John Bedbrook

DuPont Pioneer develops, markets and sells hybrid seeds. It provides argonomic support and services to farmers and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Johnston, IA.

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition manufactures fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, and agricultural chemical products. The firm grows harvests and processes crops. It contains a number of units, joint ventures, and subsidiaries devoted to plant growth and protection. The company encompasses DuPont Crop Protection, joint venture Solae, and Qualicon. DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition is located in Wilmington, DE.

Plant Bioscience Ltd. operates as an independent technology management company. The firm specializes in plant, food and microbial science. Its services include identification of opportunities, enhancement and protection of technology, commercialization strategy and business development. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

PBL-Ventures is the business start-up and mentoring arm of Plant Bioscience Ltd founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in the UK.

BioLumic Ltd. provides novel lighting solutions for large scale horticultural customers. It offers UV recipes and UV devices to apply UV treatments to a range of different crops. The firm focuses on developing treatments for transplant crop seedling, and quality regulation of indoor produced leafy vegetables and salad herbs. The company was founded by Jason Wargent in 2012 and is headquartered in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

DiCE Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which designs and develops a pipeline of novel oral therapeutic candidates to treat chronic diseases in immunology and other therapeutic areas. The company was founded by J. Kevin Judice on August 14, 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Accelerated Ag Technologies LLC is an agricultural biotechnology company, which develops a property portfolio and technology for the improvement of the production of hybrid crops. The company was founded by Jason Cope and Todd L. Krone in March 2015 and is headquartered in Ankeny, IA.