Scios Inc. company, a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson, develops treatments targeting cardiovascular disease. Its flagship product Natrecor is an intravenously administered drug approved by the FDA for treating patients with acute heart failure who also experience shortness of breath with minimal activity. When the drug was introduced in 2001, it was the first new treatment for heart failure in more than 14 years. The drug is not without controversy, about both its long-term health effects and the company's marketing of it. Scios maintains the drug is safe and has launched a large clinical trial.

GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics helps your doctor to see right through you. The division, formerly Amersham plc, is one of the world's top producers of contrast-imaging agents and nuclear medicine agents used to enhance image quality in X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound procedures. General Electric formed the division when it acquired Amersham and placed under its GE Healthcare umbrella. The former Amersham bioscience operations, which makes purification systems that allow for the development of more effective drugs through protein analysis, DNA sequencing, and genetic variation, is part of the GE Healthcare Life Sciences division.

STADA Arzneimittel AG (STADA) is a Germany-based company active in the pharmaceutical sector, concentrating on the development and marketing of products with off-patent active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Company’s primary business segments are: Generics, comprised of low-priced and active-ingredient products, and Branded Products, focusing on multisource products that are accessible without active ingredient research. STADA’s generic drugs are marketed by the Group subsidiary, STADApharm GmbH, through a sales network including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Its branded products are distributed internationally as well, in such countries as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company operates through subsidiaries located in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, as well as in the United States.

ReNew Life Formulas, Inc. was founded by President Brenda Watson in 1997. ReNew Life Formulas aims to make a clean sweep of clogged colons and hasten one's pace to the restroom. ReNew Life Formulas company makes and wholesales dietary supplements and therapeutic products for digestive health. Its products CleanseSMART, ParaGONE, CandiGONE, and Liver Detox are a few of the products offered as part of its cleansing and detoxification line. Its digestive support products include fish oils, probiotics, and digestive enzymes. The company also makes products tailored for kids. ReNew Life Formulas sells its products through health food stores and online retailers in the US and Canada.

Medifacts was founded in 1985 as Core Laboratory Services and has facilities in the US, Germany, and China. Medifacts International, Inc. company specializes in cardiovascular safety data management services, including ECG (electrocardiogram) and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring services, for clients conducting pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device development trials. It also provides data collection, consulting, training, and telemedicine services. The company has sold its Clinical Research Services division, which offered broader data management services for clinical trials.

Precision Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Precision Therapeutics, Inc., a diagnostics services company, engages in the development and delivery of treatment support tools for physicians and cancer patients in the United States and Canada. The company develops predictive drug response tests, which include ChemoFx, a drug response marker test that quantifies a cancer patient's probable tumor response to various chemotherapeutic and biologic agents and provides sensitivity and resistance information, such as tumor progression, increased side effects, accumulated toxicity, development of cross-resistance, decreased efficacy of future treatments, and decreased quality of life. It offers physicians and patients with clinical information to personalize cancer treatments.

FibroGen, Inc. company is focused on developing and commercializing treatments for fibrosis, anemia, diabetes, and cancer, as well as producing recombinant human collagens and synthetic gelatins. FibroGen has several products in clinical development, including: FG-3019, a monoclonal antibody that may treat a variety of conditions including diabetic nephropathy; FG-2216, an orally administered small molecule drug in development for the treatment of anemia; FG-5017, a recombinant version of human collagen; and FG-5009, a synthetic gelatin molecule designed to stabilize vaccines and biologics. The company commenced lab operations in 1995.

ImmunoGen was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. ImmunoGen, Inc. engages in the research and development of antibody-based anticancer therapeutics in the United States. The company develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer using its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, which uses antibodies to deliver a potent cytotoxic agent. Its products include Trastuzumab-DM1, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer; IMGN901, a Phase I clinical trial product to treat hematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma, small-cell lung cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and other cancers of neuroendocrine origin; SAR3419, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of B-cell hematological malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and IMGN388 and BIIB015, which are in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. The company's products also comprise BT-062, a Phase I clinical trial product targeting multiple myeloma; SAR566658, a preclinical trail product for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and other solid tumors; SAR650984, a preclinical trail product to treat hematological malignancies; and TAP and other compounds. It has licensing or collaboration agreements with sanofi-aventis; Genentech, Inc.; Biotest AG; Bayer HealthCare AG; Biogen Idec; Amgen, Inc.; Centocor, Inc.; Cytovance Biologics LLC; Laureate Pharma, Inc.; BioInvent International AB; Diosynth RTP, Inc.; and Societa Italiana Corticosteroidi S.r.l.

Mannatech was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas. Mannatech, Incorporated engages in the development and sale of nutritional supplements, topical and skin care products, and weight-management products worldwide. It offers various nutritional supplements that aid in optimizing overall health and wellness, including health solutions for children, and additional nutrients for specific body systems; optimal weight and fitness products to curb appetite and burn fat, build lean muscle tissue, and support recovery from overexertion; and products to enhance the skin's own natural texture, softness, and elasticity, including damaged areas, as well as to deliver antioxidants to the skin. The company sells its products through a network of independent associates and members in United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, Germany, South Africa, and Singapore.

ProMetic was founded in 1994. The scientists at ProMetic Life Sciences are meticulous about proteins. The biotech company develops protein technologies for pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and blood and plasma product development. ProMetic's Protein Technologies division licenses its technologies to companies around the globe, who then make their own products. The company's Therapeutics division conducts proprietary drug development programs for blood disease and cancer therapeutics. The company has collaborative agreements with pharmaceutical companies and health organizations such as Abraxis BioScience, Merck Serono, and The American Red Cross.

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