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Part of FuturaGene Ltd., CBD Technologies, Inc. provides biotechnology for forest improvement and the development of biologically-based, clean processes for paper manufacturing. The company is based in Bergenfield, NJ. The company was founded by Jonathan Joels, Oded Shoseyov. CBD Technologies was acquired by FuturaGene Ltd. on December 20, 2006 for $4.28 million.

Concord Venture Management Ltd. (Concord) is a venture capital firm founded in 1992 by Yair Safrai and Matty Karp. The firm is headquartered in Herzelia, Israel.

Genetics Institute LLC develops pharmaceutical products through recombinant DNA and other genetic technologies. It develops drugs to make the blood of hemophiliacs clot, as well as substances that stimulate the production of red and white blood cells and proteins that enhance bone growth. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

ImmunArray Ltd. develops novel in-vitro diagnostic tests. Its products support a personalized medicine approach and IAL's first product family will provide tests for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic guidance of autoimmune diseases and for improving transplantation medicine. The firm is in the process of developing its first product family of blood tests for screening, detection and monitoring of autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. The company was founded by Eli Sahar & Irun Cohen in 2006 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Medica Venture Partners (Medica Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Yuval Binur, Ehud Geller and Jonathan Fleming. The firm is headquartered in Israel.