Exalpha Biologicals supplies drug and medical device researchers with reagents, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, assay kits, and other biological products used in their R&D work. The company offers some 350 products. The company distributes its products internationally through a network of some 30 different partners. Exalpha Biologicals provides distribution services for the company in the US.

Aspreva Pharmaceuticals believes that bad aim can be a good thing when treating diseases. This company conducts clinical trials to find new uses for approved drugs. As a result, partners team up with Aspreva to gain incremental revenue from the commercialization of the new version of the drug. Working in collaboration with Roche, Aspreva conducts clinical trials to investigate the use of Roche's CellCept (indicated for prevention of rejection in organ transplant patients) to treat autoimmune diseases including lupus nephritis and pemphigus vulgaris. Aspreva is a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical firm Galenica Group.

Alimera Sciences' tunnel vision is a real asset. The biopharmaceutical company specializes in prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, particularly those aimed at treating ocular diseases affecting the retina. Alimera's most advanced product candidate, Iluvien, is an insert about the size of a grain of rice that slowly releases a drug to the back of the eye used in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME); DME, a retinal disease affecting diabetics, can lead to severe vision loss and blindness. Iluvien is effective for up to 36 months and may also have the potential to affect other ophthalmic diseases, such as retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Alimera Sciences is looking to go public through an $80 million IPO.

China DongSheng International manufactures nutritional supplements and air purifiers. Founded in 1991 as PaperClip Imaging Software, the company's original business was document management software development. After a 2006 reverse merger with American Sunrise International (the holding company of China-based Jilin Dongsheng Weiye Science & Technology Development Co.), the company changed its name to China DongSheng International and shifted its focus to natural health supplements and purifiers. Now generating the majority of its revenues from its new lines, China DongSheng plans to spin off its PaperClip operations.

ArQule, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. ArQule, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of cancer therapeutics. The Company’s product is ARQ 197, an orally administered inhibitor of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase. ARQ 197 is being evaluated as monotherapy and in combination therapy in a Phase II clinical development program that includes trials in Microphthalmia Transcription Factor (MiT) associated tumors, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pancreatic adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The Company has licensed commercial rights to ARQ 197 for human cancer indications to Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Daiichi Sankyo) in the United States, Europe, South America and the rest of the world, excluding Japan and certain other Asian countries, where it has licensed commercial rights to Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Hakko Kirin).

Roche s.r.o in the Czech Republic is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from parent company Roche Holding Ltd. in nearby Switzerland. Its operations are focused more on the parent company's diagnostic products than on its traditional pharmaceuticals; Roche s.r.o. has two facilities in Prague for manufacturing and distributing tests for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, cancer, and other diseases. One is devoted exclusively to diabetic products -- diabetes is a growing problem in the Czech Republic. Roche s.r.o. also markets pharmaceuticals made at other Roche facilities, including such popular therapies as cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin, lymphona drug MabThera, and osteporosis drug Bonviva.

Established in 1968 by French vet Pierre-Richard Dick, Virbac provides biological and pharmaceutical products for veterinary and animal health use and is one of the 10 biggest veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the world. Products include vaccines, flea treatments, wormers, and antibiotics for animals. With some 20 subsidiaries (including US-based Virbac Corporation), the company's products are sold in more than 100 countries. Virbac's companion animal segment (dogs, cats, horses) represents more than 60% of the company's sales, while its food-producing animal segment (cows, chickens, cattle) brings in about 37%. The founding Dick family owns about 50% of the company.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. Its product line includes TH-302, a product candidate in phase I/II for the potential treatment of patients with cancer; Glufosfamide for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; and 2DG, a phase I product candidate for the treatment of patients with cancer.

AES Laboratoire produces and distributes a complete range of microbial testing instruments and equipment. Whether for quality assurance or national security, clients from 21 countries in industries from food production to pharmaceuticals contract with AES to assure the quality and safety of products and to monitor possible hazards in various working environments. AES is developing and patenting technologies that are more accurate and less time-consuming than traditional laboratory testing methods, including machines that sample the air for bio-contaminants and chemical "litmus tests" that can quickly detect and identify pathogens.

Eisai Inc. develops and markets pharmaceuticals to treat a variety of ills. As the US pharmaceutical production arm of Eisai Co., its current product roster includes Alzheimer's treatment Aricept, Aciphex for acid reflux, anticoagulant Fragmin, and anti-convulsant Zonegran. It also maintains an extensive pipeline of potential drugs to address cancer, epilepsy, and severe infection. Subsidiaries Eisai Research Institute of Boston and Eisai Medical Research conduct drug development efforts in areas including oncology, neurology, and gastrointestinal ailments.

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