Jörg Menno Harms

Icron Technologies Corp. offers video and USB extension solutions for commercial and industrial markets. Its products are deployed in a wide range of applications such as digital home connectivity, industrial automation, medical imaging, aerospace, interactive digital signage, remote desktop extension, security and surveillance, enterprise computing, isolated USB, and point-of-sale markets. The company was founded by Juraj Krajci in 1998 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Silicor Materials, Inc. manufactures solar silicon and multi crystalline solar cells. It operates as a supplier to the solar photovoltaic industry as well as other industries who use aluminum-based products. The firm purifies silicon, casts the silicon into ingots, cuts the ingots into bricks using diamond saws, cuts the bricks into wafers using wire saws, and converts the wafers into solar cells through a series of steps to form the photovoltaic junction. The company was founded by Kamel Ounadjela, Fritz Kirscht, and Eicke Weber in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a holding company with interests in paper, fabrics, and hydro power generation. The firm’s principal activities are manufacturing of paper machinery, textile machinery, hydro fluid machinery, and turbo power transmission engineering. Its products and services include automation and digital solutions, drives & transmissions, connection components & couplings, hydropower components, hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling, braking systems and papermaking components. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Heidenheim, Germany.

Part of Siemens AG, Siemens Automation & Drives Group manufactures drives for the manufacturing and process industries. The company is based in Erlangen, Germany.

Siemens Canada Ltd. manufactures communication products, medical equipment and industrial products. It provides products for the health care, information and communications, energy and power, automation, transportation and building technologies. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.

Wellington Partners GmbH (Wellington Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1991 by Rolf Christof Dienst. The firm is headquartered in Munich, with offices in Zurich, London, and Palo Alto.

HHLA Frucht & Kühl-Zentrum GmbH provides warehousing services for perishable goods such as fruits and vegetables. The firm provides refrigerated warehousing, processing, packing and wholesale marketing services of fruits and fresh produce. HHLA Frucht & Kühl-Zentrum was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International operates as association of companies that provide equipment, materials and services for the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic panels, LED and flat panel displays, micro-electromechanical systems, printed and flexible electronics, and related micro and nano-technologies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Protexis, Inc. provides digital content distribution for online retailers. Its product RED system enables open, neutral and efficient network for online digital content distribution. The company was founded in March 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA is a company based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Siemens nv/SA produces and wholesales electromechanical and electronic material. The firm’s products and services include industrial automation, building technologies, drive technology, energy, healthcare, mobility, consumer products, services, product lifecycle management instrumentation, process instrumentation, process analytics and industry software. The company is headquartered in Beersel, Belgium.

The American Physical Society is an organization that offers information on various prizes, awards, fellowships, scholarships, and grants related to physics. The non-profit company is based in College Park, MD. The company also provides programs that aim to improve physics education, impact policy makers, increase diversity, and inform the public.

OXID eSales AG provides e-commerce software solutions and services. It offers commercial open source shopping cart software and integrates all touchpoints such as webshop, mobile, and point of sale. The firm also provides professional services from strategy development and project implementation to operation of a successful multi-channel business. The company was founded by Andrea Seeger, Roland Fesenmayr and Eric Jankowfsky in 2003 and is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.

Sunfilm AG is one of the world's largest manufacturers of silicon-based thin-film modules with a combined capacity of 85 megawatts peak (MWp) at its two German production sites in Grossroehrsdorf and Bitterfeld-Wolfen. The company has an additional 60 MWp of capacity under construction as well. Thin-film is one of the fastest growing segments of the solar PV industry. Sunfilm's innovative technology for tandem junction thin-film silicon solar modules allows a larger part of the solar spectrum to be harvested as compared to amorphous silicon thin-film solar modules, leading to higher module efficiencies. Additionally, the amount of silicon needed to produce these modules is significantly less than for crystalline silicon modules.

seleon GmbH designs, develops and manufactures electronic medical engineering products. The firm have respiratory, cardiology, measurement and analysis, home based therapy and medical laser technology. The company was founded by Michael Lauk in 1998 and is headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany.

Curetis GmbH operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases. The firm offers diagnostic solutions for hospitals and large-scale laboratories. Its products include Unyvero L4 Lysator, Unyvero C8 Cockpit, Unyvero A50 Analyzer, and Unyvero Application Cartridges. The company was founded by Andreas Boos, Johannes Bacher, Gerd Lüdke, and Anne Thews in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

TNI medical AG develops, produces, and sells diagnostic and therapeutic devices for breathing therapy. Its products are primarily used for home treatments, especially during sleep. TNI medical focuses on maximizing patient comfort with simultaneous simplification of the application. The company was founded by Michael Lauk and Malaika Lauk in 2007 and is headquartered in Wuerzburg, Germany.

Part of Agilent Technologies, Inc., Agilent Technologies Sales & Services GmbH & Co. KG distributes chromatography systems, medical equipment and components. The company is based in Waldbronn, Germany. The German company was founded in 2016. The CEO is Armin Jehle.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE is a research institute based in Freiburg, Germany. The German company conducts research for energy sustainability purposes.

Part of Siemens AG, Siemens France SA is a French company that manufactures communication equipment.

PSE AG provides solar test equipment and consulting services. It offers consulting services for rural electrification, coordinates international research projects and organizes scientific solar conferences. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.

Aurora Deutschland GmbH wholesales pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

SpinDiag GmbH develops compact and automated point-of-care system for the screening for drug resistant pathogens. The company was founded by Daniel Mark, Gregor Groß-Czilwik, Mark Keller, Frank Schwemmer, Oliver Strohmeier, Dominique Kosse, and Michael Lauk in 2016 and is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.

HCS Holding GmbH engages in the provision of hydrocarbon specialty solutions. Its brands include Haltermann Carless, ETS Racing Fuels, and EOS. The company was founded in April 2013 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Neuroloop GmbH provides neurological services. The private company is based in Freiburg, Germany. The German company was founded by Michael Lauk, Dennis Plachta. Michael Lauk has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Infineon Technologies AG, Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG is a company that manufactures and supplies semiconductors. The company is based in Dresden, Germany. Reinhard Ploss has been the CEO of the German company since 2009.