Axcan Pharma Inc. company develops and sells drugs mainly to treat gastrointestinal ailments. Its Urso line treats chronic liver disease, while two of its products (Canasa and Salofalk) offer relief for inflammatory bowel diseases. Axcan's Ultrase and Viokase are digestive aids for patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, a condition associated with cystic fibrosis. The firm also owns the global rights to Photofrin, a photodynamic drug developed by QLT with applications for esophageal, gastric, and lung cancers. Other products include ulcer and diarrhea treatments, as well as chewable multivitamins. Axcan was acquired by TPG Capital for $1.3 billion in early 2008.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland. MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of anti-infective drug products in the United States. The company develops a proprietary delivery technology called PULSYS, which enables the pulsatile delivery, or delivery in rapid bursts, of drugs. Its product portfolio includes MOXATAG tablets for the treatment of pharyngitis and tonsillitis; and KEFLEX capsules for the treatment of skin and skin structure infections and upper respiratory tract infections. MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals sells its products through specialty pharmaceutical distributors and wholesalers to physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies.

Penn Pharmaceutical Services wants to help you by helping others, specifically pharmaceutical companies. Penn offers a variety of products and services: clinical trial supplies; formulation and analytical development; chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) consultancy; qualified person (QP) audits; and contract manufacturing services. It also offers logistical management services, such as exporting and reporting. In 2007 Penn, which serves many US clients, opened an American arm, Penn Pharmaceutical Services US, in Philadelphia.

Roxane Laboratories, a US-based subsidiary of Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim, oversees the development, manufacturing, and marketing of its parent company's multisource (generic) drugmaking business in the US. It sells about 75 medications in 250 package sizes, focusing on oral liquids, sustained-release and controlled-release tablets, cancer drugs, and nasal sprays. It also distributes narcotics, such as meperidine (generic Demerol) and methadone. Products developed and marketed by Roxane are manufactured by its sister company, Boehringer Inghelheim Roxane, also located in Columbus, Ohio.

IntelliPharmaCeutics International (IPC) is getting smarter about drug delivery by the second. The pharmaceutical company uses its controlled release drug delivery technology to develop new and generic drug products for enhanced treatment of pain, cardiovascular, and neurological issues. Its products are based on its patented HYPERMATRIX platform, which controls a drug's release time within the gastrointestinal tract. With a diverse pipeline, IPC develops its own proprietary products, as well as ones for third parties, including international clients; it also offers contract manufacturing. In 2009 the formerly private company merged with Vasogen to create the publicly traded IntelliPharmaCeutics International.

Lannett Company, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lannett Company, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes generic versions of pharmaceutical products in the United States. The company manufactures and/or sells various prescription products. Its product portfolio includes acetazolamide, baclofen, and bethanechol chloride tablets; amantadine gel capsules; butalbital, aspirin, and caffeine with codeine phosphate, danazol, and clindamycin HCl capsules; cocaine topical solution; and dicyclomine tablets and capsules. Lannett company's products also comprise digoxin, dipyridamole, doxycycline, doxycycline hyclate, esterified estrogen and methyltestoterone, hydrochlorothiazide, hydromorphone HCl, and levothyroxine sodium tablets; morphine sulfate oral solutions; and OB-natal one gel capsules. In addition, its products consist of pilocarpine HCl, primidone, probenecid, terbutaline sulfate, and unithroid tablets; oxycodone HCl oral solution; rifampin and ursodiol capsules; and phentermine HCl tablets and capsules. Lannett Company markets its products under the brand names of Diamox, Symmetrel, Lioresal, Urecholine, Fiorinal, Cleocin, Danocrine, Bentyl, Lanoxin, Persantine, Adoxa, Periostat, Estratest, Hydrodiuril, Dilaudid, Levoxyl/ Synthroid, Roxanol, PrimaCare ONE, Roxicodone, Adipex-P, Fastin, Salagen, Mysoline, Benemid, Rifadin, Brethine, Actigall, and Fiorinal w/ Codeine #3. The company sells its pharmaceutical products to generic pharmaceutical distributors, drug wholesalers, chain drug retailers, private label distributors, mail-order pharmacies, other pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, hospital buying groups, governmental entities, and health maintenance organizations.

Innovative work in genetic testing is apparently spelled Innogenetics in any language. The biopharmaceutical company creates genetic, infectious disease, cancer, and neurological tests. Innogenetics' products include tests and genotyping profiles to identify conditions such as cystic fibrosis, HIV, hepatitis C and B, Alzheimer's disease, and human papillomavirus (HPV). In addition to testing, the company provides biological manufacturing services (producing virus strains and proteins) for pharmaceutical firms and research labs. The firm's products are sold through subsidiaries and distributors in about 90 countries. Belgium's Solvay took over control of Innogenetics in 2008.

ImmunoGen was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. ImmunoGen, Inc. engages in the research and development of antibody-based anticancer therapeutics in the United States. The company develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer using its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, which uses antibodies to deliver a potent cytotoxic agent. Its products include Trastuzumab-DM1, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer; IMGN901, a Phase I clinical trial product to treat hematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma, small-cell lung cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and other cancers of neuroendocrine origin; SAR3419, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of B-cell hematological malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and IMGN388 and BIIB015, which are in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. The company's products also comprise BT-062, a Phase I clinical trial product targeting multiple myeloma; SAR566658, a preclinical trail product for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and other solid tumors; SAR650984, a preclinical trail product to treat hematological malignancies; and TAP and other compounds. It has licensing or collaboration agreements with sanofi-aventis; Genentech, Inc.; Biotest AG; Bayer HealthCare AG; Biogen Idec; Amgen, Inc.; Centocor, Inc.; Cytovance Biologics LLC; Laureate Pharma, Inc.; BioInvent International AB; Diosynth RTP, Inc.; and Societa Italiana Corticosteroidi S.r.l.

ProMetic was founded in 1994. The scientists at ProMetic Life Sciences are meticulous about proteins. The biotech company develops protein technologies for pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and blood and plasma product development. ProMetic's Protein Technologies division licenses its technologies to companies around the globe, who then make their own products. The company's Therapeutics division conducts proprietary drug development programs for blood disease and cancer therapeutics. The company has collaborative agreements with pharmaceutical companies and health organizations such as Abraxis BioScience, Merck Serono, and The American Red Cross.

Cambrex Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Cambrex Corporation, a life sciences company, provides products and services to develop and commercialize active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced intermediates. Its products include active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates for use in the production of prescription and over-the-counter drug products, and other custom chemicals derived from organic chemistry. The company sells its products through direct sales and independent agents to pharmaceutical and generic drug companies worldwide.

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