Pharmasset, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Pharmasset, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Its primary focus is on the development of nucleoside/tide analogs as oral therapeutics for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; and Racivir for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The company has three product candidates under development, which include RG7128, a HCV nucleoside polymerase inhibitor that is in Phase IIb clinical trial; PSI-7851, a HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor that completed Phase I clinical trial; and Racivir, which completed Phase II clinical trial, for the treatment of HIV. It has strategic collaboration agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for the development of PSI-6130 and its products, including RG7128. The company also has collaboration and licensing agreements with University of Cincinnati; Apath, LLC; Emory University; Bukwang Pharm. Co., Ltd; University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. and Yale University; and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops and delivers drug therapies for patients with various medical conditions. It primarily engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biologic therapeutic products for the treatment of various disease states, including hematologic and neurologic diseases, transplant rejection, cancer, and autoimmune disorders. The company primarily markets Soliris (eculizumab) in the United States and Europe for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a blood disorder. It is also evaluating other indications for Soliris, as well as other formulations of eculizumab for additional clinical indications. In addition, the company is developing Anti-CD200 antibody for the treatment of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, a cancer that results from expansion of B-lymphocytes and other cancers.Alexion Pharmaceuticals drug programs include Eculizumab (intravenous), a phase II product candidate for atypical HUS, presensitized renal transplant, myasthenia gravis, multifocal motor neuropathy, dense deposit disease, catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, and cold agglutinin disease; CD200 Mab, which is in phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in preclinical stage for the treatment of multiple myeloma; and Eculizumab (new formulation) that is under phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of asthma. Its customers include specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies who supply physician office clinics, hospital outpatient clinics, infusion clinics, or home health care providers; government agencies; and hospitals, hospital buying groups, pharmacies, and other health care providers and distributors.

The pros at ProPharma Partners offer advice to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies on everything from corporate strategy to clinical trials. The consulting firm, which is the European arm of US-based ProPharma Partners Group, assists companies with negotiating licensing deals, corporate partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions. ProPharma also helps its clients complete FDA regulatory applications in order to register and market newly-developed drug products. The group has offices in North America, Europe, and Japan, from which it serves such clients as Cambridge Laboratories, King Pharmaceuticals, Metabolex, ReGen Therapeutics Plc, and Replidyne.

Agencourt Biosciences uses more modern weapons to win its battles. The company provides genomic services (including DNA and whole genome sequencing) and nucleic acid purification products that help researchers improve the effectiveness of their drug development process. The company has teamed with a handful of international distributors and marketing partners to get its products into users' hands: These partners include Affymetrix and Life Technologies (formerly Invitrogen). Agencourt Biosciences is a subsidiary of Beckman Coulter.

BioMS Medical Corp. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. BioMS Medical Corp., a development stage biotechnology company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic technologies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada. Its lead product under development includes Dirucotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for secondary progressive MS patients; and MAESTRO-01, a pivotal phase II/III trial in Canada and western Europe. The company also develops Maestro-02, an open-label follow-on study to the Maestro-01 pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of Dirucotide, which targets secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), as well as MAESTRO-03 trial, a pivotal Phase III product to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dirucotide in patients with SPMS in the United States. BioMS Medical Corp. has a licensing and development agreement with Eli Lilly and Company. The company was formerly known as EPS Capital Corp. and changed its name to BioMS Medical Corp. in July 2001.

Lorus Therapeutics isn't talking nonsense, they're talking antisense. The biotechnology firm is developing cancer drugs using antisense technology, which prevents cells from producing disease-causing proteins and may cause fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapies. It is testing its lead candidate in this area, LOR-2040, as a treatment for various blood cancers and solid tumors. Lorus is working in other areas of cancer research as well, developing some traditional therapies, as well as immunotherapies, which stimulate the body's immune system to fight cancer. The company licensed its Virulizin immunotherapy, a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer, to a subsidiary of Zoticon Bioventures in 2008.

NeuroNova wants to recharge neurons. The biopharmaceutical company is engaged in the research and development of therapies to help regenerate central nervous system cells in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other disorders. Its research focuses on developing drugs that will stimulate endogenous stem and progenitor cells to restore damaged areas of the brain. The company has two drug candidates nearing clinical development in addition to other compounds in the discovery and pre-clinical phases. NeuroNova was founded in 1998 and is financed by Swedish venture capital companies HealthCap, Scandinavian Life Science Venture, and Investor Growth Capital.

Genencor manufactures genetically modified enzymes for the industrial, agricultural, and consumer products markets. Using its biotechnology know-how, the company discovers useful enzymes (naturally occurring protein catalysts) and develops them for mass production; the enzymes are used in myriad ways, including as additives in animal feed and detergents, as a method of converting starch into ethanol, and in the production of textiles and paper. Genencor International is a division of food ingredient company Danisco.

Prometheus company markets several drugs that treat gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis. Its Entocort, which it co-promotes with AstraZeneca, is a steroid that reduces the bowel inflammation associated with Crohn's disease. Prometheus Laboratories markets its products mainly to US gastroenterologists. It also pairs its drug offerings with a diagnostic testing service that helps doctors differentiate between various gastrointestinal diseases and prescribe the right Prometheus remedy; it runs all of its tests at its San Diego lab facility. Prometheus company plans to conduct an IPO.

Santarus was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California. Santarus, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing proprietary products that treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Its products include Zegerid capsules and powder for oral suspension, which are proprietary immediate-release formulations that combine antacids and omeprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) to treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); and Glumetza for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The company is also developing a Zegerid tablet formulation, Budesonide MMX for the treatment of mild or moderate active ulcerative colitis, and Rifamycin SV MMX for the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea. It has strategic alliances with Schering-Plough to develop, manufacture, and sell Zegerid brand OTC products in the lower dosage strength of 20 mg of omeprazole in the United States and Canada; GlaxoSmithKline to develop, manufacture, and commercialize prescription and OTC products in approximately 100 countries, including in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, and Central and South America; and Cosmo Technologies, Ltd, which grants Santarus exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Budesonide MMX and Rifamycin SV MMX for the United States market. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors in the pharmaceutical industry.

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