. Among investors are financial institutions and multinational corporations.

Rettig Group Oy AB manufactures hydronic and electrical heating products. It involves in the research and development, design, procurement and production, logistics, and sale and marketing of radiators, towel warmers, underfloor heating products, convectors, valves and controls. The company was founded in 1770 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Algol Oy imports and markets products and solutions for industry and the healthcare sector. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Hytest Oy manufactures biological products. It operates as producer of monoclonal antibodies and antigens for the diagnostic industry. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

Metkinen Chemistry Oy is a Finnish company that specializes in researching and producing innovative reagents for nucleic acid chemistry. The private company is based in Kuopio, Finland. The company was founded by Alex Michine.

CelluComp Ltd. manufactures and markets sustainable products produced from the waste streams of the food industry. It provides multiple solutions for many industries such as paints and coatings, concrete, home and personal care, oil drilling and composites. The company was founded by Christian Kemp-Griffin, David Gwyddon Hepworth and Eric Arron Whale in 2004 and is headquartered in Scotland, the United Kingdom.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

Biosyntia ApS provides services in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields. It offers biocatalysts for fermentation of fine chemicals. The company was founded by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, and Hans Jasper Genee in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Pyrowave, Inc. develops microwave recycling technology. It offers services to municipal clients, private recyclers and generators. The firm specializes in styrene, polyolefin wax and lubricants. The company was founded by Jocelyn Doucet, Jean-Philippe Laviolette and Jamal Chaouki in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company. The firm is the low cost sustainable transformation of multiple product markets. The company was founded by Matt Lipscomb and Mike Lynch in August 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Protera SAS manufactures protein-based ingredients to address critical challenges in food, agriculture, the environment, and human health. Its products include Guard, Sense, antioxidant proteins, and foaming and emulsifying proteins. The company was founded by Leonardo Álvarez and Francia Navarrete and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Bio-Based Industries Consortium AISBL is a Belgian company that aims to make the bio-based industry in Europe innovative, sustainable, and competitive. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The company's vision is to lead a circular bio society by 2050. It was founded in 2013, and the CEO is Dirk Carrez.

Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada.