John Paul Sheard

Qioptiq Ltd. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of modules and components for the military, aerospace, civil, and industrial space markets. The firm offers products in areas of avionics, tactical infrared, space, and night vision. It offers optical modules for head-up, head-level, head-down, and helmet-mounted displays; and electro optic protection measures and devices. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in St. Asaph, the United Kingdom.

Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG engages in the development and production of precision-optic, mechanical, and electromechanical components, instruments, and systems. Its products are used in the fields of medical technology, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, defense, aerospace, as well as research and development. The company was founded on January 31, 2001 and is headquartered in Goettingen, Germany.

Part of Qioptiq SARL, Qioptiq Europe Ltd. operates as an investment holding British company. The company is based in St. Asaph, UK and was founded in 1992.

Part of Qioptiq SARL, Qioptiq UK Holdings Ltd. manufactures high precision optics. The company is based in St. Asaph, UK and was founded in 2005.

PerkinElmer Optoelectronics provides biomedical and industrial applications solutions. It offers medical, biotechnology, aerospace, industrial markets and military services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Excelitas Technologies Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of photonic solutions for the lighting, detection, and optical technology. It offers energetics, high energy switches, global positioning system locks, power supplies, lamp and lamp systems, light emitting diode components and systems, UV curing system, UVC disinfection light sources, avionic displays, defense optronics, dismounted soldier, space optics, optical elements and components, integrated original equipment manufactured optical systems, optomechanical components, laser optics, imaging lenses and systems, photonic detectors, and thermal infrared sensors. The firm serves the biomedical, scientific, semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, safety, security, consumer products, defense, and aerospace sectors. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Excelitas Technologies Holding Corp., Excelitas Technologies GmbH & Co. KG offers high-performance, custom-tailored power supplies and systems in diverse markets including medical, dental, semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, defense, aerospace, safety, and security. The company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are James R. Vincent, David Adam Nislick, Jürgen Schilz.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.