Minster Pharmaceuticals plc, through its subsidiary, Minster Research Limited, develops pharmaceutical compounds for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions in the United Kingdom. Its products pipeline comprises Tonabersat, which is in Phase IIb clinical trial for the prevention and treatment of migraine; and Sabcomeline, a Phase IIa clinical trial product for the management of cognitive decline and negative symptoms in schizophrenia. The company is based in Saffron Walden, the United Kingdom.

Gilead Sciences Inc. company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Foster City, California. Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases. Its products include Truvada, Viread, Atripla, and Emtriva for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection in adults; Hepsera, an oral formulation for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B; AmBisome, amphotericin B liposome injection to treat serious invasive fungal infections; Flolan, an injected medication for the long-term intravenous treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension; and Vistide, an antiviral medication for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Gilead Sciences Inc. company also offers Tamiflu, an oral antiviral for the treatment and prevention of influenza A and B; Macugen, an intravitreal injection for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration; Letairis, an endothelin receptor antagonist for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with WHO Class II or III symptoms; and Cicletanine, which is being evaluated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Gilead Sciences has operations in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company has research collaborations with Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.; Genelabs Technologies, Inc.; Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; Parion Sciences, Inc.; LG Life Sciences, Ltd.; and University of Texas System. It also has commercial collaborations with Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Emory University; F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.; Pfizer, Inc.; Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

QUATRx Pharmaceuticals hopes to capitalize on the bright ideas of others. The biopharmaceutical company acquires compounds in the pre-clinical stage from other companies and academic institutions and takes them through clinical studies then licensing them to pharma giants. The company focuses on developing new therapies for cardiovascular, endocrine, and metabolic conditions. Products in clinical trials include treatments for age-related hormone deficiencies in women and men as well as drugs for high cholesterol and the treatment of psoriasis. Hormos Medical, QUATRx's Finnish subsidiary, conducts most of its preclinical and discovery programs.

Cubist was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment. The company markets CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection), the first antibiotic in a new class of anti-infectives called lipopeptides in the United States. It began promoting MERREM I.V. (meropenem for injection) in the U.S. in July 2008. MERREM is an established spectrum antibiotic developed by AstraZeneca. The Cubist product pipeline includes ecallantide, a recombinant human protein in Phase 2 clinical trials; CONSERV-1 and CONSERV-2 for the reduction of blood loss during cardiac surgery; and two Phase 1 programs that address unmet medical needs, one in CDAD (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea) and the other in multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative infections. In addition, the company, in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has a pre-IND and a Phase 2 program underway in novel treatments for respiratory syncytial virus infections using Alnylam's RNA-interference technology.

SuperGen was founded in 1991 and is based in Dublin, California. SuperGen, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies to treat patients with cancer. The company licensed its new drug application approved product, Dacogen for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. It primarily focuses on developing MP-470, a DNA repair suppressor; SGI-1776, a PIM kinase inhibitor; MP-529, an Aurora kinase inhibitor; SGI-110, a DNMT1 inhibitor; and SGI-1252, a JAK2 inhibitor. SuperGen also has an approved product, Mitozytrex for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, the company is developing Orathecin, a Phase III clinical trial product for the treatment of solid tumors; Partaject busulfan, a Phase I/II clinical trial product for neoplastic meningitis/bone marrow transplant; Partaject Orathecin, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of solid tumors; and CZ 112, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of solid tumors. It is also developing Cremophor-free paclitaxel, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of solid tumors; Avicine, a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of cancer, which is in Phase II trial; VEGF, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of anti-angiogenesis; PZG, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of type II diabetes; and AM454, a phosphocholine derivative, which is in non-clinical stage for obesity/diabetes. The company sells its products to clinics, hospitals, hospital buying groups, drug distributors, and wholesalers in the United States and Europe. It has a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Inc. to discover and develop cancer therapeutics based on epigenetic targets.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapies targeting the molecular mechanisms causing cancer in the United States and internationally. Its lead product includes Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets, a novel, oral multiple kinase inhibitor that targets proteins involved in tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. This product is being developed and marketed in collaboration with Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. The company is also conducting various ongoing trials on Nexavar for conditions, such as non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, and other cancers. It also develops ONX 0801, an oncology compound in preclinical development stage, under a development and license agreement with BTG International Limited. In addition, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, through a development collaboration, option, and license agreement with S*BIO Pte Ltd, owns options to license the rights of ONX 0803 and ONX 0805. ONX 0803 is an orally available, potent, and selective inhibitor of JAK2; and ONX 0805 is a JAK2 inhibitor. Further, the company has a research and development collaboration agreement with Warner-Lambert Company to discover and commercialize small molecule drugs that restore the control of, or otherwise intervene in, the misregulated cell cycle in tumor cells.

Clinical Device Group consults and contracts with medical device and diagnostic companies, providing contract research, safety assessment, and other research tools. The company, whose clients include US, European, and Asian firms, offers pre-market assessments and product management as well as audits and report and manuscript preparation. Clinical Device Group also sponsors seminars for research professionals monitoring clinical trials and for CEOs of companies that conduct clinical trials.

NexMed, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. NexMed, Inc. is a pharmaceutical and medical technology company with a focus on developing and commercializing therapeutic products based on its delivery systems. The Company focuses its efforts on new and topical pharmaceutical products based on a penetration enhancement drug delivery technology known as NexACT, which may enable an active drug to be better absorbed through the skin. The NexACT transdermal drug delivery technology is designed to enhance the absorption of an active drug through the skin, overcoming the skin’s natural barrier properties, and enabling high concentrations of the active drug to rapidly penetrate the desired site of the skin or extremity. In December 2009, the Company closed its acquisition of Bio-Quant, Inc., a research organization for in vitro and in vivo contract drug discovery and pre-clinical development services.

Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals (BIC) is active in active ingredients. BIC is the chemical manufacturing arm of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, the US division of German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. BIC is a leading maker of active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug intermediates. The company operates a DEA-approved facility where it makes a range of chemicals from controlled substances such as methadone to cough medicine ingredient guaifenesin. BIC supplies other divisions of Boehringer Ingelheim, as well as third parties in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. ompany was founded in 1993 and is based in Carmiel, Israel. Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system in the United States. Its lead product candidate includes prGCD, a proprietary plant cell expressed recombinant Glucocerebrosidase enzyme for the treatment of Gaucher disease, which is in Phase III clinical trial. The company also develops PRX-102, a proprietary alpha Galactosidase enzyme for the treatment of Fabry disease, a genetic lysosomal storage disorder in humans, the symptoms of which involve the accumulation of lipids in the cells of the kidneys, heart, and other organs; a proprietary plant cell-based acetylcholinestrase and its molecular variants for use in various therapeutic and prophylactic indications, including a Biodefense program; and an organophosphate-based pesticide treatment program. Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. has strategic collaboration with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. for the development and manufacturing of two proteins using the company's ProCellEx protein expression system; and Yeda Research and Development Company Limited to design Glucocerebrosidase for the treatment of Gaucher disease, as well as has a licensing agreement with Icon Genetics AG to license Icon's amplification technology for utilization in the expression of its products.

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