Dennis A. Merens

WaterHealth International, Inc. develops, installs and operates water purification and disinfection systems. It develops water health stores and commercial water refilling station. The firm offers education and awareness programs focusing on safe water practices, purification solutions, distribution, water management, and waste water treatment. The company was founded by Ashok J. Gadgil, Alice Hughey and Elwyn Ewald in 1995 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Dow Chemical Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, plastics, industrial and agricultural products. It serves agriculture, automotive, building and construction, consumer, electronic materials, infrastructure, packaging, product finder and product safety industries. The company was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Pfenex, Inc. is a development and licensing Biotechnology Company, which focuses on leveraging its Pfenex Expression Technology platform for developing and improving protein therapies. Its products include PF708, PF743, PF745, CRM197, PF810, PF753 and PFXX. The company was founded on November 19, 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapies for cardiovascular and renal diseases. It focuses on the development of non-absorbed polymeric drugs to satisfy unmet clinical needs in large cardiovascular and renal markets such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease and hypertension. The company was founded by William R. Rajski, Dean Abrassart, Donald W. Joseph and Lee W. Henderson on January 25, 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Aveso, Inc. developed ultra thin, ultra low-power printed electronic displays. The company was founded in July 2004 and was headquartered in Fridley, MN.

SAIL Capital Partners LLC (SAIL Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Walter Schindler. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Dow Chemical Corporate Venture Capital (DCCVC) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE:DOW) founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.