Atul Thakrar

Cytec Industries, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells specialty materials and chemicals. The firm operates through four segments: Aerospace Materials, Industrial Materials, In Process Separation, and Additive Technologies. The Aerospace Materials segment is a global provider of technologically advanced materials for aerospace markets. Its products includes advanced composites, structural, and film adhesives. The Industrial Materials segment provides structural materials and process materials. The In Process Separation segment provides mining chemicals and phosphines. The Additive Technologies segment provides polymer additives, specialty additives, and formulated resins. The company was founded in December 1993 and is headquartered in Woodland Park, NJ.

Rohm & Haas Co. develops and manufactures specialty chemicals, paints, adhesives, and materials. The company was founded by Otto Röhm and Otto Haas on September 1, 1909 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

DSM BV engages in the provision of ingredients, expertise, and solutions for plant-based products. It operates through the following segments: Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH); Health, Nutrition, and Care (HNC); Food and Beverage (F and B); and Other. The ANH segment includes developing sustainable animal farming through essential products, performance solutions, and precision services serving the poultry, swine, ruminants, and aquaculture markets. The HNC segment provides health, nutrition, and care solutions for markets such as early life nutrition, dietary supplements, pharma, medical, and personal care. The F and B segment focuses on supporting healthy diets through nutritious, delicious, and sustainable solutions for several market segments including bakery, beverages and brewing, dairy, savory, plant-based alternative proteins, and pet food. The Other segment is involved in corporate activities. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

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.

Segetis, Inc. operates as a technology-enabled green chemistry company. It produces chemical building blocks platform. The firm offers biobased plasticizers for PVC and biopolymers and biobased formulation for household, industrial, and institutional cleaning, personal care, agrochemicals, and flavors and fragrances. The company was founded by Sergey Selifonov and Olga Selifonova in 2007 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN.

Soane Energy LLC develops chemical solutions for the oil and gas industry. It offers a portfolio of platform technologies, including Fines Capture, Smart Sequestration and Tunable Surfactants. The company was founded by David S. Soane in December 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.