Hycor Biomedical makes medical diagnostic products and sells them in the US and abroad. Hycor's KOVA urinalysis system, which enables labs to perform uniform microscopic analyses of urine specimens, is used in applications including personnel safety and pregnancy testing. Hycor company also produces allergy diagnosis products and kits for detecting rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Its products are sold by distributors and the company's sales force. Hycor Biomedical is a subsidiary of life sciences company Agilent.

Shire plc, formerly Shire Ltd. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT), and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas. Substantially all of the Company’s revenues and net assets are attributable to the research and development (R&D), manufacture, sale and distribution of pharmaceutical products within two operating segments: Specialty Pharmaceuticals and HGT. The Company’s key marketed products as of December 31, 2008, include VYVANSE; DAYTRANA; ADDERALL XR; PENTASA; LIALDA/ MEZAVANT; FOSRENOL; CALCICHEW; CARBATROL; REMINYL/REMINYL XL; XAGRID; REPLAGAL; ELAPRASE, and FIRAZYR.

Laureate Pharma's protein purification and other production processes are pure poetry in motion. The contract manufacturing organization (CMO) develops, manufactures, and packages products used by pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies to make drugs and diagnostics. The company's biopharmaceutical division specializes in making monoclonal antibodies and provides protein production and purification. Laureate also provides product formulation, aseptic filling, and bulk processing. It has partnerships with EMD Chemicals and GTC Biotherapeutics to provide products for clinical trials. Investment firm Safeguard Scientifics has sold its majority stake in Laureate Pharma to Saints Capital.

Takeda Cambridge (formerly Paradigm Therapeutics) is researching hundreds of potential drug targets in hopes of finding more effective and faster treatments for central nervous system disorders, endocrinology, urology, chronic pain, and metabolic diseases. The genomics-based drug discovery company, which was spun out of the University of Cambridge, uses several research methods based on genetic models and pharmacology to identify drug targets. Subsidiary Takeda Singapore Pte Ltd conducts research in Asia. The company was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical in 2007.

Hospira, Inc. company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Hospira, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medication delivery systems in the United States and internationally. It offers generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management systems for hospitals, wholesalers, integrated delivery networks, and alternate site providers, such as clinics, home healthcare providers, and long-term care facilities. The company primarily provides specialty injectable pharmaceutical products that consist of generic injectable pharmaceuticals for analgesia, anesthesia, anti-infective, cardiovascular, and oncology therapeutic areas, as well as Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl), a proprietary sedative. Its proprietary drug delivery options include Carpuject and iSecure prefilled syringes, Ansyr prefilled needleless emergency syringe systems, First Choice ready-to-use premixed formulations, and the ADD-Vantage System for preparing drug solutions from prepackaged drug powders or concentrates.Hospira, Inc. company also offers infusion therapy solutions and supplies that include I.V. solutions for general use; and I.V. nutrition products and solutions for the washing and cleansing of wounds or surgical sites. In addition, it provides medication management systems that include electronic drug delivery pumps, safety software, and administration sets that are used to deliver I.V. fluids and medications. Further, the company offers gravity administration sets, hemodynamic monitoring systems used to monitor cardiac function and blood flow in critically ill patients, disposable blood-pressure-sensing devices, blood sampling systems, catheter systems, and needle stick safety products. Additionally, Hospira involves in the provision of formulation development, and injectable and oral drug filling and finishing services.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIAD) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of medicines to treat cancers by regulating cell signaling with small molecules. The Company’s lead cancer product candidate, deforolimus, is an internally discovered, potent inhibitor of the protein mTOR, a master switch in cancer cells. Blocking mTOR creates a starvation-like effect in cancer cells by interfering with cell growth, division, metabolism and angiogenesis. Its second product candidate, AP24534, is a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor that has potential applications in cancer and is wholly owned by the Company. The company also focused drug discovery program centered on small-molecule therapies, molecularly targeted to cell-signaling pathways implicated in cancer. It also developed a portfolio of cell-signaling regulation technologies, its ARGENT technology, to control intracellular processes with small molecules.

Anesiva, Inc. (Anesiva) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic treatments for pain management. Its portfolio includes two products. Adlea, a long-acting, site-specific, non-opioid analgesic, is being developed for moderate to severe pain, and has completed multiple Phase II trials in post-surgical, musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain and Phase III trials in bunionectomy and total knee arthroplasty (TKA, or total knee replacement surgery). The Company is initially pursuing an indication for Adlea for the management of acute pain associated with orthopedic surgeries. Zingo (lidocaine hydrochloride monohydrate) powder intradermal injection system, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2007, to reduce the pain associated with peripheral intravenous (IV) insertions or blood draws in children 3 to 18 years of age. Zingo was approved in January 2009, to reduce the pain associated with blood draws in adults.

Medpace is on pace to bring new drugs to market. The contract research organization (CRO) offers clinical trial management and regulatory consulting to pharmaceutical and biotech companies that are developing new drug candidates in the areas of cardiology, metabolism, and oncology. Its services include clinical development planning, data management, laboratory services, quality assurance auditing, regulatory document preparation, safety surveillance, and statistical analysis. Its Web-based ClinTrak tool allows users to access and track real-time clinical study data and metrics. Medpace serves customers worldwide through offices in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Its products include CPP-109, a chemical compound gamma-vinyl-GABA/vigabatrin, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of cocaine addiction. The company also conducts a Phase II clinical trial of CPP-109 to evaluate its use in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction. In addition, it has a license agreement with Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC on various patents and patent applications relating to the use of vigabatrin as a treatment for cocaine and other addictions.

The Quigley Corporation company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Quigley Corporation is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a diversified range of homeopathic and health products which comprise the Cold Remedy and Contract Manufacturing segments. The Company is also involved in the research and development of potential natural base health products, including, but not limited to, prescription medicines along with supplements and cosmeceuticals for human and veterinary use, which comprise the Ethical Pharmaceutical segment. Cold-Eeze is one of the Company’s primary cold remedy over the counter (OTC) products. The Cold Remedy segment, where Cold-Eeze is represented, is reviewed regularly to realize any new consumer opportunities in flavor, convenience and packaging to help improve market share for the Cold-Eeze product. The Company’s customers include a range of large wholesalers, mass merchandisers, and multi-outlet pharmacy chains.

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