AstraZeneca Czech Republic is a subsidiary of the international pharmaceutical behemoth known as AstraZeneca. It markets products such as heartburn reliever Nexium, local anesthetic Xylocaine, and endometriosis treatment Zoladex in the Czech Republic. It also conducts clinical trials on potential drug candidates in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia. It focuses its research efforts primarily on the medical fields of gastroenterology, gynecology, and oncology, as well as bone and joint, cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases.

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.

Trius Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Torezolid phosphate, its most important drug in development, is an IV- and orally-administered antibiotic with a potential to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of staph infections, known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Until the company is able to sell torezolid phosphate to hospitals and other health care providers, the company is primarily funded by government grants, research contracts, and collaboration agreements. The company filed for an initial public offering in November 2009.

Nexgen Pharma (formerly Anabolic Laboratories) is a contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements and prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Its dietary supplements line includes vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other nutraceuticals. Nexgen Pharma's pharmaceutical contract manufacturing operations can make a variety of formulations, including immediate-release and controlled-release tablets, chewable tablets, effervescent tablets, and powder-filled capsules. The company also helps clients with formulation development, product testing, regulatory filing assistance, and other product development services. Nexgen has facilities in Arizona, California, and Colorado.

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.

Celsis International plc company was founded in 1992. Celsis International is all about playing it safe. Through the company's Product Group, it makes rapid diagnostic and monitoring systems used to detect and measure microbial contamination in consumer products and food. Its RapidScreen assays are used by makers of personal care goods, cosmetics, OTC drugs, and a variety of beverages. CellScan Innovate is used by dairy producers. The division, which accounts for little more than half of Celsis International's sales, counts among its customers Dow Corning and Gillette. Celsis Laboratory Group performs quality testing for the cosmetics, drug, and chemicals industries.

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Its products include CPP-109, a chemical compound gamma-vinyl-GABA/vigabatrin, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of cocaine addiction. The company also conducts a Phase II clinical trial of CPP-109 to evaluate its use in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction. In addition, it has a license agreement with Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC on various patents and patent applications relating to the use of vigabatrin as a treatment for cocaine and other addictions.

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company develops drugs using its transdermal drug delivery system, which administers medication through a patch attached to the skin. Noven's patches include such female hormone replacement therapy products as Vivelle-Dot and CombiPatch, ADHD drug Daytrana (marketed by Shire), and a transmucosal lidocaine patch used for dental procedures. The company also produces and markets three psychiatric drugs. In 2009 Noven was acquired by Japanese drug-maker Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical for some $430 million.

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Sanger Institute) is a leading research center dedicated to analyzing and understanding genomics. Best known for its work on the Human Genome Project (the institute is responsible for sequencing one-third of the human genome), the Sanger Institute is applying genomics to the study of organisms that cause diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and tuberculosis. The institute was founded in 1993 by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, and has been funded by a $430 million grant from the Wellcome Trust since 2001.

Experimental and Applied Sciences (EAS) makes and distributes dietary supplements and weight-management products worldwide. The firm's shakes, nutrition bars, protein drinks, and nutritional supplements -- branded as AdvantEdge, Catapult, EAS, Muscle Armor, and Myoplex -- fuel dieters, body builders, and other athletes. EAS also sells training and exercise videos as well as best-selling book, Body for Life (written by one-time owner Bill Phillips). EAS is part of Abbott Nutrition, a division of leading health care products maker Abbott Laboratories.

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