Herbert Kumbartzki

ErfindungsVerwertung AG engages in the provision of seed capital as well as consulting and market research services to startup companies in the field of life sciences. It offers project and business plan reviews, financial planning, business set-up, coaching, and assistance to find venture capital. The firm supports life sciences researchers, initiators of university projects, developers, and inventors in the field of drug development, medical technology, diagnostics, biomedicine, and nanotechnology. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Ronda AG specializes in watch movements, mechanical movements, automatic movements, quartz movements and microtechnology. The firm has 5 subsidiary operations: two production facilities in Southern Switzerland, one in the Jura region of Western Switzerland. The company was founded by William Mosset in 1946 and is headquartered in Lausen, Switzerland.

Banque CIC SA (Suisse) is the Swiss investment advisory subsidiary of Crédit Industriel et Commercial SA (PA: CC), itself wholly-owned by Groupe CM-CIC in France. The bank was formerly known as Bank CIAL (Switzerland) and was a branch of the French regional bank CIAL-Crédit Industriel d'Alsace et de Lorraine, based in Strasbourg. Established in 1909, Banque CIC SA (Suisse) is headquartered in Basel with branches throughout Switzerland. The bank's activities include asset management and investment advisory services, private banking, commercial banking and trade finance. Their clientele spans Switzerland, Western Europe and the US. Banque CIC SA (Suisse) manages Luxembourg-domiciled funds as well as funds of funds.

ZW Hydraulik AG manufactures hydraulic cylinders, machine components, and systems. It also engages in the sale and repair of lifting equipment and hydraulic components. The company was founded by Paul Zumbrunn and Fritz Wüthrich in 1955 and is headquartered in Ruemlingen, Switzerland.