The German drug company -- seller of popular over-the-counter remedies Zantac and Dulcolax, as well as prescription Flomax for enlarged prostate -- makes a host of prescription and OTC products, not to mention fine chemicals and pet medications. Its prescription drugs include treatments for respiratory ailments, hypertension, HIV, and depression. Boehringer also offers cold, gastrointestinal, and pain remedies, as well as vaccines, drugs, and nutritionals for farm animals and pets. The company operates worldwide. The founding Boehringer family controls the company through parent company C.H. Boehringer Sohn.

BD Biosciences company, a division of medical equipment firm Becton, Dickinson (BD), provides research supplies to the life sciences market. Its primary Cell Analysis unit offers cell imaging devices, flow cytometers (for cell sorting), and chemical reagents and antibodies (proteins) for cellular analysis. The Discovery Labware unit makes basic lab supplies including pipettes, tubes, and cell culture kits. In addition to scientific researchers and drug developers, BD Biosciences counts among its customers blood banks, hospitals, and clinical labs. The company sells its goods around the world through direct and indirect marketing reps and independent distributors.

CEO Marc Coucke co-founded Omega Pharma NV company in 1987. Omega Pharma's first product was generic shampoo, which it sold to pharmacies. Omega Pharma NV is a Belgium-based provider of healthcare products and services for the pharmacies and other medical sectors. The Company specializes in the development, marketing and sales of health and personal care products, which can be obtained by the end-consumer without medical prescription (over the counter or OTC products). Omega Pharma NV consists of five business units, and is engaged in the provision of consumer-oriented medicines and healthcare products. It is composed of Omega Pharma Belgium, Omega Pharma France, Omega Pharma Northern Europe, Omega Pharma Southern Europe and Omega Pharma Rest of the World. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated in over 30 countries, including most of the European countries, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.

Biovitrum company makes pharmaceuticals that treat hemophilia and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma (hardening of the skin), and others. Its available products include arthritis drug Kineret and cancer side-effect drug Kepivance. Biovitrum company also has drugs for inflammatory diseases and absorption disorders in development in its pipeline. Biovitrum distributes its products to Europe, Australia, and the US through partnerships with pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Amgen.

AAIPharma provides contract research services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. Its outsourcing services run the gamut from drug candidate selection and feasibility studies, to bioanalytical testing and clinical trials management. Its early clinical development division helps evaluate potential compounds and design patient studies. The company's clinical development businesses run large clinical trials for customers around the world. Other services include regulatory support and data management. AAIPharma has divested its pharmaceutical development division, which cranked out small batches of drugs to supply clinical trials and develops oral drug delivery technology.

XOMA Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California. XOMA Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and manufacture of therapeutic antibodies and other agents to treat inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, and oncological diseases. The company receives royalties on three approved products: RAPTIVA, which is marketed globally for the treatment of chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis; LUCENTIS, which is marketed globally for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration; and CIMZIA, which is approved in the U.S. and Switzerland for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Its products under development include XOMA 052, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout, which is in Phase 1 clinical studies; and XOMA 3AB, a biodefense anti-botulism antibody for the treatment of botulism poisoning. The company's developing products also include HCD122, a human anti-CD40 antagonist antibody for the treatment for B-cell mediated diseases, including malignancies and autoimmune diseases in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials for various indications. In addition, it licenses proprietary technologies relating to bacterial expression of recombinant pharmaceutical products to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The company has collaboration agreements with Genentech, Inc.; UCB Celltech; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Schering-Plough Research Institute; Novartis AG; and Arana Therapeutics Limited.

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2002 is based in Denver, Colorado. Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a medical device company focusing on infectious diseases and dermatology in the United States. The company has two base technology platforms, which include Ceragenins for the treatment of infectious disease; and Barrier Repair for the treatment of dermatological disorders, including atopic dermatitis, neonatal skin disorders, and others. Its Ceragenin compounds are active against a range of gram positive and negative bacteria. The company uses its Ceragenin technology to formulate Cerashield antimicrobial coatings for medical devices. Its Barrier Repair technology is the platform for the development of two prescription topical creams, including EpiCeram, a prescription product for the treatment of dry skin conditions and to manage and relieve the burning and itching associated with various types of dermatoses, including eczema, irritant contact dermatitis, and radiation dermatitis; and NeoCeram, a pediatric barrier repair cream intended to create a skin barrier in premature infants and neonates.

Facet Biotech Corporation, a biotechnology company, engages in the identification and development of oncology therapeutics. Its products in development include Daclizumab, a monoclonal antibody in Phase II clinical studies that binds to the alpha chain of the interleukin-2 receptor on activated T cells; and Volociximab, which is in Phase I/II clinical studies is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that inhibits the functional activity of a protein in activated endothelial cells. The company is also developing Elotuzumab, a monoclonal antibody in Phase I clinical study, which binds to a cell surface glycoprotein that is expressed on myeloma cells and normal human cells; PDL192, a monoclonal antibody in Phase I clinical study, which binds to the tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis receptor; and PDL241, a monoclonal antibody in the preclinical stage for immunologic diseases. Facet Biotech Corporation has a collaboration agreement with Biogen Idec Inc. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

MorphoSys is a biotechnology firm with a human touch. Using its proprietary HuCAL catalog of fully human antibodies, the company is helping the world's largest drug firms develop human antibody therapies for a wide range of diseases. It helps its pharmaceutical clients in a number of ways: one, by installing its HuCAL library and related technology at customer sites in return for licensing fees; and second, by working in partnership with drug firms to develop potential antibody therapies. Its client list is a Who's Who of Big Pharma and includes Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, and Merck. MorphoSys also makes human antibodies (under the brand name AbD-Serotec) and sells them to researchers.

Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Urigen) is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for urological disorders. The Company’s product pipeline includes URG101, for the treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS), which has completed a Phase II double blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center trial, and URG301, targeting urethritis and nocturia. Urigen specializes in the development of products for patients with urological ailments including, specifically, the development of products for amelioration Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS or PBS/IC), Urethritis, Nocturia and Overactive Bladder (OAB). Urology represents a specialty pharmaceutical market of approximately 12,000 physicians in North America. Urologists treat a variety of ailments of the urinary tract including urinary tract infections, bladder cancer, overactive bladder, urgency and incontinence and interstitial cystitis, a subset of PBS.

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