Presenters

ACGT Sdn Bhd
(Formerly known as Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology Sdn Bhd)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ag Biotech and Food Production

ACGT is a centre of excellence in genomic science, focused on the application of genome technology to improve crop plants for sustainable food and fuel. ACGT is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Plantations Berhad, the plantation unit of the Genting Group, one of Asia’s leading conglomerates. ACGT specialises in DNA sequencing, biomarker discovery, metagenomics and bioinformatics. Incorporated in 2006, ACGT is a BioNexus status company, awarded by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn Bhd, an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI).

AeroFarms
Ithaca, NY, USA
Farming Technology and Livestock Productivity

AeroFarms provides aeroponic growing systems that grow produce without soil and without sun, all year round and in any location. AeroFarms modular, vertically stackable systems are designed for locating in old or vacant urban buildings, enabling local production of pesticide-free, fresh, clean greens. AeroFarms systems transform food production into a more sustainable, efficient, and safe process by enabling profitable, commercial-scale vertical farming in urban centers. Founded in 2004, AeroFarms is based in Ithaca, NY.

Agrisoma Biosciences Inc.
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Renewable Energy and Biomaterials

Agrisoma is building a high performance crop seeds business within the rapidly growing opportunity in new crops for renewable fuels. These new crops will grow the global agricultural seeds market by billions of dollars. Agrisoma is developing new, non-food, dedicated biomass oilseed crops engineered with an array of proprietary using its Engineered Trait Loci (ETL) technology system to produce feedstock crops with superior yields of feedstock oils for fuels in the transportation sector including biodiesel and aviation.

Aova Technologies, Inc.
Madison, WI, USA
Farming Technology and Livestock Productivity

Aova Technologies is a biotechnology company with a patented technology platform designed to compete in the $6.7 billion feed additive marketplace. The Company’s first product launch, BIG PIG, BIG BEEF, BIG FISH, BIG CALF and BIG BIRD, is a micro feed supplement for naturally enhancing animal production.

AquaSpy Inc.
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Crop Inputs, Water Technologies, and Other

AquaSpy is a service which provides critical decision data for Growers regarding when, how much, or whether to irrigate. This same data allows data driven decisions for applying fertilizer, pesticides and acts as a proxy for how fast and how deep the roots are growing. At critical fruiting or flowering times, the plant can drive all of its' energy toward specific quality traits desired in the size, texture, and water content of the end product which affects both yield and price per acre. This is simply the next step in the evolution of farming allowing data to drive critical decisions for precision Agriculture while capitalizing on a severely distorted supply/demand balance in water and the myriad demands upon a absolutely limited and ever shrinking supply.

Dairy SolutioNZ
Hamilton, New Zealand
Farming Technology and Livestock Productivity

New Zealand is a recognized world leader in low cost pastoral dairy farm production systems. With a team of established agricultural technology producers, Innovation Waikato assists large scale farm operations and co-operatives in adopting leading low cost pasture based technologies and systems. It provides solutions for large scale land development, technology deployment, and support of ongoing farm operations, for large Corporate Farmers, as well as Dairy Processors, who are vertically integrating to secure supply. The service is provided from a commercial consortium of NZ firms (Dairy SolutioNZ) established to assist these large enterprises in the configuration of “best of breed” turnkey dairy farms, including development and operate services. Innovation Waikato is not constrained by having to market specific products and can thus offer the most appropriate solution for each application.

EcoSynthetix Inc.
Milton, ON, Canada
Renewable Energy and Biomaterials

EcoSynthetix is a biobased polymers company with sustainable solutions which provide our customers independence from petroleum-based chemicals while reducing their cost and carbon footprint. The Company’s main product, EcoSphere® biolatex® binder, is derived from renewable resources and provides a high performance substitute to the petrochemical-based binders used in a wide range of industries today. The main industry served today is the paper and packaging industry where we have large customers who use biolatex binder in coated paper for publishing grades and coated paperboard for sustainable packaging. Biolatex is also being commercialized in building materials and consumer personal care products.

Green World Genetics
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ag Biotech and Food Production

Green World Genetics Sdn Bhd ( GWG) is a well integrated research-based organization, having operation across the Asia Pacific Region. The company dealing with wide range of hybrid tropical crops include melon, watermelon, maize, sweet corn, cucumber, hot chilli, tomato, sweet pepper and rice.

The company is engaged in multi-disciplinary crop improvement research programs. The R&D team include plants breeders, agronomist, seed technologist, biotechnologist and physiologist. They have been working to uplift the farmers’ income rendering quality seeds and services to meet the changing requirement.

GWG is working with several research institutions globally to identify cutting edge technologies to strengthen its research base. The company has focused on biodiversity and biotechnology to develop novel products. In addition it also placed emphasis on seed production programs to produce high quality products.

Harvest Automation, Inc.
Billerica, MA, USA
Farming Technology and Livestock Productivity

Harvest Automation’s Agile Mobile RobotsTM (AMR’s) enhance productivity and improve working conditions in harsh outdoor environments. The company’s robots offload material handling tasks to simple machines which are inherently safe and easy to operate. The company is currently targeting the agriculture sector and the $4B ornamental plant industry. The technology is also applicable to other markets including warehousing, construction, and manufacturing. Investors in the company are Midpoint Food and Ag, Life Sciences Partners, and MTDC.

Inventure Chemical, Inc.
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Renewable Energy and Biomaterials

Use of simultaneous supercritical esterification and alcoholysis for the extraction and methylation of oil from soybeans and the production of high value protein feed/food materials. Currently researching the use of such feed meals to determine nutritional value of by-product generated from SSEA for poultry and swine feeding applications and rumen stability of methylated amino acids for ruminant applications.

Kuehnle AgroSystems Inc.
Honolulu, HI, USA
Ag Biotech and Food Production

Kuehnle AgroSystems Inc. (KAS) is an agro-sciences “greenware” company specializing in the development of live algae to solve real world problems. Our 14 patents and patents pending and our know-how enable our customers, who represent a number of markets, to be successful in a variety of production environments for end applications in nutraceuticals, specialty chemicals (bioplastics), biofuels, aquaculture, and carbon capture. With KAS’ cross-disciplinary approach (e.g., phycology, biochemistry, genetics and breeding, microbiology, botany) and ever expanding library of proprietary high performance algae cultivars, companies can achieve lower costs, elite genetics and faster time-to-market by reducing their product development cycle. Kuehnle AgroSystems is your algae resource partner.

Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc.
Alachua, FL, USA
Crop Inputs, Water Technologies, and Other

Pasteuria Bioscience (PBI) is a venture-backed biopesticide company focused on the development and commercialization of a platform of natural products for the control of nematodes in agriculture. PBI’s technological breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize nematode control through providing cost-effective, environmentally safe products that are non-toxic to humans. The technology is low cost enough that it will reach those segments of the market that are unable to cost-effectively control nematodes. We have achieved proof of concept in two such row crop markets. PBI’s first product is EPA registered and was launched into the professionally managed turf grass market in 2010.

Phyto Biznet Sdn. Bhd.
UTM Skudai, Malaysia
Crop Inputs, Water Technologies, and Other

Phyto Biznet Sdn. Bhd. (PBSB) is a subsidiary of Uni-Technologies Sdn. Bhd. of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). It is a commercial arm of Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant (CEPP), UTM primarily responsible for the commercialization activities of CEPP. PBSB is positioning itself in the development of products and services based on biotechnology for the wellness industry. The wellness industry is focus on providing sustainable solutions for the promotion of health and healthy living. PBSB in particular assists in the development of bioproducts such as nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, herbals, phytochemicals, flavor and fragrance, food ingredients, probiotics and biofertilizers. PBSB is supported by highly qualified and experienced scientists and engineers as well as accredited laboratories. We carry brand name of Living Active, Scent Active, Wisderm, Palmvico and Vicooil for our product range.

Plant Impact Plc
Preston, La, England
Ag Biotech and Food Production

Plant Impact is an innovative green science company specialising in precision crop nutrition, which provides effective solutions for major food issues. Our unique cutting edge technologies reduce plant stress, increase marketable yield, improve produce quality, prolong shelf life and enhance overall profitability. Our technologies are designed to further the principles of sustainable agriculture and are better for the environment, the grower, and the consumer. Our new clean technologies will minimise inputs whilst maximising quality output without depleting the earth’s resources or damaging the environment. They address the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture and are tailored to meet specific market needs.

SG Biofuels
Encinitas, CA, USA
Renewable Energy and Biomaterials

SG Biofuels is a sustainable plant oil company creating proprietary Jatropha varieties and advanced agronomics to produce high-quality crude oil for less than $1.00 per gallon. The company develops and sells Jatropha seeds and offers integrated plantation development and management services. SG Biofuels has assembled the world’s largest, most diverse library of Jatropha genetic material with over 6,000 accessions, and has introduced the world’s first elite Jatropha cultivar, JMax 100, with yields 100 percent greater than existing commercial varieties of the crop. The development platform is accelerated by its alliance and investment by Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) and its industry-leading biotech and synthetic biology tools.

Symbiotic Sciences
New Delhi, DL, India
Ag Biotech and Food Production

Symbiotic Sciences is focused on realizing and maximizing the potential of bio-resources for agriculture. We are developing mycorrhiza-based bio-fertilizers to help address the growing need for more food and to reduce the Carbon footprint of agriculture. Mycorrhizae, literally meaning “fungus-roots”, represent the symbiotic relationship between friendly fungi and plant roots. They play a critical role in the health and productivity of 90% of the plant species in natural areas. New technological breakthroughs have enabled us to isolate and produce these beneficial organisms to improve soils on our managed lands as well. Our SyMyco family of bio-fertilizers, are based on sterile, genetically pure, non-pathogenic mycorrhizae produced in-vitro in a Class 10000 facility. We are also working on developing the next generation of technology in this field to make this process even more efficient and cost effective.

Verdezyne
Carlsbad, CA, USA
Renewable Energy and Biomaterials

Verdezyne is an industrial biotechnology company directing the power of biology to create bio-based processes that meet global needs for clean and sustainable fuels and chemicals. Verdezyne applies its biological expertise and proprietary technologies to design and engineer enzymes, metabolic pathways and microorganisms that produce target chemicals. Metabolic pathways are optimized using combinatorial assembly of gene variants coupled with biological selection of the most productive combination.

The petrochemical industry is looking to shift up to 20% of its feedstock need towards renewable, cost-effective sources. Verdezyne is addressing this need by improving the productivity of existing fermentation processes, developing renewable petrochemical replacements and designing novel chemicals for new applications. These solutions provide green market differentiation combined with a compelling cost advantage over petroleum-based products.