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Organizing Team
Larta Institute

Larta Institute, founded in Los Angeles in 1993, is an
internationally recognized and mission-driven innovation
accelerator that provides a runway of success for world-
changing ideas in healthcare, agriculture and energy.
Larta Institute has helped more than 10,000 companies
transform ideas into commercialized innovations that
feed, fuel and heal the world. With a global network
of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, industry leaders,
research institutions, government agencies and support
organizations, Larta conducts commercialization
assistance programs throughout the U.S. and in more
than 20 countries. Follow us on Twitter @LartaInstitute.

Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center

Founded in 1998, the Donald Danforth Plant Science
Center is a not-for-profit research institute with a mission
to improve the human condition through plant science.
Research, education and outreach aim to have impact
at the nexus of food security and the environment,
and position the St. Louis region as a world center for
plant science. The Center’s work is funded through
competitive grants from many sources, including the
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy,
National Science Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.

Bio Research & Development

Growth Park

The Bio Research & Development Growth (BRDG)
Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center helps life
sciences and clean-tech companies bridge research,
resources and relationships to achieve commercial
success. World-class wet labs and office space, plus
a prominent incubator and on-site workforce training
at BRDG Park are just the beginning. BRDG Park takes
maximum advantage of its location on the campus of the
Danforth Center and the robust scientific capital found
in the St. Louis region, and offers emerging scientific
enterprises just the right combination – interactions
between top scientists and access to state-of-the-art core
facilities such as technologically advanced greenhouses,
growth chambers, microscopy, proteomics, and tissue
transformation facilities.

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