RHEACELL GmbH & Co. KG

Industry sector:Bio & PharmaceuticalProducts, services:Stem CellsLocations:HeidelbergDate of foundation:2003Number of employees:80The company:RHEACELL is a biotechnology company that is dedicated to finding innovative solutions for patients suffering from inflammationdriven diseases such as

QIAGEN

Industry sector:BiotechnologyProducts, services:QIAGEN is a provider of sample and assay technologies for mole-cular diagnostics, applied testing, academic and pharmaceuticalresearch.Locations:QIAGEN currently maintains 35 subsidiaries in over 25 countriesand has a global

Procter & Gamble

Industry sector:Consumer goodsProducts, services:Baby Care, Fabric & Home Care, Feminine Care, Grooming, Hair Care,Oral Care, Personal Health Care, Skin CareLocations:Germany: Schwalbach, Kronberg, Darmstadt, Berlin, Euskirchen,Crailsheim, Walldürn…Belgium: BrusselsUK: Reading, NewcastleDate of

PPD GmbH & Co. KG

Industry sector:Pharmaceutical IndustryProducts, services:Discovery, Early Development, Clinical Development, Post ApprovalLocations:Global; In Germany: Munich, KarlsruheDate of foundation:1985Number of employees:30,000The company:PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing drug discovery, development

Novo Nordisk

Industry sector:Life SciencesProducts, services:Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other seriouschronic diseases such as obesity, and rare blood and rare endocrinediseases.Locations:We are a global headquartered just

Novartis Pharma AG

Industry sector:Pharmaceutical industryProducts, services:Innovative medicines: 5 core therapeutic areasCardiovascular, Immunology, Neuroscience, Solid Tumors, Hema-tologyLocations:Schweiz: Basel, Schweizerhalle (BL), Stein, Rotkreuz, Fribourg,Zurich, Locarno, GenevaDeutschland: NürnbergDate of foundation:1996Number of employees:11,600The company:Our purpose is

MetaSystems Hard & Software GmbH

Industry sector:Medical device manufacturerProducts, services:Solutions for automated microscopy in medicine and life sciencesLocations:Altlussheim, D; Hongkong, SAR; Medford, USA; Milano, I; Bangalore,IND; Taizhou, PRC; Buenos Aires, ARGDate of foundation:1986Number of employees:162The

Merck KGaA

Industry sector:Chemical and pharmaceutical industryProducts, services:Oncology, Neurology & Immunlogy, Fertility, Endocrinology &General Medicine; Diagnostic Applications; Semiconductor, Display& Surface SolutionsLocations:Germany: Darmstadt, Weiterstadt, Gernsheim, Steinheim, Taufkir-chen, Hohenbrunn, Hamburg, BerlinDate of foundation:1668Number of

InfectoPharm Arzneimittel & Consilium GmbH

Industry sector:Pharmabranche, ArzneimittelherstellerProducts, services:Unsere Produktpalette: Über 130 Arzneimittel, Medizin-und Ernäh-rungsprodukte bieten Patienten, Ärzten sowie Apothekern einenbesonderen Mehrwert.Locations:Heppenheim, Deutschland (Zentrale)Wien, Österreich (Niederlassung)Mailand, Italien (Niederlassung)Date of foundation:1988Number of employees:260The company:Seit mehr als

Illumina

Industry sector:BiotechnologyProducts, services:Illumina sequencing and array technologies fuel advancements inlife science research, translational and consumer genomics, andmolecular diagnostics.Locations:USA, Europe, UEA, APACDate of foundation:1998Number of employees:9100The company:Illumina is a leading developer,