Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a profitable biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, H5N1 (bird flu) pandemic influenza and H1N1 influenza. Sinovac received approval in 2009 for its H1N1 influenza vaccine, PANFLU.1 and has commenced fulfilling orders from the Chinese Central Government pursuit to the government stockpiling program. Sinovac was the first company worldwide to receive approval for H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Achillion) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of treatments for infectious diseases. Within the anti-infective market, it focuses on the development of antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C and the development of antibacterials for the treatment of resistant bacterial infections. As of December 31, 2008, Achillion focused its efforts on advancing two late-stage preclinical candidates: ACH-1095, an NS4A antagonist for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, being developed in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), and ACH-1625, a protease inhibitor also for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. It has a pipeline of other product candidates, for which it is seeking appropriate collaborative partners. These product candidates include elvucitabine for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and ACH-702 for the treatment of serious bacterial infections.

Flamel Technologies S.A. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Venissieux, France. Flamel Technologies S.A., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of polymer-based drug delivery technologies for the improvement of medical applications in France. Its Medusa nanoparticulate technology is designed to deliver therapeutic proteins, peptides, and other large and small molecules injected subcutaneously. The company's Micropump technology is a multiparticulate technology for oral administration of small molecule drugs with applications in controlled-release, taste-masking, and bioavailability enhancement. Its products based on Medusa technology include Interferon-AlphaXL, an interferon-alpha 2b for the treatment of hepatitis C virus and various oncology applications; FT-105 basal insulin, a long-acting formulation of recombinant human insulin to insulin-dependent patients; and interleukin-2 for the treatment of renal cancer. The company's products based on Micropump technology comprise Coreg CR, an extended release formulation of carvedilol phosphate for use in the treatment of moderate to severe heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction, and hypertension; and Asacard162.5mg, a controlled release formulation of aspirin, which provide therapy for cardiovascular treatment. It has strategic alliances with GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Corning S.A., Servier, and Corning Incorporated.

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.

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (Corcept) is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the development of drugs for the treatment of severe psychiatric and metabolic diseases. The Company focuses on the development of drugs for disorders that are associated with a steroid hormone called cortisol. Corcept's principal product candidate, CORLUX, modulates the effect of cortisol by selectively blocking the binding of cortisol to one of its two known receptors, the GR-II receptor, also known as the Type II or GR receptor.

Bilcare was founded in 1995 by chairman Mohan Bhandri. Billing consumers is one of the few things that Bilcare doesn't care about when it comes to pharmaceuticals. The company is a full-service pharmaceutical development company whose services include discovery and research, clinical trial supplies manufacturing and distribution, and clinical trials management. The company also develops and manufactures prescription pharmaceuticals packaging and packaging machines. Research and manufacturing facilities are in operation in India, Singapore, the UK, and the US; additional international offices are scattered around some 30 countries worldwide. Clients include GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.

IntelliPharmaCeutics International (IPC) is getting smarter about drug delivery by the second. The pharmaceutical company uses its controlled release drug delivery technology to develop new and generic drug products for enhanced treatment of pain, cardiovascular, and neurological issues. Its products are based on its patented HYPERMATRIX platform, which controls a drug's release time within the gastrointestinal tract. With a diverse pipeline, IPC develops its own proprietary products, as well as ones for third parties, including international clients; it also offers contract manufacturing. In 2009 the formerly private company merged with Vasogen to create the publicly traded IntelliPharmaCeutics International.

ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals is looking for treatments that are tailor-made for different patients. The company is researching targeted cancer therapies, finding genetic differences that affect how well patients respond to certain drugs and tailoring therapies accordingly. Its lead candidate is omacetaxine mepesuccinate (formerly called Ceflatonin); the drug is undergoing clinical testing as a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in patients who have a genetic mutation that makes them resistant to Novartis' Gleevec. Also in clinical development is Quinamed, a potential tumor fighter. The company has several other preclinical oncology programs as well.

ActivX Biosciences figures that the more you know about protein kinases, the easier it will be to inhibit them. That's the basis of its main product: a platform to profile protein kinases -- enzymes that regulate cell's signaling pathways. Its KiNativ platform has been launched for use by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as they develop the kinase inhibitors expected to make drug breakthroughs. The company also has its own pipeline of drug candidates in development, including one in trials for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes. Japanese drugmaker Kyorin Pharmaceutical, with whom ActivX had collaborated since 2002, bought the company in 2005 for $21 million.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. company focuses on developing drugs for treating side effects of chemotherapy (such as nausea), as well as therapies for pain management and other central-nervous-system conditions. Its Dronabinol HG candidate, a generic capsule form of Marinol awaiting FDA approval, may treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The firm is also developing inhalation and room-temperature capsule and syrup forms of Dronabinol. In addition, its Fentanyl SL spray, delivered under the tongue for quick absorption, treats pain in cancer patients. All of the company's drug candidates are unique formulations of already-approved therapeutic ingredients.

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