Basil Zimmo

Finesse Solutions, Inc. manufactures measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications. Its platform includes novel disposable sensors, modular automation hardware, and intelligent software that can harmonize data and technology transfer globally. It also offers a complete set of services, including commissioning and validation, for the rapid and reliable deployment of single-use equipment. The company was founded by Mark Selker and Barbara A. Paldus in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Nortel Networks Corp. supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions serving both service providers and enterprise customers. It designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Microsemi Semiconductor Ltd. develops and manufactures microelectronic technologies, miniaturization, low power wireless communication, energy harvesting and ambient temperature electronics. The company is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Picarro, Inc. produces real-time, cloud-based gas measurement solutions for the global energy and scientific markets. The company offers isotope analyzers, trace gas analyzers, peripherals, service packages and parts and supplies. The company was founded by Barbara A. Paldus in January 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Philips Semiconductors manufactured and marketed semiconductors. It manufactured analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) from its product portfolio and are used in televisions, car radios to cellular phones to computer peripherals. The unit also made a range of general purpose discrete semiconductors and logic devices. The company was headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.