Ian Ashton

Low & Bonar Plc engages in the design and manufacture of components using polymers such as yarns, fibers, industrial and coated fabrics, and composite materials. It operates through the following segments: Building & Industrial (B&I), Civil Engineering, Coated Technical Textiles (CTT), and Interior & Transportation (I&T). The B&I segment supplies a range of technical textile solutions for niche applications in the building, roofing, air and water filtration, building, and roofing. The Civil Engineering segment provides woven and non-woven geotextiles and construction fibers used in infrastructure projects including road and rail building, land reclamation, and coastal defense. The CTT segment produces a range of technical coated fabrics providing aesthetics and design, performance and protection in products. The I&T segment distributes technical fabrics used in transportation, interior carpeting, resilient tiles, and decorative products. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Labviva, Inc. develops digital marketplace for life science products for accelerating the science of life. Its platform is built with scientists in mind to connect researchers with suppliers of reagents, chemicals and instrumentation. The firm offers biological kits, buffers and solutions, chemicals and chromatography. The company was founded by Siamak Baharloo, Nicholas Rioux and Aaron Miramontes and is headquartered in Swampscott, MA.