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Avexa discovers drugs to treat vexing ailments. The pharmaceutical and research company works on the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases, specifically HIV and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Avexa has worked on collaborative projects with Victorian College of Pharmacy, The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, North Carolina State University, and Georgetown University, among other institutions. The company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off from Australian drug discovery and biotechnology development company Amrad. Plans to merge with drugmaker Progen Pharmaceutical were canceled in 2009.

AVIVA Biosciences develops biochips to speed drug discovery and research. The chips help researchers learn how cells interact with each and their environment which in turn helps scientists to create drugs that target those behaviors. The firm is also developing a means for isolating hard-to-detect rare cells from blood samples; this technology could be used in prenatal care, such as detecting Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy. It can also be used for cancer diagnostics. Chinese life sciences company, CapitalBio, is AVIVA's primary shareholder.

Æterna Zentaris Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Æterna Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for endocrine therapy and oncology. Its lead product candidates in endocrinology are cetrorelix, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist that has completed Phase III trial for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and AEZS-130, an oral ghrelin antagonist in a Phase III trial as a diagnostic test for Growth Hormone Deficiency. Æterna Zentaris company's lead products in cancer are perifosine, a PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitor in Phase III for multiple myeloma, and AEZS-108, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as AEZS-112 that is in a Phase I trial in advanced solid tumors and lymphoma. Its pipeline also include compounds in pre clinical development, such as AEZS-115, an LHRH antagonist for endometriosis and urology; AEZS-120, an anti-cancer vaccine; AEZS-126 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; and AEZS-127 ErPC for oncology. Æterna Zentaris has partnership agreements with Shionogi and Co.; sanofi-aventis; Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Babraham Bioscience Technologies (BBT) is the operating company of the Babraham Institute, which works with companies around the world on pharmaceutical and biotechnology research projects. The company is committed to fostering innovation and bridging the gap from research to daily application. Through Babraham Technix, the company provides financial and administrative services to start-up biotech companies. It gives special emphasis to companies emerging from its Babraham Bioincubator division, which supports companies that research the role of genomics in healthcare. Commercial spin-offs from BBT include Discerna Ltd. and Orla Protein Technologies.

Bayhill Therapeutics knows that some immune responses are just way out of line. The biopharmaceutical developer is designing vaccines to eliminate problematic immune responses and restore the immune system to its normal state, known as "tolerance." Its product candidate BHT-3009 is being studied in clinical trials as a treatment for multiple sclerosis while its other leading candidate BHT-3021 is in clinical trials for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The company's pre-clinical candidate, BHT-3034 is being developed as a treatment for myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes interruption in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles.

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