Joachim Bender

Kennametal Hertel AG manufactures and sells high precision metal-cutting tools and systems of carbide and various other high-quality hard materials, as well as HSS in the metalworking tooling and system business area. The company also provides engineered products and products for mining and road construction constitutes the second business area. Kennametal Hertel is headquartered in Fürth, Germany.

Capsulution Pharma AG is a leading nanotechnology enterprise specialized in the customer-specific development of life-science products. As a spin-off of the Max Planck Society, its enterprise is a pioneer in the commercial utilization of the latest research results from the field of nanotechnology. They are opening up new frontiers by applying nanotechnology to the modern challenges of pharmaceutical therapy, medical technology and diagnostics. For this they use the years of expertise its staff and partners can offer as well as its internationally patented technologies for the production of multi-functional nanocapsules and nanocomplexes. Its nanocapsules and complexes are intelligent 'transport containers', so small that around 3 billion fit on the head of a single pin. Special processes allow them to furnish these tiny transport containers with a combination of pharmaceutical, biochemical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties. On this basis they are able to develop solutions that are always innovative and market-oriented, for example for more targeted and more effective drug delivery. Thanks to the right combination of specialized knowledge innovative spirit and reliability, Capsulution has been able to play the multiple roles of initiator, developer and consultant on the way to many a successful product.

NanoDel is a spin-off company from the Medical School of the University of Magdeburg, known for its excellent neuroscience research. NanoDel was founded in November 2003 and employs 9 people.

Part of Kennametal, Inc., Kennametal GmbH is a German company that manufactures and supplies metal working tools, engineered components, abrasives and ceramic products. The company is based in Fuerth, Germany.

Part of Kennametal, Inc., Kennametal Holding GmbH delivers productivity in demanding industries such as metalworking, EV manufacturing, aerospace, and infrastructure. The company is based in Fuerth, Germany. The German company's HARVI™ solid carbide end mills have been selected as a preferred product in Lockheed Martin's internal machining guide. Kennametal T-Vap and standard evaporator boats are also part of the company's offerings. The CEOs of the company are Simon Weber, Christoph Heckel.