Mission Pharmacal was founded in 1946 by the Walsdorf family, which still owns and runs the business. Mission Pharmacal Company makes prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) remedies for infection, kidney stones, and arthritis, and nutritional supplements. Mission's products include muscle ointment Thera-Gesic, Fosfree multivitamin supplement, kidney stone preventer Urocit-K, parasitic and bacterial infection fighter Tindamax, and CitraNatal prescription prenatal vitamins. The company also offers third-party OTC, nutritional, and prescription manufacturing, packaging, and inventory management from its Texas-based production facility.

MicroIslet, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies in the field of transplantation therapy for people with conditions requiring cell-based replacement treatments, with a focus on type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Islet transplantation technology, licensed from Duke University, along with the Company's developments, constitutes methods for isolating, culturing, cryopreservation, and immuno-protection (microencapsulation) of islet cells. MicroIslet intends to continue its research and development efforts and to introduce products to the market.

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTL) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the acquisition and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of unmet medical needs, particularly the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and hepatitis C. The Company’s lead compound is Recombinant Erythropoietin (rHuEPO), a known compound that it is developing for the prolongation of MM patients' survival and improvement of their quality of life. MM is a severe and incurable malignant hematological cancer of plasma cells. XTL’s second program is the Diversity Oriented Synthesis program (DOS), which is focused on the development of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors, which the Company had out-licensed to Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Presidio), which is a private specialty pharmaceutical company on March 20, 2008.

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.

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.

Aaron Industries makes a lot of products you might be familiar with, but under different names. The pharmaceutical company makes approximately 75 different branded and private-label generic products, including alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, mouthwash, hair gel, and antacids and laxatives. It also produces cold medicine and cough suppressants and personal care products such as body sprays and lotions, as well as food-grade chemicals. Brands include Tussin, Pharmacist Preference, and Peptic Relief. Aaron Industries provides contract manufacturing and logistics services. The company operates two manufacturing facilities, one in California and one in South Carolina.

Genta plays rough with cancer. The firm develops drugs, including DNA/RNA medicines and more traditional small molecule drugs, for cancer and other diseases. Lead candidate Genasense blocks production of a protein that can cause resistance to cancer treatments. The company is hoping for marketing approval of Genasense to be used in conjunction with chemotherapy by patients with lymphocytic leukemia and malignant melanoma. Genasense is also in clinical trials for treatment of other diseases, such as prostate and colon cancer. Its small molecule program yielded Ganite, an FDA-approved treatment for hypercalcemia (a potentially fatal side effect of cancer); but the company does not actively market the drug.

Immunomedics, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Immunomedics, Inc. (Immunomedics) is a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal, antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases. The Company has developed a number of advanced technologies that allow it to create humanized antibodies that can be used either alone in unlabeled or naked form, or conjugated with radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutics or toxins, in each case to create targeted agents. Immunomedics has licensed its product candidate epratuzumab, to UCB S.A. (UCB), for the treatment of all autoimmune disease indications worldwide. Epratuzumab’s most advanced clinical testing is for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The Company has antibody product candidates in clinical development targeting B-cell NHL, other B-cell mediated diseases and various solid tumors.

AVEO Pharmaceuticals' models don't pout, strut, or even turn heads -- unless you're a cancer drug researcher. The biotech firm develops cancer models to uncover how genes mutate into tumors and how tumors progress through additional mutations. AVEO then builds genetic profiles of such tumors and applies them to antibody (protein) drug candidates in preclinical and clinical development to help predict actual human responses. In addition to its own pipeline of potential drugs, AVEO has partnered with other pharmaceutical developers to apply its Human Response Platform to their drug candidates.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on acquiring, developing, and commercializing branded prescription products for the acute care and gastroenterology markets. The company's lead product candidate, Amelior, which is in phase III clinical trials, is an intravenous formulation of ibuprofen for the treatment of both pain and fever. Its products also comprise Acetadote, an intravenous formulation of N-acetylcysteine for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning; and Kristalose, a prescription laxative product, which is a crystalline form of lactulose to enhance patient acceptance and compliance. In addition, the company is developing a treatment for fluid buildup in the lungs of cancer patients and an anti-infective for treating fungal infections in immuno-compromised patients.

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