Bio100 Technologies, formerly Poly Green Technologies, LLC, was founded in spring, 2009 through a collaborative effort based on the work of Dr. Yebo Li, a bioprocess/biosystems engineer in the Department of Food, Agricultural & Biological Engineering at OARDC/OSU, The Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. After an initial period of exploring the technology, which derives a biopolyol from agricultural-based waste products, the company applied for and won a TechGenesis Technology Grant from TECHColumbus.