Nils Clausnitzer

VWR Corp. is a provider of products, services and solutions to laboratory and production facilities. Its services provide innovative, flexible and customized solutions from scientific research services to custom manufactured chemical blends. In addition, the company supports its customers by providing on-site services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration, cleanroom services, scientific services and technical services, including laboratory and furniture design, supply and installation. It provides laboratory products, services and solutions to the global life science, general research and applied markets, which include customers in the Biopharma sector, as well as industries such as agriculture, chemical, environmental, food and beverage, healthcare, microelectronic and petrochemical. The company through its subsidiaries offers portfolios of branded and private label laboratory products and value-added services, including custom manufacturing. Its consumable products offers general laboratory supplies, chemicals, production supplies and safety, life science supplies, healthcare products and science education. Durable Products and Equipment include freezers, centrifuges, scales, furnaces, incubators, photometers, microscopes, chromatographers, mass spectrometers, desks, chairs, cabinets, benches and fume hoods. The Value-Added Services include DNA extraction, bio reactor servicing, cell bank management, lean lab design services, equipment calibration, incubator and biohub management and point of use management. VWR was founded in May 2007 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

VWR International LLC engages in the supply and distribution of laboratory equipment. It offers products in the areas of research and development, production, life science, healthcare, safety and industrial, controlled environment, furniture, chromatography, food and beverage analysis, and office supplies. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Curetis GmbH operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases. The firm offers diagnostic solutions for hospitals and large-scale laboratories. Its products include Unyvero L4 Lysator, Unyvero C8 Cockpit, Unyvero A50 Analyzer, and Unyvero Application Cartridges. The company was founded by Andreas Boos, Johannes Bacher, Gerd Lüdke, and Anne Thews in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

Curetis NV engages in the manufacture, research and development, and commercialization of molecular microbiology solutions. It offers unyvero platform, which comprsises of the unyvero system with the A50 analyzer at its core, proprietary software, and single-use, application-specific cartridges. The company was founded by Johannes Bacher, Gerd Luedke and Andreas Boos in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

Part of Olympus Corp., Olympus Deutschland GmbH is a German company that manufactures medical equipment, digital cameras, and binoculars. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany. The CEOs of the private company are Michael Speiser and Thorben Finken.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Diagnostics GmbH is a German company that manufactures and distributes diagnostic healthcare equipment and products. The company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany. The CEOs are Edita Apuokiené and Robert Emmett Funck. The private company was founded in 1995.