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Iogen Corp.<br />

BioWorld Industrial Biotechnology StatReport: Immediate and Comprehensive Industry Information<br />

310 Hunt Club Rd. East<br />

Ottawa K1V 1C1, Canada<br />

Phone: (613) 733-9830; Fax: (613) 733-0781<br />

Web: www.iogen.ca<br />

E-mail: info@iogen.ca<br />

KEY PERSONNEL: Patrick Foody, Sr.; Chairman<br />

Brian Foody; President and CEO<br />

Patrick Foody Jr.; COO<br />

Grant Blanchard; CFO<br />

Jeff Passmore; Exec. VP<br />

Ray Barnes; Exec. VP and General Manager, Iogen Bio-Products<br />

Nancy Clark; VP, Human Resources<br />

Ron Paradis; VP, Ethanol and Co-Product Marketing<br />

EMPLOYEES: 180 employees<br />

HISTORY: Founded in 1974<br />

Member--Biotechnology Industry Organization<br />

FACILITIES: Enzyme manufacturing plant--Produces food-grade and industrial-grade<br />

enzymes for use in the pulp and paper, textile and animal feed industries<br />

Cellulose ethanol demonstration facility--Designed to process about 40<br />

tonnes per day of feedstock, and to produce 3 to 4 million litres of ethanol<br />

per year<br />

STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Privately held<br />

PRINCIPAL INVESTORS: Goldman Sachs<br />

Royal Dutch/Shell Group<br />

Petro-Canada<br />

Government of Canada<br />

BUSINESS STRATEGY: Specializes in cellulose ethanol<br />

Develop, manufacture and market enzymes used to modify and improve the<br />

processing of natural fibres within the textile, animal feed, and pulp and<br />

paper industries<br />

AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date<br />

DSM (formerly exclusive manufacturing supply agreement 1991<br />

Roche Vitamins) and distribution of<br />

Roxazyme G2 animal<br />

feed enzymes<br />

National Research enzymes for the pulp development 1994<br />

Coucil of Canada and paper industry agreement<br />

Petro-Canada develop cellulose<br />

ethanol technology<br />

partnership 1997<br />

Royal Dutch/Shell commercialization of development 2002<br />

Group<br />

biofuels<br />

agreement<br />

Technology<br />

Partnerships<br />

Canada (TPC)<br />

partnership 1/99<br />

Volkswagen and assess the economic joint study 1/06<br />

Shell<br />

feasibility of producing<br />

cellulose ethanol in<br />

Germany<br />

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Enzymes for fiber modification in pulp and paper, textile and animal feed<br />

industries<br />

Cellulase and xylanase enzymes<br />

Ethanol from biomass<br />

PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Fiber modifying enzymes able to enhance yield or reduce viscosity<br />

Copyright ©2006 AHC Media ® 197

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