Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. company specializes in making generic equivalents of ophthalmic drugs that treat a range of eye conditions, as well as otic (ear) and nasal ailments. Its lead product, Timolol GFS, is a generic equivalent of Merck's glaucoma treatment Timoptic-XE gel. Falcon Pharmaceuticals company also offers anti-infective, steroid, anti-viral, anti-allergy, and anesthetic pharmaceutical products without the markup typically associated with brand names. Falcon Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of eye care products company Alcon.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, develops products that address unmet medical needs in the areas of nicotine addiction and infectious disease in the United States. The company is developing NicVAX, a proprietary investigational vaccine for treatment of nicotine addiction and prevention of smoking relapse. It has a manufacturing services agreement with Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, which enables it to obtain clinical lots of its retained products, as well as component products from Biotest. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals also has license and royalty agreements with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute for Drug Abuse; Department of Defense; National Institutes of Health; and University of Maryland.

Photopharmica Ltd. discovers and develops photo sensitizers and light sources for medical use in the United Kingdom. The company develops anti-infective agents primarily for dermatology and wound management markets; and medical devices in the fields of orthopedics and periodontal equipment. Its products pipeline includes phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for use as topical therapeutic antimicrobial agents; phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for systemic oncology use; and phthalocyanine photo sensitizers that combine anti-tumor properties with minimal or zero skin photo sensitization. Photopharmica Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is based in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Promega helps researchers plumb the depths of the life sciences. The company sells more than 2,000 products that allow scientists to conduct various experiments in gene, protein, and cellular research. Its reagents and other goods fall into more than two dozen categories, including DNA and RNA purification, genotype analysis, protein expression and analysis, and DNA sequencing. Promega has branches in about a dozen countries around the world. The firm sells its products directly and through more than 50 distributors. Customers include academic, pharmaceutical, and clinical labs, as well as government agencies and energy and chemical companies.

Acusphere, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and formulations of existing drugs using its porous microparticle technology. This technology enables the Company to control the size and porosity of particles, including nanoparticles and microparticles, so that the particles can be customized to address the delivery needs of a variety of drugs. These product candidates include Imagify (perflubutane polymer microspheres for delivery in an injectable suspension, formerly known as AI-700), a cardiovascular drug for the detection of coronary artery disease; Hydrophobic Drug Delivery System (HDDS), which converts drugs that do not dissolve well in water into microparticles or nanoparticles of the drugs embedded in small microparticles; and Pulmonary Drug Delivery System (PDDS).

Altea Therapeutics Corporation company was founded in 1998 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Altea Therapeutics Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes transdermal patch technology that delivers therapeutic levels of water-soluble small drugs, therapeutic proteins, carbohydrates, and vaccines through the skin. It provides disease prevention products, insulin skin patches for diabetes, and acute and chronic pain management products. The company also offers PassPort Patch to deliver drugs through the skin. Altea Therapeutics Corporation was formerly known as Altea Development Corporation.

BioVest offers cell culture products, instruments, and related contract services to research institutions, biotech firms, and pharmaceutical companies. The company is also developing a therapeutic cancer vaccine for follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is customized for individual patient use. The candidate, dubbed BiovaxID, is undergoing late-stage clinical trials. Its AutovaxID product is a cell culture instrument designed to ease use of BiovaxID. BioVest is 76% owned by Accentia Biopharmaceuticals. Both BioVest and Accentia filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 and are restructuring their operations.

Afexa Life Sciences (formerly CV Technologies) bets that mother nature is always right, but it offers a guarantee just in case. The company uses its ChemBioPrint technology to identify and measure the contents and biological activity of natural health products to ensure batches of herbs and natural compounds are safe and consistent. The company originated as a spin-off from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1992, and now focuses on the development and manufacturing of natural health products for disease prevention and health maintenance for everyday consumers, especially athletes. COLD-fX is Afexa's lead product and works to strengthen the immune system to prevent colds and the flu.

Microbix makes biotherapeutic drugs, vaccines, and infectious disease diagnostics for multinational manufacturers. The company's pipeline includes leading generic drug candidate ThromboClear for the treatment of coronary artery thrombosis and the FDA-approved drug urokinase, used to treat pulmonary embolism. Microbix has also submitted patents for its Sperm Sexing Technology, which enables livestock producers to predetermine offspring gender prior to conception. In 2008 Microbix entered into an agreement with China to build one of the world's largest influenza manufacturing plants to produce flu vaccines.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a not-for-profit UK government-financed organization that promotes and funds medical and other health-related research. Founded in 1913, MRC funding has been responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs in life sciences, such as the purification of penicillin and the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The council's funding is distributed to researchers in universities, the National Health System, and MRC research centers. Current research priorities include AIDS, antibiotic resistance, the use of animals in research, chronic fatigue syndrome, the study of cognitive systems, intensive care, multiple sclerosis, and other areas of public health.

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