Quarks may be the basic building blocks of matter, but it's a fundamental unit of biology -- genes -- that Quark Pharmaceuticals is interested in. The drug development company is using cutting-edge RNA interference (RNAi) technology to develop small-interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, or drugs that inhibit targeted genes from producing proteins associated with certain diseases. Its lead product RTP801i-14, which it has licensed to Pfizer, aims to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (a cause of blindness in the elderly). Quark Pharmaceuticals is developing other candidates for ailments such as acute renal (kidney) failure, hearing loss, and dyslipidemia (a metabolic syndrome).

XELR8 Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado. XELR8 Holdings, Inc. is engaged in developing, selling, marketing and distributing nutritional supplement products through a direct sales or network marketing system in which independent distributors sells the products, as well as purchase them for their own personal use. The Company also sell the products directly to the professional and Olympic athletes, and to professional sports teams. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company discontinued the XELR8 Snack. The products of the Company include Bazi, XELR8 EAT, XELR8 DRINK, XELR8 HYDRATE, XELR8 BUILD, and vitamins and minerals, including XELR8 SUPPORT.

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.

InSite Vision Incorporated company was founded in 1986 and is based in Alameda, California. InSite Vision Incorporated operates as an ophthalmic product development company in the United States. It engages in the development and commercialization of ophthalmic pharmaceutical products based on DuraSite drug delivery technology. The company offers AzaSite for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. It develops ISV-502, which completed Phase III (a) clinical trial for the treatment of blepharoconjunctivitis, an infection of the eyelid and the conjunctiva, as well as other ophthalmic infections; and ISV-405, a preclinical development candidate for the treatment of ocular infection. InSite Vision Incorporated has collaborative, licensing, and service agreements with Shin Poong Pharm Co., Ltd.; Bioceutica S.A.; Biem Pharmaceuticals; Essex Bio-Technology; Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Products, Inc.; and Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Catalent Pharma Solutions; and Bausch and Lomb Incorporated.

Nature's Cure, Inc. company's products pair homeopathic tablets with topical treatments to heal acne and yeast infections. The over-the-counter medicines are manufactured with all-natural ingredients. The acne system is a two-part treatment; the first is a topical medication to combat existing blemishes, and the second is an oral tablet intended to prevent further acne. Its feminine care line offers a variety of yeast infection treatments (topical, oral, 1-day and 3-day) as well as a Vitality line for feminine comfort. The privately-held company was founded by formerProcter & Gamble employee Amy Baker. Its products are sold in retailers like Rite-Aid, nationwide.

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTL) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the acquisition and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of unmet medical needs, particularly the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and hepatitis C. The Company’s lead compound is Recombinant Erythropoietin (rHuEPO), a known compound that it is developing for the prolongation of MM patients' survival and improvement of their quality of life. MM is a severe and incurable malignant hematological cancer of plasma cells. XTL’s second program is the Diversity Oriented Synthesis program (DOS), which is focused on the development of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors, which the Company had out-licensed to Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Presidio), which is a private specialty pharmaceutical company on March 20, 2008.

NitroMed, Inc. company has developed a technique to enhance nitric oxide and add it to drugs to improve their efficiency. Nitric oxide is formed in the body and plays a role in relaxing blood vessels, making it harder for blood platelets to stick to blood vessel walls, and thereby reducing the obstructions that lead to stroke. Its sole product, BiDil, has FDA approval and is specifically indicated for heart disease in self-identified African-Americans, a group that suffers from the disease at a higher rate than other ethnicities. NitroMed was acquired by health care investment group Deerfield Capital Management in 2009.

QLT Inc. company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. QLT Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, primarily in the field of ophthalmology. It offers Visudyne, a photosensitizer to treat the eye disease, known as wet age related macular degeneration; and also used for the treatment of subfoveal CNV due to pathologic myopia, or severe near-sightedness, and presumed ocular histoplasmosis or other macular diseases. The company also offers Eligard product line that includes one, three, four, and six month commercial formulations of Atrigel technology combined with leuprolide acetate for the treatment of prostate cancer. Its products in development include Visudyne therapy; punctal plug drug delivery system, an invasive drug delivery system for delivering various drugs topically to the eye through controlled sustained release to the tear film, under Phase II studies targeting the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension; and QLT091001, a Phase Ia orally administered synthetic retinoid replacement therapy for 11-cis-retinal, which is a key biochemical component of the visual retinoid cycle, as well as OT-730, a prodrug of a beta adrenergic antagonist (a type of beta blocker) under investigation for the treatment of glaucoma.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is based in South San Francisco, California. Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company, engages in the discovery and development of novel, small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases and cancer, as well as viral and metabolic diseases. Its product development portfolio includes R788, which is in Phase 2b clinical trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); a Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura, B-cell lymphoma, and T-cell lymphoma; and a preclinical stage for the treatment of lupus. Rigel company's products also include R348, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial for Psoriasis; R763, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial in the area of oncology; and R343, a Phase 1 clinical trial product for asthma. It has collaboration agreements with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.; Pfizer, Inc.; Novartis Pharma AG; Daiichi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Merck Serono.

Dendreon Corporation, formerly known as Activated Cell Therapy, Inc., was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Dendreon Corporation (Dendreon) is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics that improve cancer treatment options for patients. Dendreon’s most advanced product candidate is Provenge (sipuleucel-T), an active cellular immunotherapy that has completed two Phase III trials for the treatment of asymptomatic, metastatic, androgen-independent prostate cancer.

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