Elke Manthei

TAT Capital Partners Ltd. (TAT) is an independent Swiss-based venture capital firm which was established by Dr. Thomas Egolf, Mark Putney and Rolf Haegler in 1997. Headquartered in Oberrohrdorf, with a US office in San Jose, California, TAT invests in early-stage and established companies in US and Europe, aiming to help them to expand in U.S., European and Asian markets.

Safran Sensing Technologies Switzerland SA supplies micro and optical electro-mechanical components. The firm provides foundry services, custom solutions, design on demand and test on demand services. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.

Part of Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC AG, Cellpack AG is a leading provider of semi-finished plastic products, machined finished components and assemblies. The company is based in Villmergen, Switzerland. Cellpack has built an outstanding reputation in the industry in low and medium voltage. The Swiss company works closely together with their clients on the development of transformer stations and offer project development, installation services, and maintenance. The company specializes in energy supply technology and has many important innovations and over 50 years of experience in the energy and automation technology, plastics, medical, and packaging industries.

SEZ AG manufactures wet processing equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1986 and is located in Villach, Austria.

AppliedSensor Sweden AB designs and manufactures chemical sensor systems for a broad range of applications, including intelligent indoor air quality (iAQ) monitors for building automation, in-cabin air quality monitors for BMW sport utility vehicles and Hydrogen Leak Sensors for fuel cell vehicles. The company was founded in 2000 and it is headquartered in Linkoping, Sweden.

Nextek, Inc. provides technology driven electronics manufacturing services. It offers value added services includes analytical lab, DFM, PCB design, program management and supply chain management services. The company serves to the aerospace and defense, healthcare and medical, industrial and niche markets. The company was founded by James R. Trummer, John C. Roberts, James L. Harris, and James C. Chiang in January 1995 and is headquartered in Madison, AL.

Applied Spectral Imaging Ltd. develops spectral imaging technology products. The firm products include high throughput, capture and analysis, scan and analysis, spectral imaging, review and analysis, data management, genasis cloud, networking and accessories. The company was founded by Bob Buckwald, Nir Katzir and Dario Cabib in 1993 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.

Tec-Sem Group AG manufactures and supplies high-end automation equipment. It offers reticle management, wafer management and OEM solutions. The company was founded in 1981 by Jakob Blattner and is headquartered in Switzerland.

Barclay Technologies Holding AG develops and provides encryption and security software solutions. The company was founded on June 19, 2008 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.