Dr. Richard Helmut Rupp, President
Dr. Rupp holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He completed the program for Executive Development at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Dr. Rupp is an experienced scientist and manager with global experience in pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. He has held senior managerial positions at Hoechst AG, Germany; Lonza, Switzerland and Allessachemie, Germany. He is member on the board of several technology start-up companies.