Thomas Heydler

Definiens AG is a holding company, which engages in the development and market of biomedical imaging and data analysis software solutions. The firm specializes in the design and manufacture of imaging software suites for drug discovery, development, and diagnostics applications. It engages in the custom image analysis projects for the biopharmaceutical industry, spanning drug discovery, translational research, and clinical research. It offers image analysis processing, integration and deployment, planning, and consulting services. The company was founded by Gerd Binnig in 1994 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Eppendorf SE develops, manufactures, and distributes instruments and equipment for use in life-science research laboratories. The firm specializes in the areas of liquid, cell, and sample handling. Its products include pipettes, dispensers, centrifuges, bioreactor systems, cell culture and imaging consumables, centrifugation instruments, freezers, shakers, temperature control and mixing devices, as well as laboratory consumables. The company was founded by Heinrich Netheler and Hans Hinz in 1945 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

InterPro, Inc. provides business process outsourcing services. The company was founded by David C. Lucien and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Cadence Design Systems Ltd. provides electronic design and technology services. It sells and leases software and hardware products for designing integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and other electronic systems. The firm also provides maintenance, support and offers methodology consulting services. The company is headquartered in Bracknell, the United Kingdom.

Axxom Software AG is an international provider of software solutions and consulting services developed for the comprehensive optimization of value-add processes. With its software ORion-PI® the technology company offers a solution for the simulation, planning and optimization of all business processes in production and logistics. Among its customers there are leading manufacturers and suppliers from the automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical industry as well as businesses from the logistics, shipping and distribution sector. Axxom Software AG was incorporated in April 2001. Axxom has a development center in Timisoara/Romania