InterMune, Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California. InterMune, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. It offers Actimmune for the treatment of patients with severe, malignant osteopetrosis, and chronic granulomatous disease in the United States. The company has a pipeline portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. The pulmonology portfolio includes CAPACITY, a Phase III program evaluating pirfenidone as a possible therapeutic candidate for the treatment of patients with IPF; and a research program focusing on pirfenidone analog ITMN-520. The hepatology portfolio comprises the HCV protease inhibitor compound ITMN-191, which is in Phase Ib, a second-generation HCV protease inhibitor research program; and a research program evaluating a new target in hepatology. It has license and collaboration agreements with Maxygen Holdings Ltd.; Array BioPharma, Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. and F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd.; Novartis Corporation; Connetics Corporation; Eli Lilly & Company; Genentech, Inc.; ALZA Corporation; Amgen Inc; and Marnac, Inc. and its co-licensor, /KDL GmbH.

Abaxis was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Union City, California. Abaxis, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells portable blood analysis systems for use in the human or veterinary patient-care setting to provide clinicians with rapid blood constituent measurements in the medical and veterinarian markets worldwide. Its products include Point-Of-Care Blood Chemistry Analyzer, which performs a panel of 14 tests on human patients and 13 tests on veterinary patients marketed under the Piccolo xpress and Piccolo Classic names in the human medical market and under the VetScan VS2 and VetScan Classic names in the veterinary market. The company's products also include Reagent Discs that handle various technical steps of blood chemistry testing automatically; and VetScan HM5, VetScan HM2, VetScan HMII, and VetScan HMT hematology instruments, which offer blood count analysis for veterinary applications. In addition, its products comprise VetScan VSpro that assists in the diagnosis and evaluation of suspected bleeding disorders, toxicity/poisoning, evaluation of disseminated intravascular disease, hepatic disease and monitoring therapy, and progression of disease states; and VetScan Canine Heartworm Rapid Test, a test for the detection of dirofilaria immitis in canine whole blood, serum, or plasma. Further, Abaxis's products consist of Orbos Discrete Lyophilization Process, which allows the production of active chemical ingredient in the form of a soluble bead, as well as involves in flash-freezing a drop of liquid reagent to form a solid bead and then freeze-drying the bead to remove water. The company markets and sells its products through a direct sales force in the United States and through independent distributors.

Tengion, Inc., a regenerative medicine company, focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing a range of replacement organs and tissues, or neo-organs and neo-tissues to address unmet medical needs in urologic, renal, gastrointestinal and vascular diseases. It creates these functional neo-organs and neo-tissues using a patient’s own cells, or autologous cells, in conjunction with the company’s Organ Regeneration Platform. The company’s lead product candidate, the Neo-Urinary Conduit, is an autologous implant that catalyzes regeneration of native-like bladder tissue for bladder cancer patients requiring a urinary diversion following bladder removal, or cystectomy. Its product pipeline also includes various candidates in early stage development, such as Neo-Kidney Augment for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, or CKD. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in East Norriton, Pennsylvania.

Network Biosystems develops high throughput DNA sequencing systems with applications in the personalized medicine, forensics, drug discovery, and security arenas. The company blends nanotechnology and mircrofluidics to achieve its DNA analysis. Its sequencing systems were conceived at MIT's Whitehead Institute. The company is in the developmental stage and is pursuing a variety of commercial applications including manufacturing a rugged portable STR analysis and identification in the forensics field and on site screening of large numbers for use by homeland security.

Guerbet Group is one of Europe's leading makers of contrast agents used in medical imaging. Most of the company's products, such as Xenetix, Hexabrix, and Dotarem, are substances that are injected into the body to make internal organs visible during X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. Subsidiary Simafex manufactures specialty chemicals for use in pharmaceuticals. Guerbet has operations in some 15 countries and is targeting growth in the US. Marcel Guerbet, grandfather of chairman Michel Guerbet, developed the first iodinated contrast agent around the turn of the century; his descendants control the company.

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.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human disease, including immunology, metabolism, cardiology, and ophthalmology. The company's drug candidates include LX1031, which is in a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders; LX1032 that has completed Phase I clinical trials to treat the symptoms associated with carcinoid syndrome; LX2931, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases; and LX4211 that is in Phase 1 clinical trials to treat Type 2 diabetes. It also has a preclinical development drug candidate, LX7101, for the treatment of glaucoma. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has drug discovery alliances with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to discover, develop, and commercialize small molecule drugs in the neuroscience field; and N.V. Organon to discover, develop, and commercialize new biotherapeutic drugs. It also has an alliance with Nuevolution A/S, which provides access to Nuevolution's Chemetics platform chemistry technology.

Axcan Pharma Inc. company develops and sells drugs mainly to treat gastrointestinal ailments. Its Urso line treats chronic liver disease, while two of its products (Canasa and Salofalk) offer relief for inflammatory bowel diseases. Axcan's Ultrase and Viokase are digestive aids for patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, a condition associated with cystic fibrosis. The firm also owns the global rights to Photofrin, a photodynamic drug developed by QLT with applications for esophageal, gastric, and lung cancers. Other products include ulcer and diarrhea treatments, as well as chewable multivitamins. Axcan was acquired by TPG Capital for $1.3 billion in early 2008.

AES Laboratoire produces and distributes a complete range of microbial testing instruments and equipment. Whether for quality assurance or national security, clients from 21 countries in industries from food production to pharmaceuticals contract with AES to assure the quality and safety of products and to monitor possible hazards in various working environments. AES is developing and patenting technologies that are more accurate and less time-consuming than traditional laboratory testing methods, including machines that sample the air for bio-contaminants and chemical "litmus tests" that can quickly detect and identify pathogens.

Genzyme Pharmaceuticals, a division of leading biotech firm Genzyme, couldn't agree more. The division, at its main production facility in Liestal, Switzerland, makes chemical intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the production of a number of drugs, many manufactured by its parent. Its main products include natural and synthetic lipids and amino acid derivatives. It has also partnered with major pharmaceutical companies to develop custom manufacturing of drugs currently in development. Additionally, Genzyme Pharmaceuticals manufactures lipid-based drug delivery systems.

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