Andreas Wachowski

Parallels, Inc. provides hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions. The firm’s products include remote application server, desktop for mac business edition, desktop for mac pro edition, mac management for SCCM, desktop for mac, toolbox for mac & windows and parallels access. The company was founded by Aleksey Kandikov, Ilya Zubarev, Juri Tsibrovski, Oleg Melnikov and Serguei Beloussov in 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

BASF Coatings GmbH designs, develops, produces, and markets automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinishes, industrial coatings, and decorative paints for customers worldwide. Its automotive OEM coatings include e-coats, primers, basecoats, and clearcoats. The firm also offers commercial transport products for the manufacturers of commercial vehicles, such as agricultural machines, construction machines, earthmovers, buses, tractor trailers, and trailers and railway vehicles; and special-purpose vehicles and bodies, including fire-fighting vehicles, cement mixers, and cattle trucks. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Munster, Germany.

Part of SAP SE, Karlsruhe Research Center of Digital Equipment Corp operates an engineering research center. The company is based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Karlsruhe Research Center of Digital Equipment was acquired by SAP SE from Compaq Computer Corp. on December 23, 1998.

POET GmbH specializes in providing software solutions for industrial customers and public administration. It offers collaborative e-business for the exchange of large and diverse ranges of products and provides document exchange in e-procurement and e-commerce solutions. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG manufactures electronic and electromechanical components. It offers passive, optoelectronics, and power modules. The firm also offers technical support, design-in support, and delivery. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Niedernhall, Germany.

Part of ICT Group BV, Xcc Software AG is a German company that provides software solutions and IT consultancy services. The company is based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Xcc Software was acquired by ICT Group BV on March 09, 2006.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. operates as an application-oriented research organization. The firm focuses on health, security, communication, as well as environment and energy. It develops technology, designs products, and improves methods and techniques. The company was founded on March 26, 1949 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Fraunhofer USA, Inc. is a non-profit, research and development organization, which provides applied research services. It conducts applied R&D to customers from industry and state and federal governments. The firm develops and validates scientific applications and technologies for industrial innovation in the USA. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Wintershall is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF, which is based in Ludwigshafen, and specializes in energy. Wintershall is active in various regions of the world in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. In Europe the BASF subsidiary trades and sells natural gas. The company also markets storage capacities for oil and gas, transportation capacities for gas as well as optic fiber capacities. Wintershall, which has its headquarters in Kassel, has been active in the exploration and production of oil and gas for more than 75 years and is now Germany's largest producer of crude oil and natural gas. In its exploration and production activities, Wintershall deliberately focuses on selected core regions where the company possesses a wealth of regional and technological expertise. These regions include Europe, North Africa, South America as well as Russia and the Caspian Sea region. In addition, these operations are complemented by the company's growing exploration activities in the Arabian Gulf. The company is actively pursuing a policy of ongoing investment in the development of new deposits and the expansion of existing fields. While doing so, Wintershall attaches the same importance to stringent environmental protection and work safety requirements as it does to its economic targets.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP is a research institute located in Potsdam, Germany. Founded in 1992, the German company specializes in researching and developing polymer applications.

YARA ZIM Plant Technology GmbH develops and sells magnet sensor technology that measures continuously the water supply of leaves of intact plants with precision and under field conditions. The company was founded by Ulrich Zimmermann in 2010 and is headquartered in Hennigsdorf, Germany.

Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- & Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) is a research and development center based in Stuttgart, Germany. and has subsidiaries in Germany. The German company's main goal is to conduct research and development for sustainable and climate-friendly provision of electricity, heat, and renewable energy. The private company also aims to implement research and development results into marketable products through technology transfer and provide advice to political decision-makers and professional associations.

Fonpit AG engages in the operation of Internet portals and data centres. The firm also provides design and consulting, development, distribution and trading of computer and mobile hardware and software as well as telecommunications services. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Facility for Antiproton & Ion Research in Europe GmbH (FAIR) is a research facility located in Darmstadt, Germany. The German company employs about 1,580 people and is focused on creating extreme conditions in the laboratory to study matter under high temperatures, pressures, and densities. The research is divided into four experiment pillars\: NUSTAR, CBM, PANDA, and APPA. FAIR offers services and information for employees, as well as opportunities for international students and early-stage researchers to get involved in the FAIR accelerator project. The CEOs of the private company are Paolo Giubellino and Jörg Blaurock.

Cumulocity GmbH develops software solutions into commercially deployed products. It offers data center hosting and information technology operations, proactive system monitoring, data backup and SLA based support services. The company was founded by Stefan Vaillant, Jörg Stache, Bernd Groß and Andre Eichler in 2010 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

NICE Solar Energy GmbH engages in research and development in the field of thin-film solar module manufacturing. It also provides services such as the design, installation, programming, and marketing in connection with the manufacture and initial operation of systems for the production of thin-film solar modules. The company was founded on March 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany.

BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund acts as closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment portfolio include fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on public and private corporate credit. The Fund will invest across multiple credit sectors and employ multiple strategies, including investment in selected less liquid or illiquid private credit instruments. The company was founded on August 27, 2018 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Wacker-Chemie Achte Venture GmbH provides management services. The company is based in Munich, Germany. The CEOs are Alexandra Rullen and Tobias Ohler. The German company was founded in 2005.

Part of eBay, Inc., eBay Customer Support GmbH operates web portals that provide international electronic goods trading services. The company is based in Kleinmachnow, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Dirk Weber, Jens Voigt, René Heinz Werner.

BlackRock Private Investments Fund functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust. The company was founded on June 25, 2020 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.