ING Corporate Investments

Bright Computing, Inc. develops and offers cluster management software that enables users to monitor and build clusters of different sizes. It provides comprehensive high-performance computing (HPC) and Hadoop clusters, OpenStack private clouds, and data centers provisioning and management software. The company also offers Bright Cluster Manager, a unified enterprise-grade data center and cloud systems provisioning, scheduling, monitoring, and management solution. Additionally, it provides support, training, certification, and consulting services. The company caters to academic, government, finance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, oil, and gas industries. Its clientele include Boeing, NASA, Roche, Stanford University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. The company has strategic partnerships with Amazon, Cisco, Cray, and Dell. Bright Computing, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Avantium is a technology company based in Amsterdam, specializing in advanced high-throughput research and development for the energy, chemicals, and pharmaceutical sectors. It employs proprietary technology that accelerates and reduces the costs associated with developing new products and processes. Avantium's innovative approach to experiment design and data analysis enhances its success rate in delivering effective solutions. The company has successfully collaborated with over 70 global clients, showcasing the commercial viability of its services. Avantium focuses on two primary areas: developing biofuels and bio-based chemicals, as well as new crystal forms of patented drugs. Its business model includes a strong emphasis on expanding its patent portfolio and establishing partnerships that add value. Additionally, Avantium operates through segments such as R&D Solutions, Renewable Chemistries, and Renewable Polymers, with the R&D Solutions segment generating the majority of its revenue. The company is supported by a team of experts in various fields, including catalysis, organic chemistry, and software development, who work closely with partner organizations to drive innovation in sustainable chemistry.

Agendia's molecular diagnostic technology provides cancer patients and their physicians with a glimpse into their genome, answers to the most pressing questions and enables personalized treatment plans. Agendia’s breast cancer tests were developed using an unbiased gene selection by analyzing the complete human genome. Agendia’s tests can help physicians assess a patient’s individual risk for metastasis, which patients may benefit from chemo, hormonal or combination therapy, and which patients may not require these treatments and can instead be treated with other, less arduous and less costly methods.

Bright Computing, Inc. develops and offers cluster management software that enables users to monitor and build clusters of different sizes. It provides comprehensive high-performance computing (HPC) and Hadoop clusters, OpenStack private clouds, and data centers provisioning and management software. The company also offers Bright Cluster Manager, a unified enterprise-grade data center and cloud systems provisioning, scheduling, monitoring, and management solution. Additionally, it provides support, training, certification, and consulting services. The company caters to academic, government, finance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, oil, and gas industries. Its clientele include Boeing, NASA, Roche, Stanford University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. The company has strategic partnerships with Amazon, Cisco, Cray, and Dell. Bright Computing, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.