Trimeris, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Trimeris, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages primarily in the commercialization of a class of fusion inhibitors for antiviral drug treatments. Its fusion inhibitors impair viral fusion, a complex process by which viruses attach to, penetrate, and infect host cells. The company offers FUZEON, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) fusion inhibitor and a 36-amino acid synthetic peptide that binds to a key region of an HIV surface protein called gp41 under a collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Its FUZEON inhibitor blocks HIV viral fusion by interfering with certain structural rearrangements within gp41 that are required for HIV to fuse to and enter a host cell. FUZEON is approved in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The company also holds TRI-1144, a next generation fusion inhibitor candidate that completed Phase I clinical trials.

Trius Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Torezolid phosphate, its most important drug in development, is an IV- and orally-administered antibiotic with a potential to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of staph infections, known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Until the company is able to sell torezolid phosphate to hospitals and other health care providers, the company is primarily funded by government grants, research contracts, and collaboration agreements. The company filed for an initial public offering in November 2009.

Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of protein therapeutic product candidates for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and cancer. The company, in a collaboration with Wyeth, is conducting a phase IIb clinical trial for its lead product candidate, TRU-015, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The company also offers TRU-016, a phase II/II clinical evaluation product and a novel CD37-targeted therapy for the treatment of B-cell malignancies, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and certain autoimmune and inflammatory disease indications. It also has collaboration agreement with Wyeth for the development and commercialization of SBI-087 for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and SBI-087 for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as other therapeutics directed to CD20, an antigen that is a validated clinical target present on B cells.

U.S. Genomics, Inc. company has developed the GeneEngine, a DNA sequencer that mimics natural cell division, rapidly reading and copying DNA. It is developing the technology to quickly detect and identify infectious pathogens and biomarkers for biodefense and diagnostic use. Its products can detect and quantify molecules of DNA, RNA, and proteins without amplification. Backed by private equity investors and biomedical firms including Becton Dickinson, U.S. Genomics has netted contracts with the Department of Homeland Security. Northrup Gruman is the company's bio-security development partner.

Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Urigen) is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for urological disorders. The Company’s product pipeline includes URG101, for the treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS), which has completed a Phase II double blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center trial, and URG301, targeting urethritis and nocturia. Urigen specializes in the development of products for patients with urological ailments including, specifically, the development of products for amelioration Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS or PBS/IC), Urethritis, Nocturia and Overactive Bladder (OAB). Urology represents a specialty pharmaceutical market of approximately 12,000 physicians in North America. Urologists treat a variety of ailments of the urinary tract including urinary tract infections, bladder cancer, overactive bladder, urgency and incontinence and interstitial cystitis, a subset of PBS.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of clinical-stage drug candidates for central nervous system disorders. Its product portfolio includes Iloperidone (oral), a compound for the treatment of schizophrenia completed Phase III clinical trial; and Tasimelteon, which completed Phase III clinical trials for transient insomnia and chronic primary insomnia. The company's products also comprise Iloperidone (Injectible) for the treatment of schizophrenia and Tasimelteon for the treatment of depression, which are in the Phase II initiation status.

Vaxon Biotech is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of cancers and related malignancies. Disease targets include breast, lung, pancreatic, and prostate cancer. The company's claim to fame is its development of optimized cryptic peptide antigens (substances that trigger protein responses in the immune system), which have shown early progress in the immune response against these cancers. The company's development products are classified as therapeutic vaccines and are developed to trigger the immune system to attack malignant cells in solid tumors while steering clear from normal cells.

Vernalis plc company was founded in 1986 and is based in Winnersh, the United Kingdom. Vernalis plc, a development stage pharmaceutical company, engages in de novo structure and fragment-based drug discovery, and pre-clinical and clinical development primarily in Europe and North America. It primarily involves in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for a range of medical disorders. The company’s products include Frovatriptan, a 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist, which is approved as an acute oral treatment for migraine headache and its associated symptoms; and Apokyn, an acute intermittent therapy for the treatment of re-emergence of Parkinson’s disease symptoms associated with advanced Parkinson’s disease. Its product pipeline comprises V3381/Indantadol, a Phase IIb study novel small molecule with a dual mechanism for the treatment of neuropathic pain; V85546, a Phase I study selective MMP 12 inhibitor for inflammation; V1512/Levodopa methyl ester/carbidopa, a Phase II trial product for Parkinson’s disease treatment; V2006, an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist in Phase IIa study for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease; NVP-AUY922, a novel Hsp90 inhibitor, which is in Phase I program for the treatment of a range of cancers, including solid tumors and hematological cancers; V158866 Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase, a pre-clinical stage product for pain management; V10153, a Phase IIa recombinant human thrombolytic protein for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke; and V24343, a Phase I study cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonist for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders.

Vical Incorporated was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. Vical Incorporated researches and develops biopharmaceutical products based on its deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of serious or life-threatening diseases. The Company has three active independent development programs in the areas of infectious disease and cancer. These are a Phase III clinical trial using its Allovectin-7 immunotherapeutic in patients with metastatic melanoma; a Phase II clinical trial using its cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA vaccine in hematopoietic cell transplant patients, and a Phase I clinical trial using its H5N1 pandemic influenza DNA vaccine formulated with its Vaxfectin adjuvant.

Vion Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut. On December 17, 2009, Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. It has two agents in clinical trials, Onrigin and Triapine. Onrigin, a novel alkylating agent that damages DNA to prevent cancer cells from reproducing, is in various clinical trials for the treatment of various indications, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), relapsed AML, de novo poor-risk, small cell lung cancer, brain tumors, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors. Triapine is a small molecule in various clinical trials to prevent the replication of tumor cells by blocking a critical step in DNA synthesis. Vion company's other products and product candidates include MELASYN, a water-soluble, synthetic version of melanin for formulation of skin care products and cosmetics; and Nucleoside Analogs, known as elvucitabine, which is in Phase II clinical trials as an antiviral drug for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus.

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