The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Richard Butt, CEO, Apollo Therapeutics

The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Ingo Potthof, Helmut Schönenberger, Johannes von Borries, managing partners, UVC Partners

The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Nancy Saucier, director of new venture development at University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell, River Hawk New Venture Fund

The top 25: Koenraad Debackere, managing director, KU Leuven Research and Development, chairman, Gemma Frisius Fund

The top 25: James Wilkie, chief executive, University of Birmingham Enterprise

The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): D Lansing Taylor, director, Pittsburgh Revolution Fund

The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Jorge Aquino, director of the ventures program, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Rafi Hofstein, president and chief executive, Mars Innovation

Koji Murota, chief executive, Kyoto University Innovation Capital 

The top 25: Peter Devine, CEO, Uniseed