DURECT Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Cupertino, California. DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for pain, central nervous system, disorders, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases based on its proprietary drug formulations and delivery platform technologies. The company's products include POSIDUR, a release formulation of bupivacaine under Phase IIb clinical trial, which is used for the treatment of post-surgical pain; and ELADUR, a transdermal bupivacaine patch under Phase IIb clinical trial that provides continuous delivery of bupivacaine for up to three days from a single application, as well as is used for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia. DURECT Corporation also offers Remoxy, an oral oxycodone gelatin capsule under development with pain therapeutics; and TRANSDUR-Sufentanil, a proprietary transdermal sufentanil patch under development, which provides continuous delivery of sufentanil for a period of up to seven days from a single application. In addition, the company offers CHRONOGESIC (sufentanil), a pain therapy system; and ALZET, the miniature implantable osmotic pumps and accessories for experimental research in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals, as well as conducts research and development of pharmaceutical products in collaboration with third party pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Further, it designs, develops, and manufactures various biodegradable polymers based on lactide, glycolide, and caprolactone under the LACTEL brand for pharmaceutical and medical device clients for use as raw materials in their products.

EquiTech Corporation company focuses on improving the effectiveness of commonly used drugs primarily by enhancing the absorbtion of the drugs. Its ZAG-1701 is a fast-acting ibuprofen pill designed to treat pain, including dental, fractural, and post-operative incision pain as well as migraines and other headaches. EquiTech has a strategic partnership with fellow Canadian company Ethypharm Inc., developer and manufacturer of drug delivery systems. EquiTech company was founded by chief scientific officer Fakhreddin Jamali after he discovered that absorption of pain medication is slowed when a patient is in pain.

Cyprotex PLC is a holding company, which is engaged in the provision of in vitro and in silico ADMET/PK (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity/Pharmacokinetic) information to the pharmaceutical industry. The Company developed a suite of services and technologies known as Cloe (Cyprotex Lead Optimisation Engine). It combines in vitro screening with pharmacokinetic prediction system to offer an integrated suite of ADME services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company introduced a new Cloe product line, Cloe Select, which focuses on studies performed of drug discovery or preclinical development stage. Its subsidiaries include Cyprotex Discovery Ltd, Cyprotex Research Ltd and Cyprotex North America, Inc.

ALK is a global pharmaceutical company focusing on allergy treatment, prevention and diagnosis. We are devoted to improving quality of life for people with allergies by developing pharmaceutical products that target the actual cause of allergy. ALK is the world leader in allergy vaccination (immunotherapy) – a unique treatment that induces a protective immune response which reduces and potentially halts the allergic reaction.

DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals (formerly DRAXIS Health) lights up your insides with its own radiopharmaceuticals, but its main business is making other drug companies' injectable drugs, lotions and pills. The company's larger DRAXIS Pharma unit is a contract manufacturer specializing in liquid and freeze-dried injectable drugs, though it also makes sterile and non-sterile ointments, creams, and other formulations. Another unit, DRAXIMAGE, develops and makes radiopharmaceuticals, such as radioactive iodine, for use in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures. DRAXIMAGE sells its products mostly in the US and Canada. In 2008 India-based Jubilant Organosys acquired DRAXIS for about $255 million.

Owners (and spouses) Tei Fu Chen and Oi-Lin Chen started Sunrider International in 1982. Sunrider Corporation has blended bits of traditional Chinese herbal medicine with modern multilevel marketing. The company sells health, beauty, food, and household products enhanced with herbs and herbal extracts. Its brands include Kandesn, Vitalite, SunBright, and SunSmile. Sunrider has manufacturing operations in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and the US. Its products are sold in more than 40 countries through multilevel marketing via distributors and directly to customers. In China, its products are sold in thousands of franchised stores to avoid regulations on direct-selling. It plans to copy that model in Japan.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) provides the medicine that keeps Thai residents healthy. The organization researches and manufactures a wide variety of pharmaceutical products for ailments involving the respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems, and vaccines, among others. GPO also makes vitamins, supplements, and diagnostic test kits. The organization's more than hundreds of pharmacists offer services through its about a dozen facilities, including retail drug stores. The Government Pharmaceutical Laboratories and the Division of Medical Depot merged to form GPO in 1966. The organization is part of Thailand's Ministry of Public Health.

Amerifit Brands aims to calm the irritating tickles, hot flashes, and pains that accompany everyday life. The company develops, markets, and distributes a variety of natural, non-prescription products blended from herbs, minerals, pharmaceuticals, and vitamins. Amerifit's brands include AZO and Estroven (women's wellness), Flex Able (joint health), Sootherbs (cough and cold remedies), and Vitaball (children's multivitamin). Its products take a variety of forms, including lozenges, gumballs, gels, and pills. The company's products are primarily sold in chain drug stores and mass market retailers. Amerifit is owned by private equity firm Charterhouse Group and has agreed to be acquired by Martek Biosciences.

Eli Lilly and Company was founded in 1876 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eli Lilly and Company develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers neuroscience products to treat schizophrenia, manic episodes, and bipolar maintenance; depression and diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults; depression, bulimia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive disorders; and bipolar depression. The company's endocrinology products are used for diabetes; type 2 diabetes; osteoporosis in postmenopausal women; osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at high risk for fracture; and human growth hormone deficiency and idiopathic short stature.Eli Lilly and Company also provides oncology products to prevent pancreatic, metastatic breast, non-small cell lung, ovarian, and bladder cancers; malignant pleural mesothelioma; and colorectal cancers, as well as offers cardiovascular products for treating erectile dysfunction, atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary invention and adults with severe sepsis at high risk of death. In addition, the company offers animal health products, such as cattle feed additives; antibiotics used to treat respiratory diseases and other diseases in cattle, swine, and poultry; protein supplements to improve milk productivity in dairy cows; anticoccidial agents for use in poultry; antibiotics used to control enteric infections in calves and swine; parasiticides for use on cattle and premises; and products that prevents flea infestations on dogs, as well as other pharmaceutical products to treat staphylococcal infections and bacterial infections. Eli Lilly distributes its products principally through independent wholesale distributors, as well as directly to pharmacies. It has a strategic alliance with MacroGenics, Inc.; and licensing and development agreements with TransPharma Medical Ltd. and BioMS Medical Corp.

Airborne, Inc. company makes a dietary supplement that contains herbal extracts, vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, and antioxidants meant to boost the immune system. The effervescent tablets come in four flavors and a powdered formulation to be added to water. The products are sold nationwide in pharmacies, supermarkets, and mass merchant retailers such as Costco, CVS Caremark, Target, and Wal-Mart. Airborne was established in 1997 by former second-grade teacher Victoria Knight-McDowell. Private equity investors GF Capital Management holds a majority of the company.

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