Andrew Baum

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.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

SemBioSys Genetics, Inc. operates as a plant-based technology development company, which engages in the manufacturing technology platforms to develop, manufacture and commercialize healthy living, animal health and pharmaceutical products. It offers proteins, functional food and nutritional products. The company was founded by Maurice Moloney on April 25, 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

BioAlberta is a private, not-for-profit industry association that represents and promotes the life sciences industry in Alberta, Canada. The non-profit company is based in Edmonton, Canada. With over 230 members, BioAlberta facilitates economic diversification, investment attraction, and job growth in specialized sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, natural health products, as well as environmental, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology. The organization provides networking and educational events, and delivers policy options to governments. BioAlberta's activities are focused on advocacy, promotion, marketing, and networking, and industry development. The CEO of the Canadian company is Robb Stoddard.

BIOTECanada serves as a national association for Canada's health, industrial and agricultural biotechnology sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Nutrinsic Corp. develops and produces animal feed ingredients primarily for aquaculture industry that use renewable resources. The firm concentrates its efforts on manufacturing approaches that take a long-view perspective on sustainability. The company was founded by Seth S. Terry and Andrew J. Logan in 2001 and is headquartered in Glendale, CO.