SG Biofuels, About Our Company

Partners & Alliances

SG Biofuels has formed alliances with an exclusive network of industry leaders representing the complete value chain – from crop improvement and seed production to agricultural services and downstream processing and distribution.

Our Partners:

Thomas, McNerney & Partners

Thomas, McNerney & Partners

Thomas, McNerney & Partners

Thomas, McNerney Partners

Thomas, McNerney & Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in life science companies. Employing a multi-stage investment approach, Thomas, McNerney & Partners has $600 million in assets under management and provides seed and early stage funding to help entrepreneurs launch companies, as well as growth capital to emerging companies for furthering product development or for expansion of product commercialization. http://www.tm-partners.com/

Finistere Ventures

Finistere Ventures

Finistere Ventures

Finistere Ventures

Finistere Ventures is a leading life science venture capital firm based in San Diego, California. The firm's investment strategy is focused on 'Food, Energy and Health' related technologies, with funds focusing on technologies related to agricultural innovation and medical devices and diagnostics. Particular areas of focus include abiotech, agritech, precision agriculture and renewable energy & materials from biomass, as well as medical devices and diagnostics, in areas including cardiovascular, neurological and ophthalmology. Finistere’s team is comprised of investment professionals and scientific entrepreneurs with a long history of creating value. http://www.finistereventures.com/

Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Flint Hills Resources

Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Flint Hills Resources, LLC is a refining and petrochemical company based in Wichita, Kansas. The company has completed acquisitions and capital expenditures of more than $5.3 billion since 2002. www.fhr.com.

Life Technologies Corporation

Life Technologies Corporation

life technologies

Life Technologies Corporation

Life Technologies Corporation is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition. Its systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better. Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics. Life Technologies had sales of $3.3 billion in 2009, employs approximately 9,000 people, has a presence in approximately 160 countries, and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,900 patents and exclusive licenses. Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc., and manufactures both in-vitro diagnostic products and research use only-labeled products. For more information on how we are making a difference, please visit our website: http://www.lifetechnologies.com. Follow Life Technologies on Twitter @LIFECorporation and on Facebook.

Jetbio

Jetbio

JetBio

Jetbio

Jetbio is a Brazilian biofuels project development company that is leading the structuring of an integrated biokerosene production chain.

Bioventures Brasil

Bioventures Brasil

Bioventures Brasil

Bioventures Brasil

Bioventures is a energy crop company currently undertaking the development of a Jatropha project using hybrid seeds in the southwest part of Brazil.

Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company with approximately 32,000 employees in more than 30 countries. Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide; processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and edible oil products for commercial customers and consumers; produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane; mills wheat and corn to make ingredients used by food companies; and sells fertilizer in North and South America. Founded in 1818, the company is headquartered in White Plains, New York. www.bunge.com

Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels

Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels

Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels

Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) is an international initiative coordinated by the Energy Center at EPFL in Switzerland that brings together farmers, companies, non-governmental organizations, experts, governments, and inter-governmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biofuels production and processing. The RSB has developed a third-party certification system for biofuels sustainability standards, encompassing environmental, social and economic principles and criteria through an open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder process. http://rsb.epfl.ch/

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Established in 1947 on Long Island, Upton, New York, Brookhaven is a multi-program national laboratory operated by Brookhaven Science Associates for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Seven Nobel Prizes have been awarded for discoveries made at the Lab. Brookhaven has a staff of approximately 3,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff and over 4,000 guest researchers annually. http://www.bnl.gov/world/

Technoserve

Technoserve

technoserve

Technoserve

TechnoServe empowers people in the developing world to build businesses that break the cycle of poverty. Growing enterprises generate jobs and other income opportunities for poor people, enabling them to improve their lives and secure a better future for their families. Since its founding in 1968, the U.S.-based nonprofit has helped to create or expand thousands of businesses, benefiting millions of people in more than 40 countries. The Financial Times has rated TechnoServe one of the top five NGOs for corporate partnerships. TechnoServe's corporate partners include Cargill, The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Nestle-Nespresso, Olam International, Peet's Coffee & Tea and Unilever, among others. Charity Navigator has also awarded its highest Four Star ranking to TechnoServe. http://www.technoserve.org/

Hawaii Agriculture Research Center

Hawaii Agriculture Research Center

Hawaii Agriculture Reserach Center

Hawaii Agriculture Research Center

Founded in 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA), dedicated to improving the sugar industry in Hawaii, has become an internationally recognized research center. Its name change in 1996 to Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) reflects its expanding scope to encompass research in forestry, coffee, forage, vegetable crops, tropical fruits, and many other diversified crops in addition to sugarcane. HARC is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. HARC specializes in horticultural crop research including agronomy and plant nutrition, plant physiology, breeding, genetic engineering and tissue culture, and control of diseases and pests through integrated pest management. HARC also performs pesticide registration work; training in areas such as pesticide application and environmental compliance; ground water monitoring; and technical literature searches. http://www.harc-hspa.com/