Axel Karl Willi Kleemann

Protagen AG specializes in the development of novel diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests. Its products and services include GMP analyses, protein identification and analyses, proteome studies, UNIchip, clone and array, Bio-IT, Modiro as well as ProteinScape and Solver. The company was founded by Stefan Müllner, Helmut E. Meyer, Petra Weingarten and Martin Blüggel in 1997 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.

Aquapharm Biodiscovery Ltd. discovers and develops drugs. It develops products for application across the pharmaceutical, personal care and nutrition sectors. The company offers antibiotics, inflammation & dermatology, oxidative stress, high value ingredients and anti-oxidant ingredients. Aquapharm Biodiscovery was founded by Kathryn Fraser and Andrew Mearns Spragg on April 11, 2000 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, GB.

Degussa AG is the world's third largest producer of precious metals. The company operates three divisions; precious metals and banking, which is involved in precious metals trading, production of precious metals and the manufacture of precious metal compounds and products in addition to operating its own bank, 'Degussa Bank', which is a universal bank providing traditional banking services. Chemical products is the second division and is involved in manufacturing fine and special chemicals, rubbers, pigments and chemical catalysts. The third and final division, health and nutrition is involved in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, dental chemicals and fodder additives. The company has subsidiaries in Germany, other European countries, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker eV operates as a chemical scientific society. The private company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.