Walter Schmidt

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH engages in the provision of central management and other services for the group companies on behalf of C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG. The group specializes in the development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

Intercell AG engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of novel vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Its products include Japanese encephalitis vaccine, Pseudomonas vaccine, Clostridium difficile vaccine, tuberculosis vaccine, and pandemic influenza vaccine patch. Its technology platforms involve patch-based delivery system and proprietary human monoclonal antibody discovery system. The company was founded by Alexander von Gabain, Max Birnstiel, Michael Buschle, Walter Schmidt, and Aaron Hirsh on December 3, 1997 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

AFFiRiS AG develops and produces vaccines for therapeutic treatment of chronic diseases. It provides research services and develops vaccines based on peptide antigens applied in the fields of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, immunology and veterinary medicine. AFFiRiS was founded by Walter Schmidt and Frank Mattner in November 2003 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.