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Thallion Pharmaceuticals develops products for the treatment of cancer and infections. Thallion has three leading products in various developmental stages. The Shigamabs drug candidate is targeted to treat Shigatoxin producing E. coli infections. The company's TLN-232 is being evaluated as a treatment of a number of cancer conditions. Its TLN-4601 is another oncology focused treatment. Thallion was considering the possible sale of the company until it received a nearly $9 million capital infusion through an arrangement with Premium Brands. Though Thallion's operations didn't change, and it's still owned by the same shareholders, the move did take the company public.

Founded in 1929, the not-for-profit organization is a leading researcher of human diseases, their causes, and their potential cures. Much of its research into mammalian genetics is focused on mice, which share a similar genetic makeup to humans. In addition to its own research in areas such as cancer, immunology, and metabolic disease, the organization maintains colonies of mice and supplies them under the brand name JAX to other laboratories around the globe. Additionally, The Jackson Laboratory offers educational programs -- including internships, workshops, and predoctoral programs -- for both current and future scientists.

The Micron Group delves deeply into the world of drug discovery. Composed of companies based in the UK, the US, and South Africa -- including Micron Research, the group's flagship unit -- the group provides consulting services for pharmaceuticals research, development, and delivery companies. With expertise in Phase I-IV drug discovery trials, clinical research, data delivery, medical education, and medical communications, the group's services range from clinical development and research to marketing, strategic planning, and report publishing. The Micron Group also offers its SILK software for managing pharmaceutical R&D and marketing processes. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb and the World Health Organization.

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Sanger Institute) is a leading research center dedicated to analyzing and understanding genomics. Best known for its work on the Human Genome Project (the institute is responsible for sequencing one-third of the human genome), the Sanger Institute is applying genomics to the study of organisms that cause diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and tuberculosis. The institute was founded in 1993 by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, and has been funded by a $430 million grant from the Wellcome Trust since 2001.

Theratechnologies is pepped up on peptides. The Canadian company develops peptide sequences to treat endocrine and metabolic conditions such as growth hormone deficiencies. Lead drug candidate tesamorelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide that Theratechnologies believes can combat a variety of problems, including HIV-related lipodystrophy (the metabolic syndrome characterized by changes in distribution of adipose tissue), muscle wasting associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep maintenance insomnia, and immune dysfunction in elderly patients.

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