Piergiorgio Pedron

De Agostini Editore SpA is a holding company, which engages in the publishing sector. It manages and coordinates the different sectors of the publishing activities within the group including collectibles, direct marketing, books, cartography, school, general references, and professional publishing. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Novara, Italy.

Diasorin, Inc. develops and manufactures reagents for in vitro diagnostics. It has products in the fields of infectious disease, hepatitis, endocrinology, bone and mineral metabolism, cancer, brain injury, cardiac, therapeutic drug monitoring and autoimmunity. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Stillwater, MN.

Luminex Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary biological testing technologies and products with applications throughout the life sciences and diagnostics industries. The firm's products are focused on the molecular diagnostic testing market, which includes human genetics, personalized medicine and infectious disease segments. The company was founded by Mark B. Chandler and Van S. Chandler in May 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.