Jongseon Kim

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

iNovia Capital, Inc., formerly MSBi Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Shawn Abbott. The firm is headquarters in Montreal Canada.

Evolva SA is a Swiss-headquartered, international pharmaceutical biotech company focused on the discovery and development of drugs based on its distinctive and proprietary genetic chemistry platform. The company was founded in Switzerland in 2004 based on US/Danish technology. Evolva is headquartered in Allschwil/Basel with operations in Denmark, India and the USA. The Company has raised CHF 38.2 million of equity to date and employs 75 persons of whom 30 are based in Allschwil. The firm's strategy and business approach is based on five pillars that offer a sustainable development path for creating a successful company, which include Building a balanced portfolio. Evolva focuses on orally available small molecules in the belief that they are more convenient for patients and more cost-effective both from manufacture and administration points of view for the society, focus on differentiated pharmaceutical products with major benefits. Focusing on cardiovascular/renal and infectious diseases. Together they cause more than 50% of all deaths worldwide. Most of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies are active in both sectors, and all are active in one of the two sectors - hence widening Evolva's opportunities to partner. Building technology platform as the source of this differentiation. Evolva finds different structures with different properties from those found by the 99% of the industry that focuses on synthetic chemistry or proteins. Openness to unusual markets. The biotech business model has changed. As well as the established markets new opportunities arise in emerging countries such as India and China, and in adjacent sectors such as treatments against potential bio-terrorist and bio-warfare agents and the production of pharmaceutical and industrial chemical intermediates. Cost-effective implementation. Evolva places different functions around the globe according to where local conditions best suit. This approach both reduces Evolva's cost base and increases access to revenues, partners and talent. Evolva sees revenues and partners as important because they provide additional flexibility, resources and talent. Also, they provide important opportunities to better understand, and better meet, the needs of current and future customers.

Rushlift Ltd is one of the country’s leading independent suppliers of innovative materials handling solutions. From five strategically located depots, Rushlift provides services to customers from Cornwall to Aberdeen through 150 mobile engineers. From the humble beginnings of Rushlift Mechanical Handling in Bishop Auckland in the early 1980’s, Rushlift has grown quickly in the last few years as a member of the Specialist Hire Group Ltd, having acquired Lex Komatsu South Ltd, SMH Ltd and Peter Turner Fork Lifts Ltd to form Rushlift Ltd. Rushlift’s innovative approach to providing materials handling solutions goes beyond the traditional approach to selling or hiring of equipment, and is backed by a unique web based Fleet Management System (FMS) that not only provides customers with real time information on the equipment and their account with Rushlift, but allows them to log and track breakdowns in the same way as the depot service team. Rushlift has a number of strategic alliances and supply agreements with the worlds leading equipment manufacturers, enabling it to specify the most appropriate equipment for customer's needs whilst maintaining a competitive price. With a full range of services from contract hire to service and repair, and an innovative customer service approach, it is not surprising that Rushlift is becoming the supplier of choice for many customers such as Saint-Gobain, British Airways, Magnet, Virgin Atlantic and many more, where a refreshingly different approach to customer needs is required.

Novozymes BioloAg A/S provides research and development for biotechnology products and processes. It participates in The BioAg Alliance to commercialize BioAg assets and competencies within microbial research, development, and production. The company was founded on October 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

Novozymes Biopharma DK A/S engages in the wholesale of pharmaceuticals and medical article. The firm operates and invests in research, development, production, and trade in biological solutions, including pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology products and processes.The company was founded on May 29, 2006 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

CelluComp Ltd. manufactures and markets sustainable products produced from the waste streams of the food industry. It provides multiple solutions for many industries such as paints and coatings, concrete, home and personal care, oil drilling and composites. The company was founded by Christian Kemp-Griffin, David Gwyddon Hepworth and Eric Arron Whale in 2004 and is headquartered in Scotland, the United Kingdom.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

Biosyntia ApS provides services in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields. It offers biocatalysts for fermentation of fine chemicals. The company was founded by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, and Hans Jasper Genee in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Pyrowave, Inc. develops microwave recycling technology. It offers services to municipal clients, private recyclers and generators. The firm specializes in styrene, polyolefin wax and lubricants. The company was founded by Jocelyn Doucet, Jean-Philippe Laviolette and Jamal Chaouki in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.

Albumedix A/S is a Danish biotechnology company. The private company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company. The firm is the low cost sustainable transformation of multiple product markets. The company was founded by Matt Lipscomb and Mike Lynch in August 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of Doosan Corp., Rushlift Holdings Ltd. is a holding British company that operates forklift dealership services. The company is based in Northampton, UK and was founded in 2015.

Enduro Genetics ApS is a Danish biotechnology research company that specializes in developing bio products. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Enduro Genetics was founded by Peter Rugbjerg and Christian Munck. The CEO is Christian Munch.

MetGen Oy operates as a robust technology platform. The firm develops enzymatic products for pulp and paper and biofuel industries. The company was founded by Alex Michine and Alexey Azhayev in 2008 and is headquartered in Kaarina, Finland.

Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada.