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.

Ceregene is developing gene therapies for a variety of central nervous system disorders. Its pipeline includes two leading candidates in clinical trials: CERE-120 is being investigated for treatment of Parkinson's disease while CERE-110 is being tested on Alzheimer's disease. Both candidates are based upon Ceregene's technology that delivers neurotrophic factors directly into dying neuron cells. The neurotrophic factors are then able to delay the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Two other candidates are being developed to treat ALS and certain ocular diseases. Genzyme has joined into a partnership to develop and commercialize CERE-120. Additional funding has come from the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Theravance was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Theravance, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule medicines across various therapeutic areas, including respiratory disease, bacterial infections, and gastrointestinal motility dysfunction. It offers Telavancin (cSSSI), a bactericidal injectable antibiotic for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections; Telavancin (HAP) that is used to treat hospital-acquired pneumonia or nosocomial pneumonia; and Horizon to develop and commercialize long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) product candidate as a single agent new medicine for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and as part of a new combination medicine with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for the treatment of asthma and/or a long acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for COPD. In addition, it offers GSK961081, a bifunctional muscarinic antagonist-beta2 agonist compound, which is in phase 2 clinical studies; and TD-5108, a gastrointestinal motility dysfunction program for the treatment of chronic constipation and other disorders related to reduced gastrointestinal motility. The company has collaboration arrangements with Astellas Pharma, Inc. for the development and commercialization of Telavancin; GlaxoSmithKline plc to develop and commercialize LABA product candidates; and AstraZeneca AB to develop and commercialize intravenous anesthetic compounds. The company also has a strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline plc. The company was formerly known as Advanced Medicine, Inc. and changed its name to Theravance, Inc. in April 2002.

Green Foods Corporation company manufactures and sells nutritional products made from green barley grass and other natural ingredients. Of its lead products, its Green Magma provides healthy doses of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to promote overall wellness. Carrot Essence is beta-carotene and vitamin C supplement, and Magma Slim is a weight loss formula. Green Foods also makes products for pets, Barley Cat and Barley Dog. Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara founded Green Foods Corporation, which sells its products throughout the US online and through brokers, in 1980.

BioReliance Corporation company was founded in 1947. Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners controls the company. BioReliance helps biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies suffering from test anxiety. The outsourcing company helps drug developers with contract testing and manufacturing services. With facilities in the UK and the US, BioReliance offers biologics safety testing, manufacturing services, preclinical testing services (such as animal lab diagnostics and toxicology), and clinical trial support. Its manufacturing plants make vaccines, gene therapies, and other kinds of biologics for use in clinical trials.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. is just a subsidiary, but it's still one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the US. As the US operations of European drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis, the company develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products. Its production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of Sanofi-Aventis' primary manufacturing sites, and it produces pharmaceuticals for sale in the US and around the world. Some of its key products include sleep aid Ambien, cancer drug Taxotere, and blood thinner Plavix. Sanofi-Aventis US markets its parent's products in the US through its 8,000 field sales professionals.

Nektar Therapeutics company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California. Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and advanced polymer conjugate technology platforms, which are designed to improve the benefits of drugs for patients. The Company’s product pipeline is comprised of drug candidates across a number of therapeutic areas including oncology, pain, anti-infectives, anti-viral and immunology. Nektar’s research and development activities involve small molecule drugs, peptides and other potential biologic drug candidates. It creates its drug candidates by using its chemistry platform to modify the chemical structure of drugs using polymer conjugates. Nektar’s drug candidates are designed to improve the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, half-life, bioavailability, metabolism or distribution of drugs and improve the overall benefits and use of a drug for the patient.

EraGen Biosciences, Inc. company is developing nucleic databases and other tools to help drug and diagnostics developers better use genomic information to streamline their R&D processes. Molecular clinical diagnostics, bioterrorism threat detection, and pesonalized medicine are other markets the company is pursuing. EraGen Biosciences has teamed with Luminex to distribute in vitro clinical diagnostics equipment that uses technology from both companies. Bayer HealthCare has licensed the company's MultiCode-PLx test for detecting cystic fibrosis.

Apex Healthcare Berhad Company makes, markets, and distributes generic pharmaceuticals and other health care products to customers in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and China. Subsidiary Xepa-Soul Pattinson (Xepa SP), the company's manufacturing arm, is Malaysia's largest generic drug maker with products including antibiotics, corticosteroids, and neuromuscular agents in tablet, capsule, liquid, cream, and powder formulations. Xepa-SP also makes nutritionals (vitamins) and surgical supplies. The company distributes its own products and those of other manufacturers to wholesale and retail customers through subsidiaries ABio, Apex Pharmacy Marketing, and Apex Pharma.

Boiron believes in nature's cures. The company makes homeopathic remedies to combat such maladies as colds, the flu, allergies, and anxiety. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest and largest such firms in Europe. It dominates its home market of France and also operates in Africa, Australia, North and South America, and the Middle East through about 20 subsidiaries. Along with homeopathic remedies, Boiron develops personal, animal care, and nutritional products for sale in some markets, including France (but not the US). One of the company's key products is Oscillococcinum six-dose homeopathic flu medicine. Used throughout the world, Oscillo is one of the largest homeopathic flu medicines in the US.

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