Labcyte Inc. company sells automated dispensing systems, plate assemblers, microplates, and labware supplies. Labcyte's products are built around a liquid management technology it calls Acoustic Droplet Ejection (ADE) which uses sound energy to move miniscule bits of liquid without any physical contact during transfer. ADE is useful where cross-contamination would compromise quality or data and it reduces the waste created by disposable liquid handling supplies. Labcyte's customers include pharmaceutical and biomedical research labs. The company has expanded distribution of its products into Europe and Asia.

Henderson Morley takes aim at those pesky microscopic parasites we know as viruses. The company researches and develops vaccines and treatments for viral infections by preventing them from replicating once they invade their host cells. One of its lead product candidates is a vaccine for genital herpes that could be used as a preventative or a therapeutic measure. Other candidates target human cytomegalovirus and human papillomavirus. Instead of taking its candidates through all phases of development, Henderson Morley instead looks to out-license its candidates. Chairman Andrew Knight owns 34% of the company.

Æterna Zentaris Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Æterna Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for endocrine therapy and oncology. Its lead product candidates in endocrinology are cetrorelix, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist that has completed Phase III trial for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and AEZS-130, an oral ghrelin antagonist in a Phase III trial as a diagnostic test for Growth Hormone Deficiency. Æterna Zentaris company's lead products in cancer are perifosine, a PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitor in Phase III for multiple myeloma, and AEZS-108, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as AEZS-112 that is in a Phase I trial in advanced solid tumors and lymphoma. Its pipeline also include compounds in pre clinical development, such as AEZS-115, an LHRH antagonist for endometriosis and urology; AEZS-120, an anti-cancer vaccine; AEZS-126 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; and AEZS-127 ErPC for oncology. Æterna Zentaris has partnership agreements with Shionogi and Co.; sanofi-aventis; Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals is giving diseases the silent treatment. The biopharmaceutical company is attempting to develop therapies that inhibit or "silence" certain disease-causing genes through ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi), a mechanism that disrupts the production of proteins that can lead to cancer, metabolic, and infectious diseases. Tekmira's lead candidates are being developed to treat tumors and high cholesterol. It also partners with other pharmaceutical companies, such as Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Roche, to advance additional RNAi products using Tekmira's stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALP) RNAi drug delivery technology.

AVAX Technologies company is developing vaccines created by extracting a patient's own cancer cells and chemically treating them to induce an immune system response. The technology used to create the vaccines (called AC Vaccine) is licensed from Thomas Jefferson University. AVAX's lead vaccine candidate M-Vax is intended as a post-surgical treatment for late-stage melanoma, but the company is also developing vaccine candidates to fight ovarian cancer (O-Vax) and non-small cell lung cancer (L-Vax). The company also offers contract manufacturing services to other biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing and marketing products to urologists, endocrinologists, orthopedists and select primary care physicians. The Company’s product, Testim, is a topical 1% testosterone once-a-day gel indicated for the treatment of hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is defined as reduced or absent secretion of testosterone which can lead to symptoms such as low energy, loss of libido, adverse changes in body composition, irritability and poor concentration. The product pipeline of the Company includes XIAFLEX (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture (Dupuytren’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease (Peyronie’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis (frozen shoulder syndrome), AA4010, treatment for overactive bladder using the transmucosal film delivery system and fentanyl pain product using the transmucosal film delivery system.

Chugai Pharmaceutical develops therapies for bone metabolism and blood disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, immune system disorders, and cardiovascular, kidney, and brain diseases. Products include Neutrogin, which treats white blood cell loss related to chemotherapy; Epogin, which treats red blood cell loss caused by chronic kidney failure; Sigmart, an antianginal agent; and Alfarol for osteoporosis. Chugai Pharmaceuticals has foreign operations in Asia, Europe, and North America through subsidiaries and branch locations. Swiss drugs group Roche owns about 60% of Chugai Pharmaceutical.

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.

Boiron believes in nature's cures. The company makes homeopathic remedies to combat such maladies as colds, the flu, allergies, and anxiety. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest and largest such firms in Europe. It dominates its home market of France and also operates in Africa, Australia, North and South America, and the Middle East through about 20 subsidiaries. Along with homeopathic remedies, Boiron develops personal, animal care, and nutritional products for sale in some markets, including France (but not the US). One of the company's key products is Oscillococcinum six-dose homeopathic flu medicine. Used throughout the world, Oscillo is one of the largest homeopathic flu medicines in the US.

Gentronix is a biotechnology company that provides pharmaceutical makers with drug development products and monitoring services. Gentronix's products and services are geared toward helping drug discovery scientists speed up pre-clinical research and development. The company's main product, Greenscreen, uses cellular biosensor technology to test potential pharmaceutical compounds for genotoxicity (DNA damage) and cytotoxicity (general cellular damage). The company was founded in 1999 as part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology's Biomolecular Sciences and Instrumentation & Analytical Science departments.

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