Klaus Schulz

VERTILAS GmbH develops, produces, and distributes laser diodes for optical communications technology, sensor engineering, and measurement methods. The company's products include gas sensing spectroscopy, data and telecommunication applications, spectroscopic diode lasers, and engineering services in the fields of fiberoptics, semiconductors, laser diodes, and vertical cavity surface-emitting laser diodes. The company was founded in December 2001 by Markus Ortsiefer and Markus-Christian Amann and is headquartered in Garching, Germany.

MergeOptics GmbH was founded in Germany, in September 2000 and develops highly integrated components, modules and active optical cables for the rapidly growing optical communication market. The company integrates optical components (lasers, modulators and photo diodes) with high-frequency electrical circuits to create compact modules that operate with industry standard optical and electrical interfaces. MergeOptics' business objective is to specialize in high-speed optical products that are world-class for both integration and performance. MergeOptics has partnerships with several leading German universities and research facilities, including the prestigious Heinrich-Hertz-Institute in Berlin, Germany.