Genitope is a drug development company in arrested development. It had hoped to find new ways to fight cancer with old weapons, but now it is just hoping to find a future. The company was researching immunotherapy treatments for cancer, using the body's own immune system to fight tumors. Genitope's leading drug candidate, MyVax, was a patient-specific immunotherapy that would specify the genetic makeup of the tumor, activate the patient's immune system to attack it, and cause no damage to cells other than the tumor. However, the drug did not do well in early clinical trials, and when the FDA requested additional trials for further review, Genitope chose to scrap the whole program.

EquiTech Corporation company focuses on improving the effectiveness of commonly used drugs primarily by enhancing the absorbtion of the drugs. Its ZAG-1701 is a fast-acting ibuprofen pill designed to treat pain, including dental, fractural, and post-operative incision pain as well as migraines and other headaches. EquiTech has a strategic partnership with fellow Canadian company Ethypharm Inc., developer and manufacturer of drug delivery systems. EquiTech company was founded by chief scientific officer Fakhreddin Jamali after he discovered that absorption of pain medication is slowed when a patient is in pain.

AutoImmune Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing products to treat autoimmune and other cell-mediated inflammatory conditions. Several of these products are based on a biological mechanism known as oral tolerance, which provides tissue specific immunosuppression without toxicity or significant side effects.

Alizyme is fighting the good fight against ills brought on by the good life. The development-stage biotechnology company licenses drug candidates and develops them. It targets conditions prevalent primarily in industrialized countries, including obesity, type 2 diabetes (often associated with obesity), and ulcerative colitis. Alizyme is focused on developing a family of lipase inhibitors, which prevent the body from absorbing fat. In addition to its pipeline of treatments for lifestyle-related conditions, the company is developing a drug for mucositis, cancer therapy-induced damage to the gastrointestinal tract.

Ambrilia Biopharma likes to work with drug candidates when they're still in the early stages of development. Once they hit late stage, the company prefers to license them out for further development. The company is also working to manufacture better formulations of existing drugs to bring in cash. Ambrilia's pipeline includes anti-virals and a handful of oncology drug candidates including generic candidates Octreotide and Goserelin. While it is shifting its focus onto anti-viral drugs, the company is continuing with clinical trials of the two oncology drugs. Mid-shift, however, the company's funds dried up and it filed for bankruptcy protection in the Canadian courts.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. designs, optimizes, and develops small-molecule pharmaceuticals that block key enzymes involved in infectious diseases, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. It uses structure-based drug design, which incorporates multiple scientific disciplines, including biology, crystallography, medicinal chemistry, and computer modeling to develop new therapeutic candidates. The company has progressed two compounds into late-stage pivotal clinical trials comprising Peramivir, an anti-viral for influenza; and Forodesine, a purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor forcutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Peramivir is being developed under a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Forodesine has been granted Orphan Drug status by the FDA for three indications, including T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including CTCL; CLL and related leukemias, such as T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia; and for the treatment of B-ALL. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is also testing BCX4208, a second generation PNP inhibitor, which is in a Phase II study for the treatment of gout. The company utilizes crystallography and structure-based drug design to discover additional compounds and to progress others through pre-clinical and early development to address the unmet medical needs of patients and physicians. It has strategic alliances with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Green Cross Corporation; and Mundipharma International Holdings Limited.

For biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies whose next big breakthrough is stuck in the test tube, Oxford Therapeutics Consulting could have the answer. The product development consulting firm offers strategic planning and product management for biotechs and pharmas that are short on staff and experience in bringing a new product through the lengthy development pipeline. Oxford Therapeutics' team of consultants work primarily with smaller companies on products such as anticancer agents, antibacterial and antiviral compounds, and therapeutic vaccines.

Intercytex Limited company is developing cell-based treatments for skin and hair regeneration. Its ICX-TRC product candidate is injected just beneath the scalp to encourage new hair follicles to form. If the candidate wins approval in the US, Intercytex has lined up Bosley Medical Institute, a firm that manages hair transplant clinics across the US, to help distribute its regeneration product. Another product candidate, SHEF-1, could treat age-related macular degeneration. Its ICX-RHY launched in the UK in 2008 under the name Valvelta, as a cosmetic facial rejuvenation product injected transdermally to smoothe out wrinkles.

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey. NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of specialty therapeutics for gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders. The company is advancing two late-stage programs to restore or replace biological function, including GATTEX (teduglutide), which is in Phase 3 clinical development for parenteral dependent short bowel syndrome; and NPSP558 (parathyroid hormone 1-84 [rDNA origin] injection) that is in Phase 3 clinical development as a hormone therapy for hypoparathyroidism. It complements its internal programs with strategic partnerships with Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Kyowa Kirin, and Nycomed.

Botanical Laboratories was founded in 1988 and is led by CEO Jim Thornton, a long-time venture capital investor in the consumer health care sector. Botanical Laboratories, Inc. (BLI) is your garden-variety nutritional supplement maker. It manufactures its own branded nutritional supplements and also offers private label manufacturing of nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies. BLI's consumer products include dietary supplements distributed under its Wellesse brand and sold at retail food and drug stores, such as CVS and Costco. From capsule to carton, its contract manufacturing division offers customers turnkey production and packaging, development, quality control, and testing services nationwide.

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