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Bertelsmann Management SE is an international media enterprise with corporate divisions including RTL Group, Penguin Random House, and Gruner + Jahr. The private company is based in Gütersloh, DE and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The German company's Press Center provides detailed information for journalists, and the company is also committed to Corporate Responsibility activities. Thomas Hermann Rabe has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Novo Nordisk A/S (CO: NOVO.B; NYSE: NVO), a Danish healthcare company which manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services worldwide, invests through their corporate venture fund NNBF-Novo Nordisk Biotech Fund (NNBF). Based in Bagsværd near Copenhagen, NNBF is a business unit within Novo Nordisk A/S, responsible for the company's venture capital activities. Investments are made on the books of Novo Nordisk A/S out of internal financial resources. NNBF is managed as an evergreen fund.

Novo Nordisk Fonden provides basis for the commercial and research activities conducted by the companies. It also supports scientific and humanitarian purposes activities. It awards grants for research within biomedicine, biotechnology, general practice and family medicine, nursing, and art history at public research institutions. It bridges gap between the discoveries made by researchers in biomedicine and biotechnology and their commercial application. The company was founded by August Krogh, Marie Krogh, Harald Pedersen, Hans Christian Hagedorn, August Kongsted and Thorvald Pedersen in 1922 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Novo Holding A/S provides financial investments and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation?s assets. It offers seed and venture capital to development stage companies and takes ownership positions in companies within life science and biotechnology. The company was founded on September 8, 1999 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Cameron Services AG produces natural and nature-identical biodegradable ingredients like citric acids and salts. It specializes in citric acid, xanthan gum, gluconates specialties, special salts and sweeteners for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, as well as for various other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1867 by Ignatz Lederer and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Novo Holdings A/S (Investment Company) (Novo Holdings-IC) is the investment portfolio division of Novo Holdings A/S, a holding company headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark. They are ultimately owned by Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation). Founded in 1999, Novo Holdings-IC manages a broad portfolio of the Foundation’s financial assets.

Part of Industrivärden AB, Essity Germany GmbH is the world's second largest supplier of consumer tissue, offering a range of products including toilet paper, kitchen rolls, facial tissues, handkerchiefs, and napkins. Essity Germany is based in Mannheim, DE, and Andreas Pier has been the CEO of the company since 2018. The German company provides practical advice for maintaining a clean and cozy home.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S specializes in the development, production and marketing of pharmaceutical products. It offers products in the fields of urology, infertility, obstetrics, gynecology, gastroenterology and maternal health. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ferring International Center SA develops, manufactures and markets products in the fields of urology, gynaecology and obstetrics. It also specializes in the fields of gastroenterology and endocrinology. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland.

Ferring Holding SA operates as a holding company with interests in pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland.