Daniel Kusio

BV Partners AG (BV) is an independent Swiss private equity investment management firm with headquarters in Bern. It was established in 2003 and was formerly part of the BV Group. Based in Bern with an additional office in Zurich, the firm is the exclusive investment manager for BV Holding AG (SWX: BVHN). Their clients are Swiss private individuals and institutions, including insurance companies and pension funds.

Ypsomed Innovationsfond provides funds for start-up companies. It is focused on companies within the region of Espace Mittelland, encompassing the swiss cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Jura, Neuchâtel and Solothurn in Switzerland. The foundation was founded in 1997 by Willy Michel and is headquartered in Burgdorf, Switzerland.

Covalys Biosciences AG develops and produces tools for protein research. The company was founded by Patrik Siedler, Maik Kindermann, Christoph Bieri, Henri Zinsli and Nils Johnsson in June 2002 and is headquartered in Witterswil, Switzerland.

E2E Technologies Ltd. provides system integration solutions and software products for businesses. It implements, manages and distributes software assets in support of automated business processes. The firm supports end user organizations, software vendors and service providers to leverage the combination of BPM, SOA and EDA services. The company was founded in 1996 by Serge Gansner and Alexander Büch and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.