Jacques Theurillat

CNH Global NV is engaged in the manufacture, engineering, marketing and distribution of agricultural and construction equipment. Its brands include Case, New Holland, Case IH, and New Holland Construction. It operates through the following segments: Agricultural Equipment, Construction Equipment, and Financial Services. The Agricultural Equipment segment manufactures and distributes agricultural machineries such as two-wheel and four-wheel drive tractors, combines, cotton pickers, harvesters, hay tools, planting and seeding equipment, sprayer, and tillage equipment. The Construction Equipment segment offers excavators, crawler dozers, graders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, and trenchers. The Financial Services segment provides retail and wholesale financing and financing options. The company was founded on August 30, 1996 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Serono SA develops products to fight debilitating diseases and other pharmaceutical products. The company has eight biotechnology products on the market and a strong pipeline based on both proteins and small molecules. It's four main Therapeutics Areas are: Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Growth & Metabolism, and Dermatology. It focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also focuses on neurological, metabolic, and human growth disorders. Other products include treatments for growth hormone deficiency, and AIDS-related wasting. The company is headquarterd in Geneva, Switzerland.

Esaote SpA is a holding company, which engages in the production of medical diagnostic systems. Its products include ultrasound system applications, dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, healthcare information technology software applications, and interventional and mini-invasive system applications under the brand name Esaote. The company was founded by Carlo Castellano in 1982 and is headquartered in Genoa, Italy.

Vifor Pharma AG is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, production, and marketing of therapeutic products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Switzerland, Europe, USA, Rest of World, and Group. The firm offers products for iron deficiency, nephrology, and cardio-renal therapies. It specializes in strategic global partnering, in-licensing and developing, manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products for precision patient care. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Stallergenes SA is an international biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of allergy-related respiratory diseases. The company operates through the Allergen Immunotherapy segment, which provides products and services for the desensitization of allergy-related respiratory conditions. Its products include a range of sublingual route and subcutaneous route products for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as rhino-conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and allergic asthma. Stallergenes was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Antony, France.

Affidea Group BV provides diagnostic and renal care services. It is a medical service provider that offers diagnostic investigations, renal care, clinical laboratories, cancer treatment, and teleradiology services. The firm also operates centers for dialysis, diagnostic, and cancer treatment purposes. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.