Pain Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in San Mateo, California. Pain Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of novel drugs. It has four drug candidates in clinical development programs, which include Remoxy, a novel controlled-release oral capsule form of oxycodone; PTI-202 and PTI-721, which are abuse-resistant forms of opioid drugs; and PTI-188 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The company is also developing a technology for the treatment of hemophilia in patients. Pain Therapeutics, Inc. has a strategic alliance with King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the development and commercialization of Remoxy, PTI-202, PTI-721, and other abuse-resistant opioid painkillers.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drug candidates for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. As of December 31, 2008, the Company was marketing two medicines to treat diabetes: BYETTA (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection. In addition to its marketed products, the Company is working with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) and Alkermes, Inc. (Alkermes) to develop exenatide once weekly. The Company maintains a discovery research program focused on peptide and protein therapeutics.

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Lynbrook, New York. BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of an injectable collagenase for multiple indications in the United States. The company has a development and license agreement with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for injectable collagenase known as XIAFLEX for clinical indications in dupuytren's disease, peyronie's disease, and frozen shoulder. The XIAFLEX is under phase IIb clinical trial for the treatment of peyronie's disease. BioSpecifics Technologies also focuses on the development of collagenase for various other clinical indications, including lipomas and cellulite.

Nexgen Pharma (formerly Anabolic Laboratories) is a contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements and prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Its dietary supplements line includes vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other nutraceuticals. Nexgen Pharma's pharmaceutical contract manufacturing operations can make a variety of formulations, including immediate-release and controlled-release tablets, chewable tablets, effervescent tablets, and powder-filled capsules. The company also helps clients with formulation development, product testing, regulatory filing assistance, and other product development services. Nexgen has facilities in Arizona, California, and Colorado.

Neogen Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Lansing, Michigan. Neogen Corporation (Neogen), together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets a line of products dedicated to food and animal safety. The Company operates in two primary business areas: the food safety segment and the animal safety segment. The Company’s food safety segment consists primarily of diagnostic test kits and complementary products marketed by sales personnel in the North American, Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, and by distributors elsewhere to food producers and processors to detect dangerous and/or unintended substances in human food and animal feed. Neogen’s animal safety segment is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals, rodenticides, disinfectants, vaccines, veterinary instruments, topicals and diagnostic products for the worldwide animal safety market. In May 4, 2009, Neogen acquired International Diagnostic Systems Corporation.

RBC Life Sciences, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas. RBC Life Sciences, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes nutritional supplements and personal care products primarily in the United States, the former Soviet Union, and Canada. It operates in two segments, Nutritional Products and Medical Products. The Nutritional Products segment provides a line of approximately 75 nutritional supplements and personal care products, including herbs, vitamins, and minerals, as well as natural skin, hair, and body care products under the RBC Life Sciences brand. It markets these products in various categories comprising wellness products, weight loss products, fitness products, and skin care products. This segment markets its products through a network of independent associates, as well as through licensing arrangements with third parties. The Medical Products segment markets a line of approximately 28 wound care products under the MPM Medical brand name.RBC Life Sciences's products include cleansers, dressings, hydrogels, calcium alginates, moisture barriers, antimicrobials, and a hydrogel wound dressing with Lidocaine, as well as other products, which reduce destruction to skin and tissue caused by radiation, and to reduce pain and itching caused by radiation reactions in the skin and the internal mucosa caused by radiation reactions or reactions to certain cancer medications. Its wound care products are used for the treatment and healing of wounds, such as pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, cuts, burns, and abrasions, as well as to manage pain associated with these wounds in the acute care, long-term care, oncology, and podiatry markets. This segment distributes products to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, pharmacies, and home health care agencies through medical/surgical supply dealers and pharmaceutical distributors.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing human embryonic and adult stem cell technology in the field of regenerative medicine. The Company has acquired, developed and maintain a portfolio of patents and patent applications that form the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. The Company’s technology base, in combination with its know-how, provides an advantage and will facilitate the successful development and commercialization of products for use in treatment of an array of chronic degenerative diseases and in regenerative repair of acute disease, such as trauma, myocardial infarction and burns. The Company’s embryonic stem (ES) cell research programs are divided into three core categories: cellular reprogramming, reduced complexity program, and stem cell differentiation.

Avexa discovers drugs to treat vexing ailments. The pharmaceutical and research company works on the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases, specifically HIV and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Avexa has worked on collaborative projects with Victorian College of Pharmacy, The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, North Carolina State University, and Georgetown University, among other institutions. The company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off from Australian drug discovery and biotechnology development company Amrad. Plans to merge with drugmaker Progen Pharmaceutical were canceled in 2009.

DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of product candidates for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The Company has drug development programs that are at the preclinical, Phase I and Phase II clinical stages, including DOV 21,947 (in a Phase II clinical trial for depression), DOV 102,677 (which has completed a Phase I clinical trial) and a preclinical discovery program in reuptake inhibitors and GABA modulators. The Company also has a drug development program subject to regulatory review, Indiplon, which is being developed as a treatment for insomnia. The Company has sublicensing agreements for the development and commercialization of certain product candidates with XTL Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (XTL) for bicifadine, with Blue Note Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Blue Note) for DOV diltiazem, and with Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Neurocrine) for indiplon.

Taconic Farms, Inc. company provides research rodents and related products and services to research facilities and medical laboratories in Asia, Europe, and North America. Taconic's rats and mice are the workhorses of the biomedical industry and specially bred to be disease-free or genetically modified to exhibit certain traits to help researchers develop new therapies for human disease. Other divisions within the company offer monoclonal antibody production, and drug- and animal-safety testing. It has operations in Denmark, Germany, and the US. Family-owned Taconic was founded in 1952 by Robert Phelan.

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