Richard Ridinger

Firmenich SA produces and distributes perfumes and flavors. It offers fine fragrances and ingredients, and body, oral and home care products. The firm provides flavors for beverages, sweet goods, and savory foods. It serves food, beauty, household, fabric care products, and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded by Matin Naef and Philippe Chuit on November 1, 1895 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Recipharm AB engages in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and contract development services for pharmaceutical companies. It operates through the following segments: Manufacturing Sterile and Inhalation (MFG-SI); Manufacturing Solids and Others (MFG-SO); Development and Technology (D&T); and Others and Eliminations. The MFG-SI segment includes manufacturing of products on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and covers sterile and inhalation technologies as well as liquid vials and ampoules, lyophilisates, blow-fill-seal products, and inhalation. The MFG-SO segment produces products on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and covers tablets, capsules, semi-solids, and non-sterile liquids. The D&T segment focuses on pharmaceutical development services. The company was founded by Lars Rickard Backsell and Thomas Bengt Eldered in 1995 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Lonza Biologics Plc manufactures monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins and diagnostic monoclonal antibodies. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Slough, the United Kingdom.

Cognis BV manufactures chemicals based natural oils and animal fats. It develops products and solutions for personal care, home care, and nutrition products for industrial markets. The company was founded in December 1999 is headquartered in Roermond, the Netherlands.

Cognis Corp. manufactures and supplies natural-sourced chemicals and nutritional ingredients. It provides solutions for other industries, such as coatings and inks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agriculture and mining. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.