SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a life sciences company, provides products and services to facilitate the discovery, development, and production of human and animal diagnostics, and therapeutics. The company’s portfolio includes diagnostic controls, plasma-derived reagents, and molecular biomarkers, as well as biobanking and contract research services. It operates in two segments, Diagnostic & Biopharmaceutical Products and BioServices. The Diagnostic & Biopharmaceutical Products segment provides controls and panels used for the evaluation and quality control of infectious disease tests in hospitals and clinical labs, blood banks, and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturing; and reagents and bioprocessing products, including biological materials for use in the research, development, and manufacture of human and animal diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. This segment sells various controls and panels to hospital laboratories, independent clinical laboratories, public health laboratories, blood banks, IVD manufacturers, and government regulatory and research agencies; and reagents and bioprocessing products to diagnostic, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology product developers and manufacturers, as well as to research laboratories affiliated with government, academia, and private foundations.

The Italian subsidiary of Swiss drug maker Roche manufactures all of the company's most successful medications -- hepatitis B and C drug Pegasys, cancer drugs Herceptin and Avastin, and MabThera, for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Roche S.p.A.'s business is roughly 40% oncology and hematology, 30% specialty care (Pegasys, Neorecormon, Copegus), and 30% primary care (analgesics, antibiotics). Its 700,000-square-foot production facility in Segrate, a town near Milan in northern Italy, produces almost 1,400 tons of medication every year, about 60% of which is exported across Europe.

NextPharma Technologies, also known as NextPharma San Diego (and sometimes known as Bioserv) provides contract manufacturing services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies. Its facilities can prepare the small batches of biological drugs and placebos used in clinical trials. It can produce solid, liquid, and semi-solid products, as well as injectable drugs. It also offers clinical trial support services and pharmaceutical logistics services. The company's customers include both small and large multinational health care corporations. NextPharma Technologies is the US subsidiary of the UK's NextPharma Technologies Holding Ltd.

Ash Stevens, Inc. was founded in 1962 to provide chemical research for the government and later branched out into the private sector. Ash Stevens, Inc. company, a contract pharmaceutical manufacturer develops and manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for other pharmaceutical companies. It also supports clinical drug trials and helps others navigate the FDA's regulatory maze. Its customers include the federal government and commercial pharmaceutical firms. The company's portfolio includes about a dozen FDA-approved drug components.

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Marcos, California. Natural Alternatives International, Inc. provides private label contract manufacturing services to companies that market and distribute vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other nutritional supplements, as well as other health care products, to consumers in the United States and internationally. It offers strategic partnering services, including customized product formulation, clinical studies, manufacturing, marketing support, international regulatory and label law compliance, international product registration, packaging in multiple formats, and labeling design. The company also develops, manufactures, and markets its own branded products under the Pathway to Healing product line through print media and the Internet distribution channels. It manufactures products in various forms, including capsules, tablets, chewable wafers, and powders.

CorMedix believes the way to a healthy heart is through the kidney -- and vice versa. The biopharmaceutical company develops medications for the treatment and prevention of cardiorenal disease (kidney and related cardiac dysfunctions), including a liquid and gel used to prevent infection and clotting which can occur during intravenous treatments, such as dialysis and chemotherapy. Also, in an agreement with Shiva Biomedical, the company is developing a new formulation of the drug deferipone, to be used in the prevention of kidney damage in high-risk patients. The company expects to market its products worldwide. CorMedix, controlled by a group of its officers, filed to go public in November 2009.

Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is based in Palatine, Illinois. Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in research, development and manufacture of product candidates providing abuse deterrent features and benefits utilizing its Aversion Technology. The Company’s Aversion Technology platform has been successfully utilized in developing multiple opioid analgesic products candidates. Its portfolio of product candidates includes opioid analgesics to relieve pain while simultaneously discouraging common methods of pharmaceutical product misuse and abuse, including intravenous injection of dissolved tablets or capsules; nasal snorting of crushed tablets or capsules, and intentional swallowing of excess quantities of tablets or capsules. Acurox is an orally administered immediate release tablet containing oxycodone HCl as its sole active analgesic ingredient.

Labrada Nutrition, Inc. company makes a number of retail nutritional products, including meal replacement and protein drinks, energy bars, weight-loss supplements, and muscle building formulas. Brand names include Glutalean, Lean Body, and Super Charge! For those into weight training, Labrada offers a line of supplements tailored to building mass, increasing energy, and promoting joint health. In addition, Labrada offers apparel, fitness books, and training videos. The company uses a number of celebrity endorsements to help market its products, which are developed by an internal research and development team. Labrada was founded by former Mr. Universe Lee Labrada in 1996.

ASI Technology Corporation was incorporated in 1931 and is based in Henderson, Nevada. ASI Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company. The company offers commercial and venture capital loans, as well as provides direct finance leasing services. It also focuses on the development of plasma technology for sterilization and decontamination. The company's patented method uses low voltage to produce high volumes of atmospheric pressure plasma, also known as room temperature or cold plasma.

Pharsight wants to shorten the path to market for tomorrow's pharmaceutical breakthroughs. The company's software and consulting services aim to take some of the guesswork out of the drug development process for pharmaceutical and biotech firms, helping them choose the most promising drug candidates, to design effective clinical trials, and to keep up with regulatory reporting. Pharsight's WinNonlin and WinNonMix applications, for instance, analyze research and clinical data to help companies develop appropriate dosing regimens for clinical trials. And its consulting services help them make key strategy decisions about the future of development programs. Pharsight was acquired by Tripos in 2008.

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