Peplin, Inc. company is developing drugs aimed at treating potentially cancerous skin conditions. Its lead drug candidate, a topical gel, is intended to serve as a less-costly alternative to surgical treatments for a common pre-cancerous skin condition known as actinic keratosis (AK). Derived from a plant known as petty spurge or radium weed, the product will be used to treat AK (characterized by rough patches of skin resulting from excessive exposure to sunlight) before it develops into skin cancer. Peplin was acquired by pharmaceutical giant LEO Pharma in late 2009 for $285 million.

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. company's primary products include organ transplant immunosuppressant Prograf, overactive bladder treatment VESIcare, and vascular dilator Andenoscan. It is focusing its efforts on the following therapeutic areas: cardiology, dermatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and urology. The company's other products include antifungals Mycamine and AmBisome, enlarged prostate treatment Flomax, and dermatological product Protopic. Astellas Pharma US is a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma, which was formed in 2005 with the merger of Japan-based pharmaceutical companies Yamanouchi and Fujisawa.

Instrumentation Laboratory Company develops and manufactures diagnostic medical equipment primarily for hospitals and clinical laboratories around the globe. The company provides critical care systems, hemostasis products, and information management services. Its product lines include GEM and Synthesis analyzers for critical care diagnostics, and ACL and HemosIL analyzers and reagents for automated clot-timing testing. Its products are marketed through global affiliates and third-party distributors. Instrumentation Laboratory was established in 1959 and is a division of private Spanish health care company Werfen Group.

Santarus was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California. Santarus, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing proprietary products that treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Its products include Zegerid capsules and powder for oral suspension, which are proprietary immediate-release formulations that combine antacids and omeprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) to treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); and Glumetza for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The company is also developing a Zegerid tablet formulation, Budesonide MMX for the treatment of mild or moderate active ulcerative colitis, and Rifamycin SV MMX for the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea. It has strategic alliances with Schering-Plough to develop, manufacture, and sell Zegerid brand OTC products in the lower dosage strength of 20 mg of omeprazole in the United States and Canada; GlaxoSmithKline to develop, manufacture, and commercialize prescription and OTC products in approximately 100 countries, including in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, and Central and South America; and Cosmo Technologies, Ltd, which grants Santarus exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Budesonide MMX and Rifamycin SV MMX for the United States market. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors in the pharmaceutical industry.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is the leading generic pharmaceutical company, marketing products from a wide range of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, anti-infective, CNS, anti-inflammatory, oncolytic, antidiabetic, analgesic, dermatology, respiratory, and women's healthcare. Dosage forms include tablets and capsules, injectables, creams, ointments, inhalants, solutions, and suspensions. Teva USA products are marketed to chains, wholesalers, distributors and government agencies, as well as in health systems and oncology settings. Teva USA has an aggressive Research and Development effort and one of the best overall ANDA approval records in the industry. The company's mission is to play a leading role in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through its pre-eminence in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals.

Morepen Laboratories Limited is an India-based pharmaceutical company. Its products include Loratadine, Montelukast Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Sultamicillin. The Company markets formulation products in various therapeutic categories, such as antibiotics, gastrointestinal, respiratory, analgesic, antiallergic and neuropsychiatry with brands, such as Saltum, Saltumax, Cefpopen, Cefpen-S, Dom-DT, Acifix, Rabipen- DSR and Montelast. It has new products added to the therapeutic categories, including Kilbac, Ducal D, Aclomore and Montelast-L. The Company’s subsidiaries include Doctor Morepen Limited, Total Care Limited, Morepen Inc. and MorepenMax Inc.

Since its founding in 2004, Anthera Pharmaceuticals' operations have consisted primarily of research and development activities. A biopharmaceutical company, Anthera Pharmaceuticals develops drug treatments for respiratory, cardiovascular, and immunological diseases. Its current candidates, which are in various phases of clinical development, include therapies for acute coronary syndrome (inflammation of heart muscle), lupus, and sickle cell disease. The company also has treatments for asthma and dermatitis in earlier stages of development. The company filed an initial public offering (IPO) in mid-2009.

Targacept, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Targacept, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the design, discovery and development of neuronal nicotinic receptors (NNR) Therapeutics for the treatment of multiple diseases and disorders of the central nervous system. The Company has clinical-stage product candidates for target indications in three therapeutic areas, which includes cognitive impairment, depression and anxiety, and pain. It also has preclinical programs focused in smoking cessation, addiction, obesity, pain, Parkinson’s disease and inflammation. The Company has collaboration with AstraZeneca and an alliance with GlaxoSmithKline. The drug discovery activities utilize computer-based molecular design methodologies and biological data for a library of compounds developed and collected over more than 20 years. The technologies are referred to as Pentad. The Company use Pentad to design or optimize AZD3480 (TC-1734), TC-5619, TC-2216 and TC-6499.

Omnicare Clinical Research is a contract research organization (CRO) offering drug development services, from Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials, to drug and medical device companies worldwide. A unit of nursing home pharmacy operator Omnicare, the CRO has special expertise in the area of geriatrics research and takes advantage of its parent's access to geriatric patient populations and investigators. However, the unit also provides support in numerous other therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, dermatology, metabolism, and infectious disease. Services include patient and investigator recruitment, drug packaging and distribution, clinical trials management, and medical writing.

ReGen Therapeutics did. Its main product is Colostrinin, a polypeptide derived from ovine and bovine colostrum (the first milk produced after the birth of an offspring). The company developed a nutraceutical version of the product that its licensee Metagenics launched in the US under the name CogniSure in 2007. ReGen continues development of a pharmaceutical preparation, as well as a veterinary nutraceutical version for pets. In addition to Colostrinin, ReGen is developing existing insomnia drug Zolpidem as a treatment for head trauma victims. The company's Guildford Clinical Pharmacology subsidiary is a UK-based contract research organization.

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