ZARS Pharma, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing topically administered drugs using its proprietary drug delivery technologies, primarily in the area of pain management. It is developing a portfolio of proprietary products and product candidates based on its Controlled Heat-Assisted Drug Delivery and phase-changing cream technologies. The company’s products include Pliaglis, a topical anesthetic cream for dermal anesthesia prior to painful cosmetic procedures, such as laser surgery and dermal filler injections; and Synera, a topical patch for providing dermal analgesia for potentially painful superficial procedures, such as venous access procedures involving needles and immunization injections of children. Its products also comprise ThermoProfen, which is entering into Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of mild to moderate chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee; and Ketoprofen DuraPeel, a Phase 1 clinical trial product for the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain resulting from soft tissue injuries, such as muscle strains, ankle sprains, and sports injuries. In addition, the company is developing the Alprazolam Patch, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial, for the treatment of panic disorder. The company was formerly known as ZARS, Inc. and changed its name to ZARS Pharma, Inc. in July, 2007. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries manufactures drugs for cardiac, dermatological, neurological, and pediatric illnesses. It makes generic prescription and over-the-counter drugs at facilities in Canada, Ireland, Israel, the UK, and the US. It specializes in generics, but also produces private label and branded drugs. Its facilities are capable of producing topical, oral, and injectable formulations. The company also produces active pharmaceutical ingredients for use by its own facilities and sold to other drug makers. Taro Pharmaceutical routinely reinvests more than 10% of its sales into research into the development of new products. Its customers include large drugstore and grocery chains and discount retailers.

Morepen Laboratories Limited is an India-based pharmaceutical company. Its products include Loratadine, Montelukast Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Sultamicillin. The Company markets formulation products in various therapeutic categories, such as antibiotics, gastrointestinal, respiratory, analgesic, antiallergic and neuropsychiatry with brands, such as Saltum, Saltumax, Cefpopen, Cefpen-S, Dom-DT, Acifix, Rabipen- DSR and Montelast. It has new products added to the therapeutic categories, including Kilbac, Ducal D, Aclomore and Montelast-L. The Company’s subsidiaries include Doctor Morepen Limited, Total Care Limited, Morepen Inc. and MorepenMax Inc.

Genzyme and Medtronic are out to prove that it doesn't just take time to heal a broken heart. The two companies' joint venture, MG Biotherapeutics, was created in 2004 to develop new treatments for heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions. The company in 2006 ceased enrollment of new patients in its Phase II clinical trial, which had been testing the use of cell therapy to repair damaged heart tissue following a heart attack, after evidence showed the trial would not be successful. MG Biotherapeutics is also engaged in long-term research into next-generation cell therapies and is developing a less-invasive, catheter-based delivery system for cell therapy using Medtronic's TransAccess technology.

Sandoz International GmbH engages in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of generic medicines, pharmaceutical and biotechnological active substances, and anti-infectives in Germany and internationally. It offers products for various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular system, central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, muscle and skeletal system, hormone therapy, and respiratory system. The company’s product portfolio ranges from various application forms, such as oral solids through technologies, including inhalers or injectables to transdermal patches, implants, and biopharmaceutical follow-ons. It sells its products to wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and other healthcare outlets. Sandoz International GmbH was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Holzkirchen, Germany. The company has research and development, and production sites in Boucherville, Canada; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cambe and Taboao da Serra, Brazil; Holzkirchen/Rudolstadt and Barleben, Germany; Kolshet, Kalwe, and Mahad, India; Kundl and Schaftenau, Austria; Menges and Ljubljana, Slovenia; Wilson, North Carolina; Broomfield, Colorado; Gebze and Syntex, Turkey; and Strykow, Poland. Sandoz International GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Novartis AG.

Bilcare was founded in 1995 by chairman Mohan Bhandri. Billing consumers is one of the few things that Bilcare doesn't care about when it comes to pharmaceuticals. The company is a full-service pharmaceutical development company whose services include discovery and research, clinical trial supplies manufacturing and distribution, and clinical trials management. The company also develops and manufactures prescription pharmaceuticals packaging and packaging machines. Research and manufacturing facilities are in operation in India, Singapore, the UK, and the US; additional international offices are scattered around some 30 countries worldwide. Clients include GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.

The health care products subsidiary of Bayer AG, Bayer HealthCare develops and manufactures products for humans and animals. Bayer HealthCare operates through four divisions: Pharmaceuticals (represented by Bayer Schering Pharma and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals); Consumer Care (OTC medications); Animal Health (veterinary drugs); and Medical Care (diagnostic equipment makers including Diabetes Care and MEDRAD). Bayer HealthCare's better-known products include YAZ birth control pills, antibiotic Avelox, erectile dysfunction treatment Levitra, Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day vitamins, and the flea preventative Advantage.

GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development is the actual pipeline filled with products in various stages of completion for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. With multiple locations in the US, across Europe, and Japan, the company has treatments in the works for ailments such as infectious diseases, neuroscientific requirements, cardiovascular ailments, oncology, and respiratory needs. It has approximately 150 pharmaceutical products in clinical trial stages. The organization's facilities are grouped into Molecular Discovery Research (preclinical), Centres of Excellence for Drug Discovery (early stage clinical), and Medicine Development Centres (late-stage clinical).

AlphaRx, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of therapeutic products in Canada. The company is developing novel formulations of existing drugs that are insoluble or poorly soluble in water, utilizing its proprietary Bioadhesive Colloidal Dispersion drug delivery systems. Its principal products include Indaflex, a topical cream for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee; and Zysolin, an inhaled Tobramycin nanoparticles intended for the adjunctive treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in intubated and mechanically-ventilated patients. Indaflex completed a Phase II Proof of Concept clinical trial and Zysolin is in pre clinical stage. The company was formerly known as Logic Tech International, Inc. and changed its name to AlphaRx, Inc. in January 2000. AlphaRx, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Markham, Canada.

Cerep offers tools and knowledge to help those companies discover and develop new drugs without having to start from scratch. It also developed a library of compounds that includes promising substances and drug candidates developed with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis. Customers use Cerep's expertise in compound profiling, computational chemistry, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, and pharmacoinformatics to cut to the chase and develop successful drug candidates.

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