Jean-Philippe Laviolette

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

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.

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

The ColorMatrix Corp. manufactures liquid colorants and additive concentrates. The firm also offers color concentrates, specialty compounds, dispersed pigments, printing and striping inks. The company was founded by John C. Haugh in 1978 and is headquartered in Berea, OH.

Le Groupe Simoneau, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial and commercial boilers. The firm's boiler rentals and services include order parts, boiler making, periodic maintenance contract and boiler reengineering. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Boucherville, Canada.

Plombco, Inc. operates as a wheel weight manufacturer and comprehensive product lines in the industry. It offers passenger car and truck wheel weight. The company was founded by George Usereau and Claude Lussierina in 1985 and is headquartered in Valleyfield, Canada.

The Canadian Academy of Engineering operates as an independent, self-governing and non-profit organization to serve the nation in matters of engineering concern. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

GreenSky Capital, Inc. provides investment banking and advisory services. It delivers customized financial solutions to small and medium sized businesses. The firm is a combination of experience in operations, investment banking and private equity. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

ASI Preferred Insurance Corp. (Investment Portfolio) (ASI-IP) is the investment portfolio division of ASI Preferred Insurance Corp., a reciprocal insurance company headquartered in Madison, Mississippi. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR). ASI-IP manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

QG100 Network operates as a private non-profit organization based on concrete and confidential sharing of international know-how. It is limited to 100 world class business leaders and accessible on invitation only. The company was founded by Henri-Paul Rousseau and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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.

Greensky Accelerator (Greensky Accelerator) is venture capital subsidiary of GreenSky Capital Inc founded in 2010 by Michael T. R. List.l Inc. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

Mirexus Biotechnologies, Inc. develops personal care products. The firm specializes in personal care and cosmetics, nutraceuticals and biomedical. The company was founded by John Dutcher, Anton Korenevski, Erzebet Papp-Szabo and Oleg Stukalov and is headquartered in Guelph, 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.

MetGen Oy operates as a robust technology platform. The firm develops enzymatic products for pulp and paper and biofuel industries. The company was founded by Alex Michine and Alexey Azhayev in 2008 and is headquartered in Kaarina, Finland.

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.