Gerhard Steinkamp

The effectiveness of efforts of enterprises and public institutions need above-average effective IT solutions for a long-reliable network performance and security. This challenge leads directly to COMCO AG, because it thinks in terms of power projection. It opens up space for new opportunities in order to orient itself precisely to your individual needs and possibilities. And as the firm consistently use as a market-leading system and software firm Best Practices, the firm will achieve these goals for you on the direct and economical route. The COMCO AG has two complementary business units: Business Security Software and Network Solution Provider. Zum Media industry customer base includes renowned companies, banks, insurance companies, utilities, large retailers and companies from the automotive sector, state and federal authorities. COMCO The unit has made since its formation in 1998, an outstanding reputation in the market, and covers the entire range of network solutions. For this the firm offers its customers in the areas of network infrastructure, network management and IT security excellent product know-how, extensive expertise and a deep understanding of the complex relationships between business and IT processes. From advice in the planning stage through implementation to service and support of the entire IT system environment here as its services. This division is focused on the development of security solutions to protect enterprise networks against internal attacks. Hardware or internal attacks by foreign intelligence data to be reported across a network to proactively detect and prevent.

S-Venture Capital Dortmund GmbH (S-VCD) is a regional venture capital firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the government-controlled savings bank Sparkasse Dortmund. Established in 1999, S-VCD is located in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, a large city in the Ruhr area on the western side of Germany. The firm aims to strengthen the regional economy through the initiation of an investment momentum in technology-related industries. They manage a seed fund. S-VCD invests a combination of private and public funds. Their investors include the regional savings bank Sparkasse Dortmund, the regional development bank for Land Nordrhein-Westfalen NRW.BANK, and a private foundation. The firm cooperates with the government-controlled KfW group and with High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH, a public-private partnership based in Bonn and specialized in venture capital investing in technology.

SeedCapital Beteiligungs GmbH (SCB) is a regional venture capital firm and a subsidiary of the government-controlled regional savings bank Sparkasse Dortmund. SCB is located in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. The firm aims to strengthen the local economy through the initiation of an investment momentum in technology-related sectors. Their objectives include facilitating institutional investments into regional startups. They manage the SeedCapital Dortmund GmbH & Co. KG investment company. SCB invests public funds from regional government entities as well as international subsidies from EFRE-European Fund for Regional Development. Their German investors include Sparkasse Dortmund, NRW.BANK which is the development bank for Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, and the Schüchtermann-Schiller'sche family foundation which manages the estate of 19th century Dortmund industrialist and benefactor Heinrich Schüchtermann. SCB often co-invests with the government-controlled KfW group and with High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH, a public-private partnership based in Bonn and specialized in technology venture capital investing.

Protagen AG specializes in the development of novel diagnostic and companion diagnostic tests. Its products and services include GMP analyses, protein identification and analyses, proteome studies, UNIchip, clone and array, Bio-IT, Modiro as well as ProteinScape and Solver. The company was founded by Stefan Müllner, Helmut E. Meyer, Petra Weingarten and Martin Blüggel in 1997 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.