Adriano Galvez

TerraVia Holdings, Inc. engaged in the production of food, nutrition, and specialty ingredients from algae. It produced oils, specialty fats, and powdered ingredients using its microalgae-based technology platform. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Wolfson and Harrison F. Dillon on March 31, 2003 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Grain Processing Corp. manufactures and markets corn-based products. Its products include maltodextrins, corn syrup solids and starches for the food, nutraceutical and personal care markets; ethyl alcohol for beverage and industrial use; starches for the paper, corrugated box, textile and wallboard industries; corn oil; and animal nutrition ingredients. The company was founded by Gage Kent and S.G. Stein on February 11, 1943 and is headquartered in Muscatine, IA.

Altra, Inc. develops renewable biofuels. It offers fuel stabilizers, fuel injector cleaner kit, fuel system cleaners and octane booster. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Combustion Engineering, Inc. is a steam boiler manufacturer and maintenance contractor. The company was registered in 1955 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Edeniq, Inc. operates as a biomaterials and sustainable fuels innovator. It integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to break down plant materials into sugars that become fuels and industrial materials. Its products include Cellunator, Pathway, and Cellulosic Sugars. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in February 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.

Benefuel, Inc. provides catalyst biodiesel refining platform, capable of producing biodiesel from almost any type of feedstock. Its ENSEL process transforms the fuel production and fragmented distribution into a model of localized production and consumption from renewable, inedible fats and oils available in the global market. The company was founded in 2006 and is located in Chicago, IL.

Heliae Development LLC is an applied life sciences and technology company focused on researching and developing algae and other cutting edge biological platforms for commercial scale production. It also offers growth systems and downstream processing. The company was founded by Franks Mars in 2008 and is headquartered in Gilbert, AZ.