England's Northwest region is a hotbed of biotechnology growth. It's Bionow's job to make the region even hotter -- and turn it into the center of biomanufacturing in Europe. Funded by the Northwest Development Agency, Bionow promotes and encourages growth in the area, which is already home to a plethora of biomanufacturing facilities for companies such as AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and Chiron Vaccines. Bionow offers information on companies, facilities, and services in the region, promotes educational and networking events, and organizes overseas trade missions. The Northwest also has several academic research centers in Liverpool and Manchester.

Corgenix Medical Corporation company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Corgenix Medical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of in vitro diagnostic products for use in disease detection and prevention in the United States and internationally. The company offers autoimmune disease products that are used for the diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune diseases, including RA, SLE, mixed connective tissue diseases, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Dermatopolymyositis, and Scleroderma; and antiphospholipid antibody testing products, which are used in the diagnosis of clotting and bleeding disorders, including von Willebrand's disease. It also provides AspirinWorks, a urine test kit that measures an individual's response to aspirin dosage and allows physicians to adjust the dosage or recommend alternative therapy; and liver disease products, which include hyaluronic acid, a component of the matrix of connective tissues found in synovial fluid of the joints where it acts as a lubricant and for water retention. The company sells its products to hospitals, clinical testing laboratories, universities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions. It markets its products through a network of sales representatives, distributors, and private label agreements.

Biovitrum company makes pharmaceuticals that treat hemophilia and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma (hardening of the skin), and others. Its available products include arthritis drug Kineret and cancer side-effect drug Kepivance. Biovitrum company also has drugs for inflammatory diseases and absorption disorders in development in its pipeline. Biovitrum distributes its products to Europe, Australia, and the US through partnerships with pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Amgen.

Volu-Sol Reagents Corp company manufactures diagnostic products for use by clinical laboratories; it also plans to provide personal emergency response products and services for consumers. The company's diagnostic business develops and manufactures chemical reagents, stains, and related equipment used by laboratories to detect certain properties in biological samples in fields such as hematology and microbiology. Volu-Sol's yet to be launched Insight Care services employ biosensors, cell phone, and GPS technology to remotely monitor a client's vital signs and provide assistance. Parent RemoteMDx is spinning off Volu-Sol to shareholders. Founded in 1991, ActiveCare (formerly Volu-Sol) has been aided by some of the world’s largest companies, including Matsushita Electric Works (Panasonic), which was not only an investor in the company, but has helped to shape its technologies.

Synbiotics is concerned with the conditions of cats, cows, canines, and other critters. The company provides diagnostic products for the animal health care industry worldwide, through facilities in the US and France. Its canine reproduction services division trains vets in canine reproductive services, including artificial insemination, and runs the Canine Freezing Center Network, which operates what Synbiotics says is the largest bank of frozen canine semen in the world. Synbiotics company also develops and markets test kits for animal parasites, pregnancy, viruses, and other diseases and conditions in the animal kingdom. Its test for bird flu, the FluDetect Avian Influenza Type A antigen kit, is sold globally.

Dendreon Corporation, formerly known as Activated Cell Therapy, Inc., was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Dendreon Corporation (Dendreon) is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics that improve cancer treatment options for patients. Dendreon’s most advanced product candidate is Provenge (sipuleucel-T), an active cellular immunotherapy that has completed two Phase III trials for the treatment of asymptomatic, metastatic, androgen-independent prostate cancer.

Herborium Group is a developer and marketer of herbal nutritional supplements. Herborium's product line includes Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal blends designed to clear up acne (AcnEase), boost energy (Energy Restoration), and heighten sexual performance (Lasting Pleasure for women, MaleForce for men). Herborium sells it products in the US, the UK, and continental Europe through a network of distributors, specialty retailers, such as natural foods stores, and online marketplaces. The company's founder, president and CEO Agnes Olszewski and director James Gilligan hold about 70% of the company's shares.

TolerRx, Inc. company develops therapies to treat patients with autoimmune diseases, including Type I diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Organ transplant rejection is also a target. The company's treatments induce immunological tolerance, or teach a body's immune system to recognize its own tissues and prevent it from attacking the tissue and causing disease. TolerRx has five autoimmune and two cancer/chronic viral drugs in the pipeline. The immune drugs include treatments for Type I diabetes, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. TolerRx was founded in 2000 by Herman Waldmann and Douglas J. Ringler.

Vivalis SA was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Saint-Herblain, France. Vivalis SA, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and sells cell-based solutions to the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of viral vaccines and therapeutic proteins. Its proprietary technologies include EB66 cell line platform, which is derived from duck embryonic stem cells that presents industrial and regulatory characteristics to replace the eggs in the production of vaccines and to produce antibodies with enhanced antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity activity; and the 3D-SCREEN molecular screening platform that is used to identify and develop molecules for the purpose of blocking the action of proteins involved in major viral pathologies. The company also develops drugs for the prevention and treatment of viral diseases, notably for the treatment of hepatitis C.

Nutraceutical International Corp. was founded in 1993 and is based in Park City, Utah. Nutraceutical International Corporation engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and retail of branded nutritional supplements and other natural products in the United States and internationally. The company offers vitamins and minerals, herbs, specialty formulas, personal care products, homeopathics, functional foods, and other products in various formulations and delivery forms, including capsules, tablets, softgels, chewables, liquids, creams, sprays, powders, and whole herbs. It also publishes, prints, and markets a line of books and booklets to book distributors, national retail bookstores, and health and natural food stores; distributes branded products of certain third parties; and owns neighborhood natural food markets and health food stores. Nutraceutical International sells its products primarily to and through domestic health and natural food stores.

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