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Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Founded in 2003, Stifel Schweiz AG is a full-service investment bank. Part of Stifel Financial Corp., the Swiss company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in multiple locations. The company provides a range of investment banking services.

Commerzbank AG (Broker) (Commerzbank-Broker) is the brokerage division of Commerzbank AG (ETR: CBK) in Germany. In 2009, following Commerzbank's acquisition of Dresdner Kleinwort the group created a Corporates & Markets platform which integrated the business of Dresdner Kleinwort GmbH-Investment Management. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Commerzbank-Broker provides trade solutions to multinational corporations, institutional investors, public entities, SMEs and private clients. They also offer risk management and structured financing solutions.

UBS AG (Wealth Management Research) is the investment research division of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm provides corporate, institutional and wealth management clients in-depth cross-asset research, along with access to equities, foreign exchange, precious metals and selected rates and credit markets, through its business units.

Picard Angst AG (Picard Angst) is the asset management subsidiary of Picard Angst Holding AG in Switzerland. Founded in 2003 by Ronald P. Angst and Maurice Picard, the firm is located in Pfäffikon and provides institutional clients with a range of asset management services including structured products, investment funds and individual asset management mandates.

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Investment Management) (J. Safra Sarasin-IM) is the investment management division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, a private banking firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 1841, the firm is owned by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG, which is ultimately held by JS International Holdings Ltd. in The Bahamas. J. Safra Sarasin-IM actively manage assets for private and institutional clients.

Redalpine Venture Parners AG (Redalpine) is an independent venture capital investment firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2006.

Genialis, Inc. develops software for biologists in solving complex analyses. The software helps in automation of data and analyzing task for exploring and sharing the results. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Memo Therapeutics AG develops recombinant immunoglobulins and human-derived monoclonal antibodies. Its products include human antibodies, human immune repertoire analysis, classic antibody discovery and pipeline. The company was founded by Christoph Esslinger on November 29, 2012 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Luya Foods AG is a Swiss company that specializes in producing vegan meat substitutes. Luya Foods is based in Zollikofen, Switzerland. The company's products are known for being tender, juicy, and flavorful. The company prides itself on being 100%% Swiss made and 100%% vegan.

Mushlabs GmbH is a technology-driven company, which produces food from edible mushroom mycelia. The company was founded by Mazen Rizk and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Better Dairy Ltd. operates in the dairy industry. The British company was founded in 2020 by Jevan Nivasa Nagarajah and Christopher Robert Reynolds. Jevan Nivasa Nagarajah has been the CEO since 2020.

WF World Fund Management GmbH (WF World Fund Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Novo Nordisk A/S, Bioinnovation Institute is a Danish company that offers entrepreneurs and researchers in life science. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The CEO of the company is Jens Nielsen.

Part of Mutuelle Vaudoise Société Coopérative, neocredit.ch AG is a platform that provides business loan services. The company is based in Bern, Switzerland. The CEO of the Swiss company is Vincent van Seumeren. neocredit.ch was acquired by Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA on July 05, 2022.

Kepler Cheuvreux SA (Switzerland) (Kepler Cheuvreux Switzerland) is the Swiss broker/dealer division of Kepler Cheuvreux SA in France. The firm was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich. Kepler Cheuvreux Switzerland provides execution services platform that supports Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, ETFs, and Convertible Bonds.

Baader Helvea AG (Baader Helvea) s the research-based Swiss brokerage subsidiary of Baader Bank AG (XE: BWB) in Germany. Formerly known as Helvea SA, established in 1990, the firm is located in Geneva and specializes in equity research, sales, sales trading, execution and administration, and services institutional clients worldwide, including pension funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, balanced funds and hedge funds. Their core market is Switzerland with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies; however, they also have expertise in European equity especially in those sectors in which Swiss companies operate as global players, such as banking, insurance, healthcare, food manufacturing, chemicals and luxury goods. The firm's research process focuses on company analysis and includes a company visitation program. They aim to identify companies likely to generate superior returns for shareholders and to evaluate sector or company-specific trends.

Bank Vontobel AG (BV), formerly known as Bank J. Vontobel & Co AG, is a Zurich-based private bank. Established in 1924, BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SW: VONN) and has offices in Geneva, New York, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna and Luxembourg. The bank is VONN's private banking arm. In 2006 BV acquired the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, which were integrated into their investment banking subsidiary, Vontobel Equity Research. BV specializes in financial consulting, research and wealth management via mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives and special products for institutions, pension funds, corporates, high net-worth individuals, family offices and private individuals

Avaloq Evolution AG provides banking software services and solutions. Its services include safeguarding, consulting, training, support, and maintenance. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Swiss Bankers Association operates bankers association. The company was founded by Robert U. Vogler in 1912 and is headquartered in Basel, China.

Bühler AG provides engineering services for the food and chemical processing industries. It specializes in the basic technologies of grinding, blending and mixing, bulk handling, thermal treatment and shaping for processing cereal grains and foods, producing and upgrading engineering materials and die casting. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Uzwil, Switzerland.

Interaction Partners AG operates as a consulting company. It offers investor access events, investor relations customer relationship management and investor advisory services. The company was founded by Kilian Maier in 2016 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.