A Timeline of Innovations

2007

June 2007 – Drawing from the center of origin in Central America as well as regions around the world, SG Biofuels researchers begin collecting the world's largest library of Jatropha genetic material featuring thousands of unique genotypes.

2008

April 2008 – Dr. Robert Schmidt, Dr. Steven Briggs and Dr. Martin Yanofsky join SG Biofuels to lead its science program, bringing more than 100 combined years of experience in plant molecular biology and two positions on the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, the highest distinction in the field.

June 2008 – SG Biofuels forms a world-class advisory board including executive management, energy, petrochemical, biotechnology, and agribusiness veterans.

2009

February 2009 – SG Biofuels is officially introduced to the public by Kirk Haney, president and chief executive officer at the 2009 National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Calif.

June 2009 – SG Biofuels announces it has identified several strains of cold tolerant Jatropha capable of thriving in climates previously thought to be outside of the crop's preferred subtropical habitat. Utilizing the strains, the company initiates a breeding program to develop Jatropha as an oil-producing crop in colder climates of the United States.

June 2009 – Working in partnership with Technoserve, SG Biofuels establishes the largest Jatropha community-farming initiative in Central America, including 380 growers and more than 1,600 planted acres of Jatropha.

August 2009 – SG Biofuels' library of genetic material surpasses 6,000 unique genotypes.

September 2009 – SG Biofuels is named one of the Top 100 Emerging Cleantech Companies by Always On.

October 2009 – SG Biofuels files its first provisional patent for trait improvements to Jatropha.

December 2009 – The Hawaiian Agricultural Research Center (HARC) establishes a partnership with SG Biofuels to optimize Jatropha for the unique growing conditions of Hawaii. HARC becomes the first customer of the company's JMax Jatropha Optimization Platform.

December 2009 – Subscribers of Biofuels Digest, the most widely read biofuels publication in the world, name SG Biofuels one of Top 50 Companies in Bioenergy.

2010

January 2010 – SG Biofuels announces a strategic alliance with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE). The alliance brings together SG Biofuels' largest and most diverse library of Jatropha genetic material in the world with the advanced biotechnology and synthetic biology tools of Life Technologies. The two companies commence sequencing the Jatropha curcas genome.

January 2010 – SG Biofuels files its second provisional patent for advancements in the development of Jatropha.

February 2010 – SG Biofuels launches the world's first elite cultivar of Jatropha, JMax 100™, with 100 projected yields 100 percent greater and profits 300 percent greater than existing commercial varieties. The company also introduces the JMax Jatropha Optimization Platform™ providing energy and oil companies, research agencies, growers and plantation developers with access to the company's germplasm library, the reference genome, molecular markers and advanced biotech and synthetic biology tools to optimize elite Jatropha cultivars for unique growing conditions around the world.

March 2010 – SG Biofuels enters into the first project with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) to test and enhance sustainability standards for Jatropha cultivation. The standards will be applied to the company's community farming initiative in Central America.

April 2010 – SG Biofuels is selected by Brookhaven National Laboratory for a strategic partnership to analyze and test oil produced by its Latin American Jatropha plantations.

May 2010 – SG Biofuels is named first runner-up at the prestigious Ag Innovation Showcase at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Danforth Center is the largest independent plant science center in the world. SG Biofuels was one of just seventeen companies selected from hundreds of candidates around the world to present its business model at the showcase.

June 2010 – SG Biofuels names 30-year industry-veteran Eric Mathur as vice president molecular agronomics and scientific affairs. Mathur previously served as vice president, agricultural solutions at Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI), where he was responsible for the creation of SGI's first laboratory in La Jolla, Calif.

June 2010 – Jeff "J.D." Davids, a 20-year veteran with leadership roles in accounting, finance, operations, strategic planning and business development is introduced as chief financial officer.

June 2010 – SG Biofuels establishes operations in Colombia, including the appointment of Santiago Giraldo as director of business development for Latin America.

August 2010 – SG Biofuels announces a significant expansion to its San Diego-based research and development operations, including the establishment of a 42,000 square-foot greenhouse to accommodate its expanding collection of Jatropha germplasm, as well as state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. The R&D center will serve as the hub of a global Jatropha research network collecting data from a range of unique growing conditions.

August 2010 – In partnership with Life Technologies, SG Biofuels announces the successful sequence of the Jatropha curcas genome, significantly accelerating the process of identifying and developing key traits.

August 2010 – Preliminary molecular marker studies indicate that SG Biofuels' Jatropha germplasm collection exhibits on the order of 5 times the genetic diversity observed in a collection of Jatropha from India, Africa, and Asia (Basha et al 2009).

September 2010 – SG Biofuels completes a $9.4 million Series A financing round. Flint Hills Resources, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, and Life Technologies Corp. join SG Biofuels as strategic partners and lead investors, providing significant validation of Jatropha has a global feedstock, and strengthening SG Biofuels' expertise and resources.

September 2010 – SG Biofuels files seven provisional patents for traits directly impacting yield and profitability of Jatropha, bringing to nine the total number of provisional patents filed.

October 2010 – SG Biofuels introduces hybrid seed production technology, marking a major turning point in the Jatropha industry with the ability to cost-effectively produce large volumes of high yielding, uniform seeds.

October 2010 – SG Biofuels president and CEO Kirk Haney is named one of the Top 100 People in Bioenergy by subscribers of Biofuels Digest.

November 2010 – SG Biofuels announces strategic alliance with Bunge (NYSE: BG) to develop a model for processing Jatropha seeds into sustainable plant oil. Bunge is the largest oilseed processor in the world.

December 2010 – For the second consecutive year, SG Biofuels is named one of the Top 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, jumping 12 spots in the rankings to No. 37 out of more than 1,000 eligible companies.

December 2010 – Miguel Motta, former marketing director for Monsanto, joins as Vice President of Marketing & Strategy.

December 2010 - Miguel Oliveira, Director of Global Innovation for Bunge, and Guillermo Heins, former DuPont executive, join the SG Biofuels Advisory Board.