Bio-Pharm: Bio-Pharm is one of the largest bio-tech firms in the galaxy, originally a pharmaceutical manufacturer, they have since branched out into more advanced fields; cloning, genetic engineering, etc. One of their primary legitimate revenue streams is genetic screening on advanced worlds to eliminate hereditary disorders and provide made-to-order off-spring. Unknown to the general public, Bio-Pharm also makes a significant amount of money in creating tailor-made clones for genetic slavery.
Seelye Starcraft Ltd: Sellye Starcraft is known as the premier manufacturer of top of the line spacecraft. From luxury star yachts, to advanced science vessels, to superfast courier boats, Seelye has a reputation as having the best technology and the highest quality. They also have a reputation for the highest prices, but, as they are fond of saying, you get what you pay for.
Ryles Mining Consortium: The RMC is one of the larger interstellar resource corporations. They have interests throughout human space, both in systems with established colonies and in uninhabited systems. They have their own survey arm but also contract a significant amount of work to independents, including several long-term contracts with the Deep Sky Association. RMC has not had much success in expanding their business outside of old federation space, were the older alien mining houses still hold sway. RMC has garnered a great deal of attention recently due to its involvement in the Shanxi incident.
Apollo-Kraft Armaments: One thing in this world is certain, people will always bu weapons. A.P.A. takes copious advantage of this truism to sell weapons to everyone and everybody. There products are considered quite good, from simple sidearms to multi-ton assault walkers, Apollo-Kraft subscribes to a design philosophy that eschews bleeding edge performance for ruggedness and reliability. Few complaing about the effectiveness of their products, their methods however, leave some with a sour taste in their mouth. Apollo-Kraft is well-known for pursuing their business goals by any means necessary, from bribery of local officials, to blackmail and intimidation of rivals, up to and including assassination and war-profiteering, nothing is beneath them.
Xanthus Heavy Engineering: Xanthus Heavy Engineering is based on New Detroit and takes full advantage of that planets advanced technology and massive production capacity. Making everything from personal construction equipment to bulk star freighters, Xanthus has a well-deserved reputation for making quality products at below average cost. They are not known for innovation, preferring instead to let their competitors perform costly research and development, and then simply reverse-engineering it, improving it, and marketing it for less then the originator. They have acheived a remarkable amount of success doing this.
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