Joerg Riesmeier

Efficas Medical Foods & Nutrition LLC develops science-based consumer products for the nutritional management of the immune system for both humans and pets. Its products are non-prescription medical food and helps to provide relief from asthma and associated allergies. The company was founded by Nancy Fogg-Johnson and Alex Merolli in 2003 and is headquartered in Fullerton, CA.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology GmbH provides bioengineering services for industrial, molecular biology, and reaction chemistry applications. It offers enzyme and strain engineering, application development, and process engineering services. The firm also offers research and development services for bio-fuel production. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Part of HIP Interactive Corp., LSP is one of the largest European investment firms providing financing for life sciences and healthcare companies. The company is based in Marseille, France. LSP has raised over €2 billion ($2.50 billion) and supported the growth of 300 companies since it started to invest in 1988. LSP has five strategies for investment, each having a distinctive investment scope and a dedicated team. LSP was acquired by HIP Interactive Corp. on February 09, 2004 for $3.81 million.

Part of Bayer AG, Planttec Biotechnologie GmbH is a German company that provides for the improvement of carbohydrate metabolism in plants. The company is based in Potsdam, Germany.