R. Helmut Rupp

Cbrite, Inc. develops and researches diode switches for display applications. Its technology includes amoled backplane challenges, transistor technology, flexible displays, hemispherical array and detector for imaging. It is a flat panel backplane technology and has developed a remarkable new transistor technology for driving high performance LCDs and amoled displays. The firm has locations in Goleta, Hsinchu and Santa Barbara. The company was founded by Gang Yu, Boo Jorgen-Lars Nilsson and Alan J. Heeger in 2000 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Allessa GmbH produces fine and special chemicals. Its services include custom manufacturing, process development and processing services. The company was founded in July 2001 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Hoechst AG produced specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical products. It products ranged in areas of heart cycle, thrombose, central nervous system, onkologie, diabetes, metabolic illnesses, internal medicine and vaccines. Founded in 1863, the company was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Vaperma Inc. develops and commercializes gas separation solutions for the production of fuel ethanol, biodiesel and natural gas. It's advanced polymeric membrane systems enable major energy costs savings and reduction of green house gases and benzene emissions. It has developed a polymeric membrane technology that provides a means whereby water can be separated from ethanol and natural gas in the vapor phase using less energy than the traditional distillation and solvent-based gas scrubbing processes. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Saint-Romuald, Canada.