ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ARCA), formerly Nuvelo, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. ARCA’s lead product candidate Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride), a beta-blocker and mild vasodilator is under review by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for chronic heart failure (HF). Gencaro is an oral tablet formulation, dosed twice daily. On January 27, 2009, Nuvelo, Inc. (Nuvelo) completed the merger with ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ABI). Pursuant to the Merger, Dawn Acquisition Sub, Inc. merged with and into ABI, with ABI continuing after the merger as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuvelo. Pursuant to the Merger, ABI changed its name to ARCA biopharma Colorado, Inc. and Nuvelo changed its name to ARCA biopharma, Inc.

Astex Therapeutics (formerly Astex Technology) is working on Pyramids, but on a much, much smaller scale than the Egyptians did. Astex Therapeutics Limited company's Pyramid is a fragment-based drug discovery platform that utilizes X-ray crystallography to develop small molecule drugs. Astex is using the Pyramid platform to develop new therapies for Alzheimer's disease, numerous types of cancers, and chronic inflammation. The company relies in part on a large group of investors for funding. Some of its main investors include Oxford Biosciences, Advent International, Apax, Bayer Schering, and Johnson & Johnson. Astex is collaborating with Novartis andJanssen Pharmaceutica on drugs for the treatment of cancer.

SomaLogic helps in the hunt for proteins. Its aptamer arrays bind to proteins in such a way that multiple protein targets can be identified at once. Life sciences researchers use the company's arrays to identify proteins related to angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and inflammation. Data gathered from this work could be used to develop new drugs and diagnostics for a variety of diseases. SomaLogic has partnered with Quest Diagnostics to develop diagnostics that can measure many proteins at once. As part of the arrangement, Quest Diagnostics made a $15 million investment in the company.

Radiant Research is aglow with success. The contract research organization (CRO) conducts late phase human clinical trials for drugmakers and medical device makers at a network of some 25 research facilities that it owns across the US. Its services run the gamut from early Phase IIb trials all the way to post-approval Phase IV testing for new therapies in areas including cardiology, infectious diseases, asthma and allergies, and women's health. Radiant recruits the participants for the trials as well as gathers data for the companies; it also provides study design, consulting, and analysis services. Clients include major pharmaceutical companies, as well as biotech and medical device companies.

DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals (formerly DRAXIS Health) lights up your insides with its own radiopharmaceuticals, but its main business is making other drug companies' injectable drugs, lotions and pills. The company's larger DRAXIS Pharma unit is a contract manufacturer specializing in liquid and freeze-dried injectable drugs, though it also makes sterile and non-sterile ointments, creams, and other formulations. Another unit, DRAXIMAGE, develops and makes radiopharmaceuticals, such as radioactive iodine, for use in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures. DRAXIMAGE sells its products mostly in the US and Canada. In 2008 India-based Jubilant Organosys acquired DRAXIS for about $255 million.

Epigenomics AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the molecular diagnostics sector. It divides its products into two areas: solutions for early diagnosis of cancer and products for special diagnosis of cancer. Epigenomics AG produces and develops tests that help in the diagnosis of the colorectal, prostate and lung cancer. The Company also offers services in the field of identification and development of methylated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) biomarkers. Industry partners and the medical and life science communities can access the Company’s portfolio of filed patent families covering DNA methylation technologies and biomarkers, as well as its DNA methylation expertise through research products, biomarker services, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) development collaborations and licensing. It develops its solutions together with its commercial partners, Abbott Molecular Inc and Quest Diagnostics Inc. The Company has a subsidiary in the United States, Epigenomics, Inc.

Medicure Inc., (Medicure) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development and commercialization of human therapeutic. The Company's primary focus is on the sale and marketing of its acute care cardiovascular drug, AGGRASTAT (tirofiban hydrochloride) in the United States and its territories through its United States subsidiary, Medicure Pharma Inc. The Company's primary research and development program of focus is the clinical development of TARDOXAL (product previously referred to as AVASTREM) for neurological disorders, although the Company continues to investigate and advance certain other product opportunities.

BioSyntech is a development-stage company specializing in the creation and development of biotherapeutic thermogels to be used for human tissue repair and therapeutic delivery. The BST-Gels are liquid at room temperature but solidify at human body temperature, and they are classified as medical devices by the FDA and other regulators. Various products in development include BST-CarGel (cartilage repair), BST-InPod (heel cushioning), and BST-DermOn (chronic wound healing). For now, the company makes its money primarily from the sale of Ultrasan, a pure form of chitosan (derived from chitin and is also used in the thermogels), and providing analytical services to support Ultrasan.

Photopharmica Ltd. discovers and develops photo sensitizers and light sources for medical use in the United Kingdom. The company develops anti-infective agents primarily for dermatology and wound management markets; and medical devices in the fields of orthopedics and periodontal equipment. Its products pipeline includes phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for use as topical therapeutic antimicrobial agents; phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for systemic oncology use; and phthalocyanine photo sensitizers that combine anti-tumor properties with minimal or zero skin photo sensitization. Photopharmica Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is based in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Warner Chilcott plc company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Rockaway, New Jersey. Warner Chilcott PLC, formerly Warner Chilcott Limited, is a Bermuda-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the women’s healthcare and dermatology segments of the United States pharmaceutical market. It is an integrated company with internal resources dedicated to the development, manufacturing and promotion of its products. Its operations are carried through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Companies franchises are comprised of complementary portfolios of established branded and development-stage products. In October 2009, the Company announced it completed the acquisition of The Procter & Gamble Company’s global branded prescription pharmaceutical business.

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