William Frey

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

Equinor UK Ltd. supplies natural gas and crude oil. The firm engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas and also in trading and marketing of gas to industrial customers in Europe. The company was founded on November 10, 1976 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

British Sugar Plc manufactures and distributes sugar. The company supplies cereals, confectionary, drinks, ice-cream & other dairy products, pharmaceutical & nutraceutical products, condiments, sauces, and canned goods. It was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Peterborough, UK.

Qteros, Inc. develops cellulosic ethanol transportation fuel. The firm utilizes a Q Microbe that converts all fermentable components of biomass to ethanol. The company was founded by Stephan Rogers, Jeffrey Hausthor, Susan Leschine, Jonathan Gorham, John Fabel and Jeffrey C. Sharp in 2006 and is headquartered in Amherst, MA.