Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma makes proprietary prescription pharmaceuticals in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neuroscience, immunology, and oncology. In its home market, it sells products such as anticoagulant Anplag, anti-allergy medicine Talion, liver drug Urso, and neuroprotective agent Radicut. Its Benesis unit makes therapeutic plasma proteins such as albumin. The company markets and sells its products through in-house sales agents and distributors. Formerly Mitsubishi Pharma, the company merged with fellow Japanese drugmaker Tanabe Seiyaku and subsequently changed its name; Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings owns a majority stake in the new entity.

Cambrex Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Cambrex Corporation, a life sciences company, provides products and services to develop and commercialize active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced intermediates. Its products include active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates for use in the production of prescription and over-the-counter drug products, and other custom chemicals derived from organic chemistry. The company sells its products through direct sales and independent agents to pharmaceutical and generic drug companies worldwide.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs based on prostones in the United States, Europe, and Japan. It offers prostone-based compounds for the treatment of gastrointestinal, vascular, respiratory, and central nervous system diseases and disorders. The company primarily markets Amitiza for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults, as well as for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adult women. It also offers Rescula (unoprostone isopropyl) for the treatment of glaucoma. In addition, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals is conducting two Phase III pivotal trials of Amitiza for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction; a Phase II proof of concept trial of Cobiprostone for the prevention of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug induced ulcers; various preclinical trials of Cobiprostone for cystic fibrosis respiratory symptoms, topical ulcers and wounds, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and a preclinical phase study of SPI-017 for Alzheimer's disease. The company also has various pre-clinical studies of six additional preclinical prostone compounds, including two combination candidates for age-related diseases.

AES Laboratoire produces and distributes a complete range of microbial testing instruments and equipment. Whether for quality assurance or national security, clients from 21 countries in industries from food production to pharmaceuticals contract with AES to assure the quality and safety of products and to monitor possible hazards in various working environments. AES is developing and patenting technologies that are more accurate and less time-consuming than traditional laboratory testing methods, including machines that sample the air for bio-contaminants and chemical "litmus tests" that can quickly detect and identify pathogens.

International Brachytherapy (IBt) is planting the seeds of future health and vitality. IBt develops and markets interstitial implants -- commonly referred to as seeds -- used in brachytherapy to treat cancer. The radiotherapeutic implants are inserted inside or near cancerous tissue, delivering radioactive doses to tumors while sparing surrounding tissue. Founded in 1996, IBt operates from its Belgian headquarters as well as a US subsidiary, IBt Inc., and UK subsidiary IBt ltd. It also owns a majority stake in medical components provider Urorad GmbH.

Boiron believes in nature's cures. The company makes homeopathic remedies to combat such maladies as colds, the flu, allergies, and anxiety. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest and largest such firms in Europe. It dominates its home market of France and also operates in Africa, Australia, North and South America, and the Middle East through about 20 subsidiaries. Along with homeopathic remedies, Boiron develops personal, animal care, and nutritional products for sale in some markets, including France (but not the US). One of the company's key products is Oscillococcinum six-dose homeopathic flu medicine. Used throughout the world, Oscillo is one of the largest homeopathic flu medicines in the US.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a profitable biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, H5N1 (bird flu) pandemic influenza and H1N1 influenza. Sinovac received approval in 2009 for its H1N1 influenza vaccine, PANFLU.1 and has commenced fulfilling orders from the Chinese Central Government pursuit to the government stockpiling program. Sinovac was the first company worldwide to receive approval for H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Galapagos has formed its own archipelago of drugs to treat bone and joint ailments and other diseases. The company uses its proprietary genomic drug-discovery technology to develop medicines to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Galapagos' pharma services subsidiaryBioFocus DPI offers collaborative drug-discovery services to other pharmaceutical companies. Its drug discovery division works with partners to find, test, and market new drugs. The company's pharmaceutical collaborators include top drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, Merck, and Janssen Pharmaceutica, part of Johnson & Johnson. Galapagos has about 40 projects in its R&D pipeline, most of them through these partnerships.

Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp., a biotherapeutic and biopharmaceutical company, engages in the production and marketing of plasma-derived protein therapies worldwide. It develops, produces, markets, and distributes therapies for the people suffering from chronic and acute, immune deficiency disorders, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, infectious diseases, hemophilia, and severe burns. The company's products include Gamunex, an intravenous immune globulin (IGIV) for the treatment of primary immune deficiency and autoimmune diseases; and Prolastin, an alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related emphysema. It also offers Hypermunes, which are antibody preparations for hepatitis, rabies, tetanus, and treatment of Rh negative women pregnant with Rh positive children; and albumin under various brand names, including Plasbumin albumin and Plasmanate plasma protein factor. Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. Its product line includes TH-302, a product candidate in phase I/II for the potential treatment of patients with cancer; Glufosfamide for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; and 2DG, a phase I product candidate for the treatment of patients with cancer.

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