Klaus Schlenga

EMD Millipore Corp. engages in the provision of laboratory materials, technologies, and services to the life science industry. The company was founded by Jack Bush in 1954 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Bruker AXS, Inc. develops and manufactures analytical X-ray systems for applications in life science, lab & process automation and material analysis. The company was founded in 1997 by Jay T. Flatley and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Erich Netzsch GmbH & Co. Holding KG manufactures pumps, grinding and dispersing equipment. It also manufacture machinery and instrumentation with worldwide production, sales, and service branches. The company was founded by Thomas Netzsch and Christian Netzsch in 1873 and is headquartered in Selb, Germany.

Part of Marriott International, Inc., ITT Sheraton is a company that owns and operates hotels. The company is based in New York, NY.

Bruker BioSpin GmbH manufactures spectrometers. Its products and services include electron spin resonance spectroscopy, online NMR spectroscopy, TD-NMR spectrometers, proteomics, MRI, NMR spectrometers, ESR and EPR spectrometers, time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, in-vivo imaging systems, metabolomics, and NMR spectroscopy. The company was founded on May 30, 1978 and is headquartered in Rheinstetten, Germany.

Hartford Financial Management, Inc. (HFM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by R. Dario Quiros in 1989. HFM provides investment advice to “family” or individual clients, pension / profit sharing plan, family businesses, foundations or endowments and institutional clients.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Bruker Daltonics, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets life sciences tools. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

U-plus Umweltservice AG provides disposal and waste management solutions. Its solutions include recycling of waste wood and paper, sewage sludge, biological recovery, electronics, plastics, metals, municipal, and motor vehicle recycling, and disposal of residual waste. U-plus clients include local authorities, trade, and industry. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Ettlingen, Germany.

Bruker Italia Srl engages in the export and import of scientific equipment. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Bruker BioSpin Corp. designs, manufactures and distributes life science tools based on magnetic resonance. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, proteomics, molecular diagnostic, semiconductor, chemical, cement, metals, petroleum, food, beverage and agricultural companies. The company was founded on January 2, 1975 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Part of Bruker Corp., Bruker BioSpin AG is a Swiss company that manufactures scientific instruments. The company is based in Fällanden, Switzerland.

Analytica International, Inc. provides analytical and consulting services to the biopharmaceuticals industry. The company was founded on October 28, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Envio AG engages in the development and distribution of environmentally relevant products and technologies. It also has interests in environmental services, particularly the disposal of electrical and other types of devices. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Perkins School for the Blind provides educational and community programs for the visually impaired. Its programs encompass diagnostic evaluations, sign language classes and community living services. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Part of Bruker Corp., Bruker Invest AG is a Swiss company that manufactures scientific instruments. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Trinean NV develops and produces nanoliter spectrophotometers and consumables. Its products include DropSense96, Xpose, and spectral content profiling. The firm covers both microfluidic structures and multi-channel spectrometry for microliter sample handling. The company was founded by Ronny Baeckstaele and Kris Naessens in 2006 and is headquartered in Gentbrugge, Belgium.

Millipore is a Life Science leader providing cutting-edge technologies, tools, and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. As a strategic partner, they collaborate with customers to confront the world's challenging human health issues. From research through development to production, its scientific expertise and innovative solutions help customers tackle their most complex problems and achieve their goals.

Commonwealth Zoological Corp. operates zoological gardens. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Athene Annuity & Life Co. is a stock life insurance company, which engages in the provision of financial solutions. The firm issues, reinsures, and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. It focuses on the sale of retail fixed annuities, issuance of pension risk transfer (PRT) annuities, and issuance of funding agreements. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

RI Research Instruments GmbH develops, designs, manufactures, and tests high performance components and systems. Its products include particle accelerators, XUV/EUV solutions, special manufacturing, pulsed power systems, fusion equipment, and beamline instrumentation. It serves the science, and medical and pharma industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.

Caisse Centrale d'Activités Sociale Montreuil Delta operates as a social non-profit organization for the benefit of staff and retirees under the electricity and gas industries. It offers catering meridian, medical and social insurance services. The company is headquartered in Montreuil, France.

Bruker ASC GmbH develops and manufactures X-ray and synchrotron research instrumentation and specialized superconducting magnet systems. The firm''s The Beamlines and X-ray optics division offers state-of-the-art X-ray microscopes and other metrology systems both for synchrotron and laboratory X-ray sources, as well as synchrotron instrumentation including insertion devices, complete beamlines and end stations. The company is headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.

Part of Bruker Corp., Bruker Biospin Group is a company that manufactures and distributes analytical and medical instruments. The company is based in Billerica, MA.