Marrone Bio Innovations Recognized as a Top 10 ‘Innovation All-Star’ in the New California 100 Conference by Golden Capital Network & Hamilton Lane
DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Marrone Bio Innovations has been recognized as a New California 100 Innovative Business by Golden Capital Network and Hamilton Lane. New California 100 businesses are some of the most innovative companies in the state representing California’s commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce competitiveness. As a special and exclusive honor, Marrone Bio Innovations was nominated and has been chosen to be one of the top 10 “Innovation All-Stars.”
Approximately 100 companies throughout the State of California received this prestigious recognition from over 400 nominations. New California 100 Businesses and the Top 10 “Innovation All-Stars” will be recognized during a luncheon awards ceremony at 11:45 am – 1:15 pm on September 22, 2009 at the New California 100 Conference in Sacramento’s Sheraton Grand Hotel.
New California 100 Businesses are market leading, privately held companies that have been selected based on the uniqueness of their innovation, competitive advantages, and positive impact on California’s job market and overall economy now and into the future.
“These innovators are powerful job-creating machines,” said Jon Gregory, CEO/President of Golden Capital Network. “We believe innovation and entrepreneurship are the drivers of economic growth in California and these Innovation All-Stars are models for our state.”
About Marrone Bio Innovations:
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) discovers, develops and markets effective and environmentally responsible products that fill unmet needs for weed, disease and pest management. Through a combination of in-licensed technology and its own R&D, MBI uses plants and naturally occurring microorganisms from unique habitats to develop better and safer pest management products. The company has an impressive pipeline of new products, including two insecticides, two herbicides and Zequanox(TM) for controlling invasive zebra and quagga mussels in waterways (EPA pending). MBI currently markets GreenMatch Burndown Herbicide for weed control in organic crop production and Regalia for control of fungal and bacterial diseases of both food and ornamental crops in conventional and organic production.
For more information, visit www.marronebioinnovations.com.
About Golden Capital Network:
Golden Capital Network leads by stimulating economic vitality through early stage private equity investment, connecting innovative entrepreneurs, active investors, service providers, and policymakers to share the insights, risks, and rewards of innovative collaboration. Our purpose is to facilitate entrepreneur and investor networks to provide capital, expertise, and resources for building world-class companies. Golden Capital Network provides communities with the capabilities to maximize the value of their own social capital networks for accelerating their homegrown entrepreneurs. Since 1999, Golden Capital Network’s 1,000+ alumni companies have raised more than $1.3 billion in capital. Golden Capital Network alumni companies include NovaBay Pharma (IPO); InterVideo (IPO), StubHub (acquired by Ebay), Security Focus (acquired by Symantec); PowerSchool (acquired by Apple); MaxPreps (acquired CBS), Meridian Systems (acquired by Trimble), and Hanson Information Technology (acquired by Information Global Systems).
About Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane is an independent financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to sophisticated investors worldwide.
Founded in 1991, Hamilton Lane has grown to over 110 employees, with over $94 billion in total assets under management and supervision including over $12 billion of assets under management for managed accounts. Hamilton Lane clients include a number of the world’s largest institutional investors, as well as many mid-sized and smaller institutions.
SOURCE Marrone Bio Innovations