Joel D. Melka

Patheon API Services, Inc. develops, tests and manufactures drugs. It also engages in the generation of process technology for new and existing drugs, and the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Florence, SC.

Lonza, Inc. provides chemical ingredient products. The company is headquartered in Allendale, NJ.

Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce is an organization that advocates for Swiss, American, and multinational business interests. The non-profit company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company is active in all three major regions of Switzerland, organizing events and conducting comprehensive studies on business-related topics. The organization's special committees provide valuable input into its operations, and its flagship publication, the Yearbook, contains a member directory and a comprehensive collection of facts and figures on Swiss-U.S. business relations. Martin M. Naville has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Lee Biosolutions, Inc. manufactures and produces native animal and human enzymes and proteins. It offers native proteins, and enzymes, recombinant proteins and antibodies, reagents, chemicals and solutions, human and animal fluids and tissues. The firm also provides product and assay development, process validation, analytical testing and technical support. The company was founded by Howard Lee in 1975 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, MO.