Karl-Gerhard Seifert

Athenix Corp. develops agricultural herbicide tolerance and insect control chemicals. It provides genes, proteins, processes, traits, and transgenic organisms for multiple sectors including seed, agricultural chemical, specialty chemical, industrial enzymes, and energy. The company was founded by Duck Nicholas Barbara, Carozzi Nadine and Koziel Michael Gene in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Hoechst AG produced specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical products. It products ranged in areas of heart cycle, thrombose, central nervous system, onkologie, diabetes, metabolic illnesses, internal medicine and vaccines. Founded in 1863, the company was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Messer Group GmbH engages in the manufacture of oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, inert welding gases, special gases, gases for medicinal use and gas mixtures. Its products include technical, breathing, welding, cutting and pharmaceutical gases, cry ice, and gas supply systems. The firm serves to the chemistry, food and beverages, construction, electronics, shipbuilding, and water treatment industries. The company was founded by Adolf Messer in 1897 and is headquartered in Bad Soden, Germany.

SpePharm is a European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, registering and marketing high medical value specialty medicines, essentially for the hospital market. Particular therapeutic areas of interest are in oncology and hematology, critical and supportive care. SpePharm aims to be the preferred partner for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, especially those from outside of Europe, seeking to maximize product and commercial opportunities within Europe. The vision of SpePharm is to become a leading specialty pharmacy company offering the first truly pan-European commercial platform for high value niche hospital and specialist products. The company was founded in September 2006 by Jean-François Labbé together with leading life-science investment firms, TVM Capital (Germany) and Signet Healthcare Partners, part of the Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc (USA). SpePharm headquarters are located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Its European operations are run from its French subsidiary, SpePharm SAS, in Paris, France. Since January 2008, Spepharm is also present in Europe through subsidiaries in Italy (Milan), Germany (Munich), The United-Kingdom (Oxford) and Denmark (Copenhagen) for the Nordic countries.

Ilika Technologies Ltd is a privately held company which was spun out of the University of Southampton in May 2004. Ilika quickly established a reputation for innovation, revenue generation and profitability in the high growth industry of materials development. As a result, the company has attracted investment from blue chip investors who have provided the resources necessary to support the rapid growth of the company. Although many industries are addressable through the company's high throughput technology, Ilika has chosen to focus upon the energy, electronics and biomedical sectors. The company's technology and discovered materials are protected through worldwide patent applications. Ilika engages with customers through research collaborations and through the licensing of materials which Ilika has developed for different applications.

Allessa GmbH produces fine and special chemicals. Its services include custom manufacturing, process development and processing services. The company was founded in July 2001 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology GmbH provides bioengineering services for industrial, molecular biology, and reaction chemistry applications. It offers enzyme and strain engineering, application development, and process engineering services. The firm also offers research and development services for bio-fuel production. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

TouGas Oilfield Solutions GmbH develops and commercializes chemicals technologies and proprietary products and related services for well stimulation, hydraulic fracturing and enhanced oil recovery. It specializes in functional polymers for the oil and gas industry using polymerization and material design technologies. Its products include Allessan UTF, a water based emulsion for use as a gellant in hydraulic fracturing operations; Allessan 8045, a water based emulsion for acidizing applications; and EOR, a polymer for enhanced oil recovery under saline and high temperature conditions. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.