Gerd Lüdke

Philips Healthcare is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of diagnostic imaging systems, healthcare information technology solutions, and patient monitoring and cardiac devices. Philips Healthcare is a division of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, which is a global company in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle, delivering people-centric, innovative products, services and solutions. It classifies its business activities into six areas, namely, Home Healthcare, Professional Healthcare, Imaging Systems, Clinical Care Systems, Healthcare Informatics and Customer Services. The company holds manufacturing facilities in The Netherlands, Germany, the US, Finland, Israel and Brazil. Philips Healthcare is headquartered in Massachusetts, the US.

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.