Nile Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Mateo, California. Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other areas of unmet medical needs. The company focuses on developing its lead compound, CD-NP, a novel rationally designed chimeric peptide in clinical studies for the treatment of heart failure. CD-NP was designed to reduce symptoms of dyspnea in heart failure patients through both a reduction in intracardiac pressure and an improvement in renal function. Nile is also developing CU-NP, a novel, rationally designed natriuretic peptide.

Capellon was founded in 1999. Capellon Pharmaceuticals is helping curb the common cold. Capellon Pharmaceuticals company's product portfolio includes Liquibid, Rescon, and Tussi-bid, prescription remedies for cough and congestion. Other products target various allergies as well as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and bladder ailments. Capellon concentrates its efforts on marketing products it already has and acquiring products useful to it current customer base. With an intense focus on growth it looks for partners with whom it can co-promote new drugs whenever possible.

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. is a regenerative medicine company and focuses on the clinical development of autologous cell products for the repair or regeneration of multiple human tissues, based on its Tissue Repair Cell (TRC) technology. The Company’s preclinical and clinical product development programs utilize patient-derived bone marrow stem and early progenitor cell populations and are investigated for their ability to aid in the regeneration of tissues, such as cardiac, vascular and bone. TRC-based products have been used in over 350 patients, and its stages of development are Cardiac regeneration includes Cardiac Repair Cells (CRCs); Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (severe heart failure); Vascular regeneration includes Vascular Repair Cells (VRCs); Critical limb ischemia (CLI); Bone regeneration includes Bone Repair Cells (BRCs); Osteonecrosis of the femoral head; Non-union fractures, and Maxillofacial.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is based in Rockville, Maryland. mergent BioSolutions Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of vaccines and immune-related therapeutics in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. The company offers BioThrax, a vaccine for preventing anthrax infection. Its advanced stage product candidates, which are in Phase II through Phase IV clinical development, include Recombinant protective antigen vaccine that comprises a purified recombinant protein with an alum adjuvant; Anthrax Immune Globulin therapeutic for the treatment of symptomatic anthrax infection; tuberculosis vaccine to prevent tuberculosis; Typhella which is a single-dose, drinkable vaccine for typhoid; Hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine for treating chronic carriers of hepatitis B infection. The company's earlier stage development product candidates comprise advanced BioThrax vaccine; Anthrax monoclonal antibody therapeutic, a human monoclonal antibody therapeutic for patients who present symptoms of anthrax disease; Recombinant botulinum vaccine to protect against illness caused by botulinum toxin; and Chlamydia vaccine for administration to adolescents to prevent disease caused by clinically relevant strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has collaborations with Sanofi Pasteur and United Kingdom Health Protection Agency.

Ricerca Biosciences LLC company provides one stop shopping of pharmacology and toxicology, medicinal chemistry, drug substance synthesis, and preclinical and clinical development for small to medium pharmaceutical companies looking to bring drugs to market. The contract research organization (CRO) also offers regulatory filing and report writing services. Ricerca Biosciences provides expanded services through partnerships with companies such as Bicoll Group, Latitude Pharmaceuticals, and Xcelience Formulation Development.

Futura Medical plc company, which develops pharmaceutical and other medical products for sexual dysfunctions in both men and women, uses the DermaSys technology in its MED2002 non-prescription topical gel being developed with GlaxoSmithKline as an erectile dysfunction product. Futura is exploring other applications for DermaSys as MED2002 continues clinical trials. Other products include CSD500, a device to reduce condom slippage, and FLD 500, the company's Female Lubrication Device that is globally marketed and distributed by SSL International.

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.

Pathwork Diagnostics is hoping to offer doctors the ability to predict which diseases a patient may have. The company is developing methods to identify biomarker patterns that indicate certain types of diseases. Many tests cannot identify diseases in their early forms. Pathwork Diagnostics is working on identifying the earliest possible signs of a given disease, such as cancer, to help doctors determine the best therapies to treat that disease. The company was founded in 2002. Investment firms Advent Venture, Prospect Venture, and Versant Ventures are the largest shareholders.

Santa Cruz, California might be known for its sun-baked bodies; Santa Cruz Biotechnology is known for its antibodies. The company makes antibodies used by researchers to identify and treat a variety of conditions. Its products include growth factor antibodies, steroid receptor antibodies, and tumor suppressor antibodies. The company also offers more than 10,000 target-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA), which are used to silence genes. Its siRNAs are designed to silence tumors suppressor proteins, cell cycle proteins, and lymphocyte signaling proteins, among others. Santa Cruz Biotechnology has offices in California, Japan, and Germany and sells its products through distributors worldwide.

Henderson Morley takes aim at those pesky microscopic parasites we know as viruses. The company researches and develops vaccines and treatments for viral infections by preventing them from replicating once they invade their host cells. One of its lead product candidates is a vaccine for genital herpes that could be used as a preventative or a therapeutic measure. Other candidates target human cytomegalovirus and human papillomavirus. Instead of taking its candidates through all phases of development, Henderson Morley instead looks to out-license its candidates. Chairman Andrew Knight owns 34% of the company.

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