American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (AOB) is an integrated, pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and commercialization of a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The Company’s business comprises prescription pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products and nutraceutical products. Its pharmaceutical products have been approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). The Company sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and retail outlets at over 100,000 locations in all provinces, including rural areas and cities in China. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AOB marketed over 60 pharmaceutical products in China. On October 18, 2008, the Company acquired Nuo Hua Investment Company Limited. On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired GuangXi HuiKe Pharmaceutical Research and Development Co., Ltd.

GTC Biotherapeutics develops, produces, and commercializes therapeutic proteins through transgenic animal technology. ATryn®, our recombinant form of human antithrombin, is the first transgenically produced protein to be approved anywhere in the world, having recently been approved by the European Commission for the prophylactic treatment of deep vein thrombosis in patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiencies that are undergoing surgical procedures. ATryn® is produced in the milk of goats developed using micro-injection technology to incorporate a human antithrombin transgene. In addition to ATryn®, GTC is developing additional recombinant forms of therapeutic proteins normally found in human blood plasma as well as monoclonal antibodies. These products have potential applications in hematology, oncology, and autoimmune diseases.

TECHNE Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. TECHNE Corporation, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of biotechnology products and hematology calibrators and controls. The Company’s activities are conducted, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (R&D Systems), and BiosPacific, Inc. (BioPacific). The Company distributes the biotechnology products in Europe, through its wholly owned United Kingdom-based subsidiary, R&D Systems Europe Ltd. (R&D Europe). The Company distributes biotechnology products in the People’s Republic of China, through its wholly owned subsidiary, R&D Systems China, Co. Ltd. (R&D China). The Company operates in three business segments: biotechnology, R&D Europe and hematology.

Rowett Research Services (RRS) will supply the technology, thanks to its research parent, the Rowett Institute. It will even throw in marketing services and project management. All RRS needs are companies interested in commercializing new ideas and products. Its primary focuses are nutrition issues and outpatient health care studies, such as antimicrobial agents and antioxidants. Founded in 1988, RRS works with public and private partners in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, and agricultural industries to bring the research underway at the Rowett Institute to the marketplace.

Javelin is a specialty pharmaceutical company that applies innovative proprietary technologies to develop new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs that target current unmet and underserved medical need in the pain management market. Javelin’s product candidates address the acute moderate-to-severe pain medication market segment. We are developing differentiated pain control products that provide the flexibility and versatility required to address the limitations of existing prescription pain medications in supervised health care settings. Indications under development include post-operative pain, orthopedic injury pain, procedural pain, burn pain and trauma. Our product candidates offer enhanced pain relief, fewer adverse side effects and faster relief of pain compared to other currently available treatments. Javelin has three late stage product candidates in development: Dyloject™ (diclofenac sodium, injectable), Rylomine™ (intranasal morphine) and Ereska™ (intranasal ketamine).

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.

Hybrigenics wants to open a new pathway towards the fight against cancer. Established in 1997, the drug discovery company zeroes in on new drug targets and therapeutic biological components with the help of its computer programs involving protein sequencing and other high tech chemical screening techniques. What separates it from other drug researching companies is its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), a product that commercializes its library screening and navigating capabilities regarding DNA and other related biological sequencing. With its headquarters in Paris, Hybrigenics also owns Semaia BV, a subsidiary located in the Netherlands, and an additional office in the US.

Jamieson Laboratories, founded in 1922, manufactures and sells vitamin, multivitamin, and mineral formulations, as well as nutritional food supplements, cosmetics and skin care products, sports nutritionals, home remedy supplements, and diet and digestive formulations. Products may be purchased through health-food, nutrition, and other specialty retailers around Canada. The company also exports its products to approximately 50 countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

United Therapeutics Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. United Therapeutics Corporation, a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for patients with chronic and life-threatening cardiovascular and infectious diseases, and cancer in the United States and Internationally. United's products include Remodulin (treprostinil sodium) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; and CardioPAL SAVI and Decipher Cardiac Monitors for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease. Its NDA filed products include Inhaled Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension and Oral Tadalafil for pulmonary hypertension. United's Phase III products comprise of Oral Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension; and Phase II products include Beraprost-MR for pulmonary arterial hypertension, 3F8 MAb for neuroblastoma, Oral Treprostinil for Peripheral vascular disease, and CardioPAL SAVI Wireless Cardiac Event Monitors for Cardiac arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease. Its Phase I products include Inhaled Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Inhaled Treprostinil with AERx Essence for Pulmonary hypertension, 8H9 MAb for Metastatic brain cancer, and Celgosivir for Hepatitis C. United's pre-clinical products comprise Miglustat for Hepatitis C and Glycobiology Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases.

Quality Assured Services (QAS) is a direct marketer of point-of-care and self-testing diagnostic products. It distributes easy-to-use diagnostic kits directly to consumers' homes, as well as to health professionals and home health care providers. Its products include anticoagulation tests, cholesterol tests, and other products that monitor and diagnose such conditions as blood pressure, diabetes, lung function, and infectious diseases. The company also provides telemedicine support, patient management software, insurance verification, and billing services. QAS is a subsidiary of diagnostic products firm Inverness Medical Innovations.

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