Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Achillion) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of treatments for infectious diseases. Within the anti-infective market, it focuses on the development of antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C and the development of antibacterials for the treatment of resistant bacterial infections. As of December 31, 2008, Achillion focused its efforts on advancing two late-stage preclinical candidates: ACH-1095, an NS4A antagonist for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, being developed in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), and ACH-1625, a protease inhibitor also for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. It has a pipeline of other product candidates, for which it is seeking appropriate collaborative partners. These product candidates include elvucitabine for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and ACH-702 for the treatment of serious bacterial infections.

PLIVA wants you to remember its scientific research and business acumen, and less the names of its products. PLIVA company develops and produces generic pharmaceuticals, particularly in the anti-inflammatory and anti-infective areas. PLIVA also produces the active pharmaceutical ingredients used by other drug makers. Its products include both prescription and over-the-counter drugs, pills, creams, and injectables. PLIVA was founded in 1921 and operates in more than 30 countries. The company is a subsidiary of global generics firm Teva Pharmaceutical.

Essential Nutrition Ltd. was founded in 1989. Essential Nutrition offers research, testing, and manufacturing services to drug companies. The UK-based firm estimates its manufacturing capacity to be up to 8.5 million tablets per day. The company also produces its own brand of health food supplements which it markets online. It partners with various agronomy firms to determine optimum location and growth cycles for its herbal medicine crops, and it has developed nutritional research with universities throughout the UK and US. Essential Nutrition is family owned and operated.

Cougar Biotechnology has joined the fight against one beastly predator -- cancer. The development-stage company acquires and develops drug candidates for treating prostate cancer, as well as cancer affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. It has three candidates in early stages of development, and one that has reached the final stages of drug trials. Cougar specializes in moving candidates through development to regulatory approval. As its late-stage compound reached closer to commercial development, Cougar decided the time was right to merge with a larger entity and was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2009.

Pharsight wants to shorten the path to market for tomorrow's pharmaceutical breakthroughs. The company's software and consulting services aim to take some of the guesswork out of the drug development process for pharmaceutical and biotech firms, helping them choose the most promising drug candidates, to design effective clinical trials, and to keep up with regulatory reporting. Pharsight's WinNonlin and WinNonMix applications, for instance, analyze research and clinical data to help companies develop appropriate dosing regimens for clinical trials. And its consulting services help them make key strategy decisions about the future of development programs. Pharsight was acquired by Tripos in 2008.

Polydex Pharmaceuticals likes its molecules nice and large. Polydex company produces biotech and specialty chemical ingredients for use in veterinary medicines. One of Polydex's leading products, iron dextran, is used to treat anemia in piglets. Polydex sells dextran and derivatives worldwide through subsidiaries Dextran Products and Chemdex. Taking a shot at human pharmaceuticals, the company developed a microbicidal gel for potential use as a contraceptive and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. However, development of the product was suspended pending further investigation. Chairman, president, and CEO George Usher and his family control 47% of the voting stock of the company.

Nycomed US Inc. (formerly Altana Inc) is a subsidiary of Nycomed, which operates three divisions in the US focused on specialty pharmaceuticals in dermatology. Founded in 1849, Fougera is the largest of the three divisions and is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of multi-source topical steroids, antibiotics and antifungal products. The PharmaDerm division of Nycomed is dedicated to bringing innovative products to the dermatologists so they can best care for their patients. Nycomed US also markets and sells Savage Laboratories products, which focus on emergency care.

Botanical Laboratories was founded in 1988 and is led by CEO Jim Thornton, a long-time venture capital investor in the consumer health care sector. Botanical Laboratories, Inc. (BLI) is your garden-variety nutritional supplement maker. It manufactures its own branded nutritional supplements and also offers private label manufacturing of nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies. BLI's consumer products include dietary supplements distributed under its Wellesse brand and sold at retail food and drug stores, such as CVS and Costco. From capsule to carton, its contract manufacturing division offers customers turnkey production and packaging, development, quality control, and testing services nationwide.

ReGen Therapeutics did. Its main product is Colostrinin, a polypeptide derived from ovine and bovine colostrum (the first milk produced after the birth of an offspring). The company developed a nutraceutical version of the product that its licensee Metagenics launched in the US under the name CogniSure in 2007. ReGen continues development of a pharmaceutical preparation, as well as a veterinary nutraceutical version for pets. In addition to Colostrinin, ReGen is developing existing insomnia drug Zolpidem as a treatment for head trauma victims. The company's Guildford Clinical Pharmacology subsidiary is a UK-based contract research organization.

Elan Corporation, plc company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Elan Corporation, plc (Elan) is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company. Its principal research and development, manufacturing and marketing facilities are located in Ireland and the United States. Elan’s operations are organized into two business units: Biopharmaceuticals and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT). Biopharmaceuticals engages in research, development and commercial activities primarily in neuroscience, autoimmune and severe chronic pain. EDT focuses on the specialty pharmaceutical industry, including specialized drug delivery and manufacturing. In September 2009, the Company and Johnson & Johnson announced that JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy, a newly formed subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and rights of Elan related to its Alzheimer`s Immunotherapy Program (AIP).

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