Mirko Wäckerle

SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY Dresden GmbH engages in the design, manufacture, and testing of electronic and electromechanical components, particularly miniaturized components. It specializes in technologies for the production of electronic circuit boards, installation of microassemblies, as well as the development and manufacture of equipment for the production and testing of microasseblies. The company was founded in November 1994 and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

DEWB AG (Venture Capital) (DEWB-VC) is the venture capital subsidiary of Deutsche Effecten & Wechsel Beteiligungs AG (FR: EFF), headquartered in Jena, Germany. The firm, established in 1997, provides equity capital, corporate development expertise and network support to strong growth, medium-sized technology companies.

Founded in 1997, Chicago-based Integrated Genomics™ specializes in research in microbial genomics, biochemistry, and gene expression. Its scientists has broad experience in both in silico and wet lab sequencing, research and development with more than 100 relevant publications in these areas. Integrated Genomics™ has particularly long-standing relationships and active research in the area of lactic acid bacteria and pathogenic microbes, as well as a broad customer base across industry, academic and government institutions. Integrated Genomics™' products and services are based on ERGO™, its web-based genome analysis platform. ERGO™ integrates proprietary functional genomic data, metabolic reconstructions, expression profiling, and biochemical and microbiological data with publicly available information. Focused on microbial genomics, ERGO™ provides better and faster identification of gene function across all organisms. In 2010 Integrated Genomics, Inc.'s business operations were transitioned to a new corporation, IG Assets, Inc. With the original Integrated Genomics' team, IG Assets continues to provide the same ERGO-based microbial genomic products and service.