UCB SA is a Belgium-based biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company that specializes in two therapeutic areas: diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and immunology. In the area of central nervous system disorders, the Company is focused on epilepsy, diabetic neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome and Parkinson’s disease, and in the area of immunology on allergies, bone loss disorders, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and Systemic lupus erythematosus. UCB SA delivers small and large molecule solutions to specialists for use in the treatment of severe diseases. UCB also has a selective presence in primary care. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, has research and development facilities in Belgium, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. As of December 31, 2008, UCB SA had a number of wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

LGC (Holdings) Limited company provides chemical, DNA and other scientific analysis through four operating divisions: LGC forensics, life and food sciences, research and technology, and LGC standards. Its customers are involved in such areas as drug development, health care services, chemicals and petrochemicals, law enforcement, and environmental quality and maintenance. The company's LGC Prochem unit sells enzymes, proteins, reagents, and other laboratory supplies. Investment firm 3i Group owns about 30% of LGC, as does its employees.

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.

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company in the United States and Canada. It develops and markets products for the treatment of dermatological, aesthetic, and podiatric conditions. The company's products address various conditions or aesthetic improvements, including facial wrinkles, acne, fungal infections, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, psoriasis, skin and skin-structure infections, seborrheic dermatitis, and cosmesis. Its products include DYNACIN for the treatment of acne and acne-related dermatological conditions; PLEXION, a cleanser product; SOLODYN for the treatment of inflammatory lesions; TRIAZ, a benzoyl peroxide pad for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris; and ZIANA, a gel used on the skin for treatment of acne in patients 12 and older.Medicis Pharmaceutical also offers LOPROX, a shampoo; PERLANE and RESTYLANE for the correction of moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds; and VANOS, a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses. In addition, Medicis Pharmaceutical provides non-dermatological products, including AMMONUL for treating hepatic encephalopathies; and BUPHENYL for the treatment of urea cycle disorder. The company sells its products primarily to wholesale pharmaceutical distributors and retail pharmacy chains. It has a joint development agreement with IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. to develop of five strategic dermatology product opportunities, including an advanced-form SOLODYN product; a strategic alliance with AAIPharma, Inc. for the development, commercialization, and license of a key dermatologic product, SOLODYN; and a strategic collaboration with Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. for the research and development of a compound referred to as GT4P for the treatment of urea cycle disorder and hepatic encephalopathies.

PureTek Corporation company, founded in 1991 by CEO Barry Pressman, manufactures a variety of bulk and private label pharmaceutical, nutritional, and personal care products for retail chain stores and branded drug companies throughout the US. PureTek's nutritional and pharmaceutical products are offered through its Breath Relief, D-CARE, PharmaPure, and Pharmaflex brands. Its personal care items are supplied through the Dermectin and Body Essence lines. PureTek has the ability to produce pharmaceutical and nutritional delivery systems encompassing tablets, capsules and liquids, as well as large-batch capacity for personal care liquids, lotions, creams, and oils.

Afexa Life Sciences (formerly CV Technologies) bets that mother nature is always right, but it offers a guarantee just in case. The company uses its ChemBioPrint technology to identify and measure the contents and biological activity of natural health products to ensure batches of herbs and natural compounds are safe and consistent. The company originated as a spin-off from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1992, and now focuses on the development and manufacturing of natural health products for disease prevention and health maintenance for everyday consumers, especially athletes. COLD-fX is Afexa's lead product and works to strengthen the immune system to prevent colds and the flu.

Boiron believes in nature's cures. The company makes homeopathic remedies to combat such maladies as colds, the flu, allergies, and anxiety. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest and largest such firms in Europe. It dominates its home market of France and also operates in Africa, Australia, North and South America, and the Middle East through about 20 subsidiaries. Along with homeopathic remedies, Boiron develops personal, animal care, and nutritional products for sale in some markets, including France (but not the US). One of the company's key products is Oscillococcinum six-dose homeopathic flu medicine. Used throughout the world, Oscillo is one of the largest homeopathic flu medicines in the US.

Inovio Biomedical Corporation was founded in 1983 and is based in San Diego, California. Inovio Biomedical Corporation engages in the design, development, and delivery of a new generation of vaccines, called DNA vaccines, focused on cancers and infectious diseases. The company's SynCon technology enables the design of DNA-based vaccines capable of providing cross-protection against evolving, unmatched strains of pathogens, such as influenza. Inovio's proprietary electroporation DNA delivery technology uses brief, controlled electrical pulses to increase cellular DNA vaccine uptake. The company also has access to formulation and manufacturing expertise, and technology through its controlling ownership in VGX International. Inovio's clinical programs include trials for HPV/cervical cancer (therapeutic) and HIV vaccines; and an IND has been filed for an avian influenza vaccine. Its partners and collaborators include Merck, Tripep, University of Southampton, University of Pennsylvania, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, NIH Vaccine Research Center, and National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The company was formerly known as Genetronics Biomedical Corp. and changed its name to Inovio Biomedical Corporation in March 2005.

Essential Nutrition Ltd. was founded in 1989. Essential Nutrition offers research, testing, and manufacturing services to drug companies. The UK-based firm estimates its manufacturing capacity to be up to 8.5 million tablets per day. The company also produces its own brand of health food supplements which it markets online. It partners with various agronomy firms to determine optimum location and growth cycles for its herbal medicine crops, and it has developed nutritional research with universities throughout the UK and US. Essential Nutrition is family owned and operated.

Calypte Biomedical Corporation company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Calypte Biomedical Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of in vitro diagnostic tests primarily for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It focuses on the commercialization of HIV-1/2 rapid tests for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV 2 in oral fluid and blood samples using a lateral flow dipstick design. The company also offers HIV-1 BED Incidence EIA Test, which detects HIV-1 infections that have occurred within approximately the prior six months, and could be used by public health agencies to identify those regions and the populations within them where HIV transmission is occurring most recently. Calypte Biomedical, through its 51%-owned joint ventures, Beijing Calypte Biomedical Technology Ltd. and Beijing Marr Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., manufactures and markets its products in China.

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