Steven E. Ducommun

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

Perkins Coie Ventures (Perkins Coie Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Perkins Coie LLP founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC provide legal services. It specializes in corporate, financial and intellectual property law. The company clients include from the industries such as manufacturing, financial services and technology. Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

K&L Gates LLP engages in the provision of legal services. The firm represents corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. The company was founded by Kirkpatrick Lockhart in 1946 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.