Konrad Faulstich

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Applied Biosystems LLC develops and markets instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services for academic research, the life science industry, and commercial markets. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

QIAGEN Lake Constance GmbH develops and produces optical measurement devices for medical, environmental and industrial applications. The company was founded by Thomas Wiest, Klaus Haberstroh, Roland Sackers, Peer Michael Schatz, and Jörg Schickedanz in 1997 and is headquartered in Stockach, Germany.

Qiagen, Inc. provided technologies for separating, purifying and handling nucleic acids. The company was founded in 1988 and was headquartered in Germantown, MD.

Xagenic, Inc. develops the first lab-free molecular diagnostic platform. Its automated diagnostic platform will enable widespread decentralized testing to be performed outside of clinical laboratories. The firm's amplified redox assay detection technology utilizes electrochemical detection methods and does not rely on optical detection components or enzymatic amplification; crude samples can be analyzed with minimal sample processing. The company was founded by Shana O. Kelley and Edward Hartley Sargent in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.