Gerard A. Abraham

Symyx Technologies, Inc. develops and applies high-throughput experimentation to the discovery of materials for chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceutical development, electronics, consumer goods and automotive customers. The company works together with companies seeking to transform their search for better products and processes through research collaborations and Discovery Tools sales and the license of materials, intellectual property and software. The company was incorporated in February 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

SFW Capital Partners LP (SFW Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas P. Salice, Roger C. Freeman, David Webb and Norman Wells. The firm Is headquartered in Rye, New York.

MetricVision, Inc. has developed and manufactured precision measurement products based on its patented coherent laser radar technology. Its flagship product, the MV200 was an automated precision measuring and digitizing systems sold to companies around the world in a variety of industries, including aerospace and automotive. The firm was located in Newington, VA.

FEI Co. manufactures and distributes laboratory analytical instruments. It designs, manufactures, and supports a range of microscopy workflows that provide images and answers in the micro, nano and picometer scales. The company was founded by Lynwood W. Swanson in 1971 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Galvanic Applied Sciences, Inc. engages in the development of gas and liquid measurement and analysis systems. Its products include AccuLase-GPA, AccuChrome, ProTech903, Brimstone, GasMicro, SulfurChrome, GasMicro, MoniTek, and ViscoSite. It serves the natural gas, refining and oil production, chemical and petrochemical, food and beverage, water and wastewater, power and biogas, and materials industries. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.