Laura S. Scher

The Balance Bar Co. manufactures energy bars. Its products include Almond Brownie, Caramel Nut Blast, Chocolate Balance, Chocolate Craze, Chocolate Mint Cookie Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Cookie Dough, Dark Chocolate Coconut and Dark Chocolate Crunch Balance Bars. The company was founded by Thomas R. Davidson and Richard Lamb in February 1992 and is headquartered in Bohemia, NY.

Inoveon Corp. provides medical services. It delivers solutions to detect, stage and monitor diseases affecting the eye diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The firm helps patients and their providers improve diabetic retinopathy care through Inoveon diagnostic service centers. The company was founded by Stephen R. Fransen, G. Carl Gibson and P. Lloyd Hildebrand in 1999 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

The Skoll Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through its flagship award program, the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. These three-year awards support the continuation, replication or extension of programs that have proved successful in addressing a broad array of critical social issues: tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, economic and social equity, institutional responsibility, and peace and security. The foundation was founded in 1999 by Jeff Skoll and is located is Palo Alto, California.

ShopWell Solutions, Inc. provides food information through online. It offers foodtech, mobileshopping, digitalhealth and nutrition. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Zeel Networks, Inc. operates as a mobile massage on demand company. It provides online information services for booking appointments with alternative healthcare practitioners. It allows users to book chair massage sessions via its iphone or android applications, website, and mobile site. The company was founded by Alison Harmelin and Samer Hamadeh in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc. manufactures and sells fruit juices. It focuses on sparkling beverages made with squeezed fruit. The company was founded by Bill Creelman in 2010 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Nestle USA, Inc. produces dairy and bakery products. Its products include chocolate and confectionaries, beverages, ice cream, juices, milk products, pet food, prepared foods, and sports nutrition. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Saatchi & Saatchi North America, Inc. provides advertising services. It offers creative advertising services and plans marketing campaigns for advertisers and global companies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Application Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise application solutions. Its solutions include oracle database, linux and virtualization and business intelligence. The company was founded by Rebecca Enonchong in 1999 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Wellpartner LLC engages in the provision of pharmacy services. It offers 340B program management. It provides a seamless, easy-to-use solution for covered entities currently or considering participating in the 340B Drug Program. The company was founded by Michael W. Wright and Robert Judge in November 1998 and is headquartered in Tualatin, OR.

Avalon Natural Products, Inc. provides natural and organic personal care products. It offers skin care, hair care, lip care and many more products. Its products support the ideals of sustainable, organic agriculture, a cleaner environment and good health. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lake Success, NY.

nSpired Natural Foods, Inc. produces organic food products. Its products include nut butters, chips, chocolate bars, mints, candies, and culinary oils. The firm's brands include AH! ALASKA, Cloud Nine, Loriva, MaraNatha, Northwest Delights, O'Coco's, Skinny, and Tropical Source. The company was founded by Eric Zitelli in 1998 and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Prolog Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Brian Clevinger, Greg Johnson and Ilya Nykin. The firm is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.

Botanical Laboratories, Inc. manufactures nutritional supplements and homeopathic products. It offers vitamins and supplements, including B-Complex complete liquids, B-12 high potency liquids, B-12 sublingual liquids, calcium and vitamin D3 liquids, liquid iron, joint movement glucosamine liquids, multivitamin plus liquids, and vitamin D3 liquid 1000 IU. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Ferndale, WA.

Barbara's Bakery, Inc. produces and markets bakery products. It offers whips cookies, crackers, snack bars, cheese puffs, cereals, and instant mashed potatoes. The firm distributes its products through Alpen and Weetabix brands. The company was founded by Barbara Jaffe in 1971 and is located in Petaluma, CA.

Traditional Medicinals, Inc. engages in the manufacture of tea blends and botanical products. Its product categories include detox, digestion, good mood, green tea, heart health, herbals, immunity, joint health, laxative, nausea, pre and postnatal, probiotics, relaxation, seasonal care, skin health, sleep, stress relief, water retention, and women’s cycle. The company was founded by Drake Sadler and Rosemary Gladstar in 1974 and is headquartered in Sebastopol, CA.

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.

Natural Products Association is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1936. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization is dedicated to the natural products industry and is the largest and oldest of its kind in the United States. Daniel Fabricant has been the CEO of the American company since 2014.

Down to Earth Designs, Inc. provides disposable diapers for kids. Its products include newborn baby bundles, gift certificates, little pants, diaper inserts and wipes. The firm offers its products through a network of stores in California, Texas, and Florida. The company was founded by Jason Graham-Nye and Kimberley Graham-Nye in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Plum PBC distributes natural and organic foods for babies, toddlers and kids. Its products include infant cereal, just fruit, veggies, second blends, super puffs, little cremes, training meals, bistro bowls, fiddlesticks, teensy fruits, mish mash, yogurt dippers, crunch ola, grammy sammy, mashups, shredz, yo drops, fruit straws and slam dunx. The company was founded by Neil Grimmer and Sheryl O'Loughlin in 2007 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products, therapeutics and medical devices. The company was founded by G. Garrett Vygantas in 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Astia, Inc. provides executive programs that support funding and leadership for women founders and C-level executives in high-tech, life sciences, and clean technology start-ups. The company was founded by Cate Muther in 1999 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

BAR Capital Management LLC is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Roger E. Wyse. The firm is headquartered in Woodside.

Inscripta, Inc. engages in the provision of precision genome engineering solutions. Its technology includes onyx platform, the MAD7 nuclease, and biosecurity. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Andrew Garst, and Tanya Lipscomb and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Revive Brands operates a brewery that produces kombucha drinks in California. It offers its products in still organic, still vegan, still raw, caffeine-free, and ultra-low sugar flavors. The firm also provides bottle exchange programs. It sells its products through retailers. The company was founded in 2010 by Rebekah Lovett, lya B. Nykin, Bentley Hall and Sean J. Lovett and is headquartered in Sonoma County, CA.

Amfora, Inc. develops biotechnologies for nutritionally enhanced forage crops. The company was founded by Jonathan Burbaum and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Dharma Platform, Inc. provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) data platform for data collection, management, analysis and visualization. The company was founded by Jesse Berns and Michael Roytman in 2015 and is headquartered in Washington DC, WA.

Beekeeper Marketing, Inc. operates as a sales agency. It develops and executes sales, marketing and supply chain strategies to natural, organic, and specialty consumer packaged goods entities. The company was founded by Lynn Graham in 2007 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.

Napigen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that specializes in genome engineering of various organisms such as plants, microbes, and animals. The company is based in Wilmington, DE and Dr. Hajime Sakai has been the CEO since 2016. The company's technology targets mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are important for creating energy and producing biochemical molecules. The company's genome technology has broad applications in human and animal healthcare, agriculture, and industrial biotechnology. Napigen was founded in 2016 by a group of accomplished scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors including Dr. Hajime Sakai, Dr. Jay Keasling, Dr. Ganesh Kishore, and Dr. Roger Wyse.

Mineral Fusion Natural Brands LLC offers natural mineral based cosmetics. It offers nail polish, hair care, body lotions and skin care products. The firm supports survivors of domestic violence and operates a national campaign to raise awareness of this growing problem. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.