2012-11-15T17:28:06-06:00 2011-12-31 430642511 STONE CARLIE AND COMPANY LLC 101 S HANLEY ROAD SUITE 800 ST LOUIS MO 63105 990 2011-01-01 830349805 BIOGENERATOR BIOG 3146156355 4041 FOREST PARK AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 ERIC GULVE 3146156355 2012-11-15 1 MARIE CARLIE CPA P00084927 3148891100 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ERIC GULVE 4041 FOREST PARK AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 2161720 0 X WWW.BIOGENERATOR.ORG X 2002 MO TO ACCELERATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THE ST. LOUIS REGION. 3 1 7 6 0 0 1978703 1977914 8750 6684 121081 175122 100 2000 2108634 2161720 22103 0 0 0 719539 764525 0 0 0 384069 581677 1125711 1346202 982923 815518 3760377 3296122 131680 186712 3628697 3109410 X BIOGENERATOR, A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WAS CREATED TO ACCELERATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA BY CREATING AND SUSTAINING A FORMAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. BIOGENERATOR USES ITS ENTREPRENEURIAL, FINANCIAL, AND RESEARCH CAPABILITIES TO ASSIST START-UP TECHNOLOGY BASED COMPANIES AND TO ASSIST THE TRANSFER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THE MARKET PLACE. BIOGENERATOR ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH: - PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES - PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PROSPECTIVE ENTREPRENEURS - PROVIDING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SUPPORT 0 0 615670 6684 BIOGENERATOR OFFERS COMMERCIALIZATION GUIDANCE AND ADVICE TO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OR ENTREPRENEURS ABOUT THE COMMERCIALIZATION PROCESS, AND WORKING WITH THE INDIVIDUALS, HELPS TO FORMULATE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF ADVICE AND MENTORING. IT CONNECTS NEW BUSINESSES TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING LAW FIRMS AND ACCOUNTING FIRMS, RECRUITS SCIENTIFIC AND MANAGEMENT TALENT AND DIRECT ENTREPRENEURS TO MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. BIOGENERATOR STAFF CONTINUOUSLY NETWORK TO SEEK OUT COMMERCIALLY PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES. THEY MEET WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY, INCLUDING WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI/ST. LOUIS. THEY ROUTINELY NETWORK WITH CORPORATIONS BASED IN ST. LOUIS WITH A FOCUS ON LIFE SCIENCES, SUCH AS MONSANTO, SIGMA ALDRICH AND COVIDIEN. BIOGENERATOR ALSO WORKS WITH A VARIETY OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS INCLUDING, BIOSTL, THE CENTER FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, THE DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER, CORTEX, MISSOURI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY.AS A RESULT, BIOGENERATOR STAFF INVEST CONSIDERABLE TIME IN COMPLETING TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THIS INVOLVES PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THOSE INVOLVED ON HOW TO IMPROVE OR FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR TECHNOLOGY, SPECIFICALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO MEETING A NEED OF THE COMMUNITY. BIOGENERATOR HAD MORE THAN 100 TECHNOLOGIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED FOR CONSIDERATION. OVER 75% OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES INVOLVED TECHNOLOGIES LICENSED OR EMERGING FROM UNIVERSITIES OR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. 211180 173273 AS PART OF ITS PROOF OF CONCEPT PURPOSE, BIOGENERATOR ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH MEET THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF BIOGENERATOR BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE/FEEDBACK ON BUSINESS STRATEGIES, PRESENTATIONS, BUSINESS PLANS, FUND-RAISING STRATEGIES, CORPORATE PARTNER NEGOTIATIONS, INTRODUCING COMPANIES TO HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ASSISTING IN PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS, BUDGETS AND TIMELINES. BIOGENERATOR FUNDED AND BEGAN PROVIDING SERVICES TO TWELVE NEW COMPANIES DURING 2011. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE NUMEROUS COMPANIES THAT BIOGENERATOR MADE COMMITMENTS TO PRIOR TO 2011 AND CONTINUE TO GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK TO DURING 2011 AS WELL. 260033 0 BIOGENERATOR STAFF PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND MENTORING TO PROSPECTIVE AND INEXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE INTENTION OF EQUIPPING THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP A TECHNOLOGY AND BRING THAT BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, BIOGENERATOR STAFF PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND MENTORING TO START-UP COMPANIES. BIOGENERATOR'S STAFF HAS DEVELOPED A DOZEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MAKE THOSE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS. DURING 2011 BIOGENERATOR STAFF MET WITH MORE THAN 75 INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS AND RESEARCHERS AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS DELIVERED THESE PROGRAMS TO COMPANIES THEY ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING AS WELL AS PROSPECTIVE START UP COMPANIES. (2-8 HOURS PER ENCOUNTER). 1086883 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 3146156355 4041 FOREST PARK AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63108 ERIC GULVE 40.00 X X 198000 0 25391 JOHN F MCDONNELL 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICKI GONZALEZ 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRAD CASTANHO 0.50 X 0 0 0 RAY TAIT PHD 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARCIA MELLITZ 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DONN RUBIN 0.50 X X 0 261576 39099 DAN BRODERICK 32.00 X 187000 0 23862 CHARLIE BOLTEN 40.00 X 121000 0 17042 506000 261576 105394 3 0 1 0 BRYAN CAVE LLP 211 NORTH BROADWAY 3600 ST LOUIS MO 63102 LEGAL SERVICES 129431 1 177914 1800000 1977914 CEO/ADMIN SERVICES 541900 6684 6684 6684 175122 173273 1849 OTHER INCOME 541900 2000 2000 2000 2161720 179957 0 3849 434253 390828 43425 247890 223101 24789 20353 18318 2035 24000 20852 3148 38029 34226 3803 162170 141719 20451 41965 2972 38993 87651 71651 16000 895 895 91087 66283 24804 248 248 133129 100992 32137 21788 2519 19269 5076 1830 3246 18336 18336 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & REC 10535 2795 7740 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 6297 6297 SPONSORSHIPS 2500 2500 1346202 1086883 259319 0 689107 556873 10055 86863 16914 75127 1946151 1939307 6148 4289 153360 48093 63791 105267 1018896 517617 9315 10779 3760377 3296122 127641 186712 2356 0 1683 0 131680 186712 X 3628697 3109410 3628697 3109410 3760377 3296122 X 815518 -1334805 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 192836 1000000 1978703 1977914 5149453 192836 1000000 1978703 1977914 5149453 3265258 1884195 114023 57081 5672 2594 1849 181219 56417 56417 5387089 408594 0.34980 0.45710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 153360 48093 105267 105267 EQUITY INVESTMENTS 517617 C 517617 2161720 1346202 815518 -1335226 421 -1334805 -519287 2161720 0 2161720 0 2161720 2681007 -421 1335226 1334805 1346202 0 1346202 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC GULVE 180000 0 18000 0 0 0 19391 0 6000 0 223391 0 0 0 DONN RUBIN 0 261576 0 0 0 0 0 26984 0 12115 0 300675 0 0 DAN BRODERICK 170000 0 17000 0 0 0 17862 0 6000 0 210862 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 THE CEO COMPLETES A SELF EVALUATION BASED ON JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND GOALS. THE EVALUATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER) WHO THEN COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL EVALUATIONS BASED ON THE SAME CRITERIA. WHEN COMPLETED, A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE CEO IS HELD, THE EVALUATIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND AN OVERALL SCORE ASSIGNED. THIS DETERMINES IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION SHOULD BE AWARDED IN THE FORM OF A BONUS AND/OR ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PART III PART II, COMPENSATION DONN RUBIN DOES NOT RECEIVE A SALARY FROM BIOGENERATOR. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR SERVICES TO THAT ORGANIZATION. CONFLUENCE LIFE SCIENCES ENTITY OF WHICH A KEY EMPLOYEE, MR. BRODERICK, SERVED AS DIRECTOR 250000 BIOGENERATOR PURCHASED A CONVERTIBLE NOTE FROM CONFLUENCE LIFE SCIENCES, AS A WAY OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO A LIFE SCIENCE CORPORATION, AS SHOWN IN ITS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, BIOGENERATOR WAS GIVEN A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF CONFLUENCE LIFE SCIENCES AS A WAY TO FURTHER ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY. DAN BRODERICK, WHO IS A SENIOR FELLOW OF BIOGENERATOR, REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION ON THE BOARD OF CONFLUENCE LIFE SCIENCES. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS RESIGNED THEIR POSITIONS, REDUCING THE BOARD TO 3 MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING IN TAX YEAR 2012 BIOSTL, A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, WAS GIVEN THE RIGHT TO CHANGE BOARD MEMBERS OF BIOGENERATOR. NO CONTROL EXISTED DURING THE FILING YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. THEY MUST EACH SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHICH STATES THAT THEY HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS MARKET DATA FOR COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THIS AMOUNT WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -1,335,226. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: 421. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -1,334,805. ST LOUIS LIFE SCIENCES PROJECT 7515 FORSYTH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63105 201328128 SUPPORT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES FIELDS MO 501(C)(3) 509(A)(3) N/A 0 BIOSTL 7515 FORSYTH BLVD ST LOUIS MO 63105 452137574 SUPPORT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES FIELDS MO 501(C)(3) N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0