Thomas K. Allen

STERIS Corp. provides infection prevention and other procedural products and services. Its product and services offers hospitals and surgery centers, medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, and research laboratory. The company was founded by Michael A. Keresman III, Raymond C. Kralovic and Edward T. Schneider in 1985 and is headquartered in Mentor, OH.

NanoScale Corp. manufactures, commercializes and markets chemical decontamination and indoor air quality systems under the brand names of FAST-ACT, ChemKlenz and OdorKlenz, as well as odor elimination solutions for consumers. It develops and provides chemistry materials and related services. The company produces and sells NanoActive brand nanocrystalline materials in forms that include dry powders, granules, and liquid suspensions which are sold for the prevention, containment, elimination, and remediation of toxic and noxious chemicals, odors, and related applications. NanoScale was founded in 1995 by Kenneth J. Klabunde and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Applied Nanoscience, Inc. Develops proprietary nanoparticle enhanced absorbent filter platforms. The company was founded in June 2004 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.