Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc. company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ore Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc., operates as a drug development company in the United States. Its drug candidates include GL1001, the lead drug candidate that completed a multiple ascending dose Phase I clinical trial, for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease; tiapamil for treatment of diseases of central nervous system, primarily focused on cognition and memory; and romazarit, a clinical-stage drug candidate for the treatment of metabolic indications, such as obesity.

Mirari Biosciences was founded in 2000 by CEO Mark Martin, who developed the MASC and Peplica technologies. Mirari Biosciences it working to cut down on the time its takes to test new drugs. The first of the company's two primary technologies is microwave-accelerated surface chemistry (MASC) which can speed up drug discovery tests, medical and veterinary diagnostics, and food and water testing by exposing test materials to low-heat microwaves. Its protein amplification technology (Peplica) replicates proteins which helps researchers locate and identify minute levels of proteins.

PRA International knows it takes more than laboratory research to get drugs approved. The company, a clinical research organization (CRO), provides an array of drug development services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world. Services the company offers include clinical trials management, database development, and regulatory filings preparation. PRA's clients are engaged in most major therapeutic areas, but the firm's particular strengths lie in oncology, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease, allergy and respiratory disorders, and infectious disease. The company is owned by private equity firm Genstar Capital.

Nature's Way Holding Company manufactures and markets nutritional supplements and other OTC products which are sold with the Enzymatic Therapy, Nature's Way, and Remifemin labels through natural foods retailers and mass market retailers in the US. Its products are aimed to alleviate everything from sleeplessness to hot flashes and are distributed throughout the US and to more than 40 other countries. Its Integrative Therapeutics and Vitaline brands are sold through healthcare practitioners' offices. The company is a unit of German firm Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals.

Sanofi-Aventis was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Sanofi-Aventis is a pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. The Company's business includes two main activities: pharmaceuticals and human vaccines through sanofi pasteur. In its pharmaceutical activity, Sanofi-Aventis specializes in six therapeutic areas: thrombosis, cardiovascular, metabolic disorders, oncology, central nervous system (CNS) and internal medicine. The Company offers vaccines in five areas: pediatric combination vaccines, influenza vaccines, adult and adolescent booster vaccines, meningitis vaccines, and travel and endemic vaccines. On September 1, 2008, Sanofi-Aventis acquired the Australian company, Symbion CP Holdings Pty Ltd (Symbion Consumer). On September 25, 2008, it acquired Acambis plc. In January 2009, the Company sold its French plant of Colomiers to French pharmaceutical company Unither. In April 2009, the Company acquired Mexican generic company, Laboratorios Kendrick.

Omrix Biopharmaceuticals helps keep blood in its place in the operating room. The company develops biosealants derived from human plasma to control bleeding during surgical procedures. The biosealants contain naturally occurring proteins that clot and adhere to tissue. Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary markets and distributes these products under the names Evicel in the US and Quixil in Europe. Omrix's Evithrom thrombin product was developed with Ethicon primarily for neurosurgery. The FDA has approved both for hemostasis (minimizing blood loss) during surgery. Omrix was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2008 and became part of the Ethicon division.

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.

Clinical Data, Inc. company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. Clinical Data, Inc. operates as a global biotechnology company developing early and late stage targeted therapeutics, as well as genetic and pharmacogenomic tests that detect serious diseases and help predict drug safety, tolerability, and efficacy. Its late-stage compounds include Vilazodone, a potential drug candidate for the treatment of depression, and Stedivaze, a potential cardiac stress agent. The company employs biomarker strategies and technologies to develop targeted therapeutics with advantages over existing treatments to help patients, healthcare professionals, and payers. Its PGxHealth division is leveraging its biomarker discovery expertise and intellectual property to develop and commercialize pharmacogenomic tests to detect serious diseases and help predict drug safety, tolerability, and efficacy. PGxHealth built the commercial, managed care, and CLIA-certified laboratory infrastructure and capabilities to support its marketed tests, including the FAMILION family of genetic tests for inherited heart diseases and PGxPredict tests for predicting drug response. The company has a collaboration and licensing agreement with CombinatoRx Inc. to develop an adenosine A2A agonist compound in a combination therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other B-cell cancers.

Newron Pharmaceuticals focuses its brainpower on finding remedies for nervous system disorders. As a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system diseases, Newron is developing a pipeline that includes treatments for Parkinson's disease and neuropathic back pain (pain which results from damage to nerve cells). The company is also in the early stages of developing treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other neuropathic pain disorders. Newron is currently partnered with Merck Serono for development of Newron's primary drug product Safinamide, a Parkinson's treatment.

Garden of Life, Inc. Company manufactures and supplies nutritional supplements, specialty food items, and personal care products. Its supplements include weight management, digestive health, and immune-system support products. The company's Original Medicine division produces nutritional products for distribution by health practitioners; its other lines are sold through natural foods retailers. Many of Garden of Life's products are based on a program called The Maker's Diet which was created by company founder and chairman Jordan Rubin in 2000 after overcoming Crohn's disease. Garden of Life has agreed to be acquired by Atrium Innovations.

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