Diagnostic HYBRIDS was founded in 1983 by Ohio University professors and private investor and entrepreneur Dr. Wilfred Konneker. It has agreed to be acquired by Quidel for $130 million. Diagnostic HYBRIDS will tell you which kind you have. The company develops and markets cell culture kits to help identify various viruses and endocrine diseases. Its product line include kits to detect a wide range of influenza viruses, herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2, Chlamydia and Cytomegalovirus, which includes the viruses that cause chicken pox and mononucleosis. Other kits demonstrate thyroid functioning. The biotech firm also develops and sells cell-based detection products.

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1986 and is based in Livingston, New Jersey. Columbia Laboratories, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of women's healthcare and endocrinology products. Its products are used to treat infertility, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, preterm birth for women with a short cervix at mid-pregnancy, and hormonal deficiencies. The company's products primarily utilize its patented Bioadhesive Delivery System technology. The company markets vaginal progesterone gel products to assist women who are infertile become pregnant in the United States, which include CRINONE 8% for technical procedures to reproductive endocrinologists; PROCHIEVE 8% to obstetricians and gynecologists; and PROCHIEVE 4% for treatment of secondary amenorrhea. It also provides vaginal gel women's products, such as Replens, a vaginal moisturizer for replenishment of vaginal moisture; RepHresh vaginal gel that eliminates vaginal odor; and Advantage-S, a female contraceptive gel. In addition, the company offers STRIANT, a testosterone buccal system for the treatment of hypogonadism in men; and Advance Formula Legatrin PM for the relief of occasional pain and sleeplessness associated with minor muscle aches. Further, it engages in clinical development activities of vaginally-administered lidocaine to prevent and treat dysmenorrhea, as well as vaginally-administered carbamide peroxide for treating vaginal infections; and testosterone progressive hydration vaginal tablet for women, which completed phase I trial.

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.

GeneFluidics, Inc. develops electrochemical sensor platform for molecular analysis. Its solutions perform bioassays with sensitivity to picogram/ml concentrations for immunoassays and femtomolar concentrations for genetic assays. The company’s products include sensor chip arrays; Proteus, a modular robotic system; and Asklepios, the multi-channel microfluidics cartidge system. Its products are used for human diagnostics, animal health, environmental monitoring, and blood banking applications. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Monterey Park, California.

Biogen Idec Inc. company was founded in 1985 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Biogen Idec Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of therapies. The Company’s products address diseases such as multiple sclerosis, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), crohn’s disease (CD) and psoriasis. The Company has four products: AVONEX (interferon beta-1a), RITUXAN (rituximab), TYSABRI (natalizumab) and FUMADERM (dimethylfumarate and monoethylfumarate salts). AVONEX is used in the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). RITUXAN is one of the selling oncology therapeutics. In the United States, RITUXAN is approved for NHL. TYSABRI is approved for the treatment of relapsing forms of MS. FUMADERM acts as an immunomudulator. The Company also has product candidates, such as BG-12, which is a oral fumarate; ANTI-CD80 monoclonal antibody (MAb)(galiximab); ANTI-CD23 MAb (lumiliximab); Humanized Anti-CD20 MAb (ocrelizumab), Lixivaptan, an oral compound for the potential treatment of hyponatremia, and ADENTRI.

EMD Serono develops a potpourri of prescription pharmaceuticals used for the treatment of neurological, metabolic, and fertility disorders and diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, and HIV. The Massachusetts-based company conducts research and development programs in the US and markets products that include Gonal-f, Luveris, Ovidrel, Rebif, and Zorbtive in the US and Canada. The company has manufacturing and marketing agreements with other pharmaceutical firms, including Pfizer (MS) and CuraScript (fertility). EMD Serono is the North American operating subsidiary of Merck Serono S.A..

Quantum was founded in 1981. Quantum, Inc. company distributes dozens of natural products to consumers and health food retailers in the US and Canada. Quantum's inventory includes vitamins, insect repellents, and skin care products. The firm also manufactures items designed for women's and men's health, age management, weight loss, and immune system health. In all, Quantum offers about 60 different products sold individually as well as in "value packs" of related products such as its outdoor kit which offers insect repellant, sun block, insect bite treatment, and anti-itch cream. The company also sells anti-aging, cold sore, and immune support kits.

Pharmasset, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Pharmasset, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Its primary focus is on the development of nucleoside/tide analogs as oral therapeutics for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; and Racivir for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The company has three product candidates under development, which include RG7128, a HCV nucleoside polymerase inhibitor that is in Phase IIb clinical trial; PSI-7851, a HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor that completed Phase I clinical trial; and Racivir, which completed Phase II clinical trial, for the treatment of HIV. It has strategic collaboration agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for the development of PSI-6130 and its products, including RG7128. The company also has collaboration and licensing agreements with University of Cincinnati; Apath, LLC; Emory University; Bukwang Pharm. Co., Ltd; University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. and Yale University; and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.

Aldagen's work stems from the need for tissue repair. The biopharmaceutical company develops cell regeneration therapies using adult stem cells. It uses a proprietary technology that isolates an enzyme known as aldehyde dehydrogenase, or ALDH, which it believes can target a number of diseases. Aldagen hopes its products will be used to treat hereditary metabolic diseases in children, leukemia, and cardiovascular diseases; all its drugs are in the development stage. The company does its own manufacturing and plans to do its own marketing. Venture capital firm Intersouth Partners holds about 42% of Aldagen, which filed an IPO in late 2009. The company is led by CEO W. Thomas Amick.

NextGen Group, which does business as NextGen Sciences, puts proteins to the test. The research and development company provides protein analysis services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers around the world. Specific services include biomarker discovery and assay development, which are often used in the drug development process to test preclinical and clinical samples for therapeutic efficacy and safety. NextGen's biomarker projects focus on Alzheimer's disease and oncology, among other therapeutic areas. The group has operations in the US and the UK.

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