Neptune Technologies & Bioressources harvests krill (tiny deepwater crustaceans that resemble shrimp) from the ocean and processes it into value-added bioactive ingredients including polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants. These 'Neptune Krill Oil'-based products are used in cosmetics and nutritional supplements as an alternative to vegetable oils. The company's Neptune Krill Aquatein is a marine protein concentrate also used in nutritional supplements. Neptune Technologies intends to penetrate the biopharmaceutical industry, using its marine oil extracts as a medicinal base.

Cyanotech Corporation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Cyanotech Corporation engages in the cultivation, production, and sale of natural products derived from microalgae worldwide. It offers BioAstin natural astaxanthin, a dietary antioxidant for use as a human nutraceutical and functional food ingredient to support and maintain the body's natural inflammatory response, as well as to enhance skin, muscle, and joint health. The company also provides Spirulina Pacifica, a nutrient-rich dietary supplement used for extra energy, as well as used as a strengthened immune system and source of antioxidant carotenoids. It sells its products to manufacturers, formulators, and distributors in the health foods and nutritional supplements markets; and to distributors, retailers, and direct consumers in the form of packaged consumer products. The company sells its products through online, as well as through resellers.

Metabolex, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Hayward, California. Metabolex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of type II diabetes and related metabolic disorders. The company’s products include MBX-102/JNJ 39659100, an oral small-molecule insulin sensitizer; MBX-8025, which is intended for the treatment of dyslipidemia; MBX-2982, which is an agonist of GPR119, a G-protein coupled receptor that is expressed in pancreatic islets and the gastrointestinal tract; and MBX-2044, a second generation insulin sensitizer.

Phenomix hopes to create a pharmaceutical phenomenon by investigating and discovering new treatments for immune system ailments and metabolic diseases. The drug development company's lead product candidate dutogliptin is an oral-dose treatment aiming to stabilize glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Other pipeline candidates target infectious and autoimmune diseases, including hepatitis C and certain types of cancer. The biotechnology firm's drug candidates focus on inhibiting complex proteins (enzymes) that promote disease within the body. The company is owned by a number of private investors.

Anacor Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. Anacor's most advanced product candidate is AN2690, a novel topical antifungal for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed. Anacor also has a portfolio of other topical product candidates in development for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and skin and nail fungal infections. The company has entered into a worldwide license, development and commercialization agreement with Merck for the development and commercialization of AN2690 for all indications including the treatment of onychomycosis. In addition, Anacor has a research and development agreement with GSK for novel antiviral and antibacterial systemic therapeutics.

Stallergenes is focused on the development, manufacture, and distribution of immunotherapeutic treatments for food-related and environmental allergies. The company has brought together experts from the fields of biology, botany, and the health community to collaborate on finding ways to deliver relief to people who suffer with problems ranging from asthma to seasonal allergies. These immunotherapy treatments involve conditioning the patient with drugs that introduce pure extracts of the allergen to initiate the body's own natural defenses against it. Wendel Investissement owns about 49% of the company. Stallergenes has research laboratories in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

China-Biotics, Inc. is engaged in the research, development, production, marketing and distribution of probiotics products, which are products that contain live microbial food supplements, which beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. The Company manufactures and sells several health supplements under the Shining brand in the Shanghai area. It has four major products: Shining Essence, Shining Signal, Shining Golden Shield and Shining Energy. Shining Essence is composed of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum, which is focused on balancing the microecology of the digestive system. Shining Signal is composed of monascus rice and lactobacillus acidophilus, focused on reducing high-blood pressure, high-blood sugar level and hyperlipidemia. Shining Golden Shield is composed of bifidobacterium adolescentis and lentinusedodes. Shining Energy is composed of Vitamin C, L. Arginine, and other amino acids.

Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK is the British arm of Swiss biotech firm Actelion. The drug manufacturer's product pipeline is based on its research of the endothelium, the single layer of cells between blood vessels and the blood that flows through them. Its first products are Tracleer for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, and Zavesca which is used to treat Type 1 Gaucher disease.

XOMA Ltd. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California. XOMA Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and manufacture of therapeutic antibodies and other agents to treat inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, and oncological diseases. The company receives royalties on three approved products: RAPTIVA, which is marketed globally for the treatment of chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis; LUCENTIS, which is marketed globally for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration; and CIMZIA, which is approved in the U.S. and Switzerland for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Its products under development include XOMA 052, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout, which is in Phase 1 clinical studies; and XOMA 3AB, a biodefense anti-botulism antibody for the treatment of botulism poisoning. The company's developing products also include HCD122, a human anti-CD40 antagonist antibody for the treatment for B-cell mediated diseases, including malignancies and autoimmune diseases in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials for various indications. In addition, it licenses proprietary technologies relating to bacterial expression of recombinant pharmaceutical products to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The company has collaboration agreements with Genentech, Inc.; UCB Celltech; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Schering-Plough Research Institute; Novartis AG; and Arana Therapeutics Limited.

CSL Limited is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of biopharmaceutical and allied products. It operates in three segments: CSL Behring, which is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and developing plasma products; Intellectual Property Licensing, which is engaged in licensing to unrelated third parties of intellectual property generated by the Company, and Other Human Health, which comprises CSL Bioplasma and CSL Biotherapies. These businesses manufacture and distribute biotherapeutic products. It operates in Australia, United States, Switzerland and Germany.

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