Bayer AG is the management holding company for the Bayer Group. The Company’s business operations are organized into three subgroups: HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, supported by the service companies Bayer Business Services, Bayer Technology Services and Currenta. Bayer HealthCare is involved in the research, development and manufacture of health products for people and animals. Bayer CropScience is engaged in the crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. Bayer MaterialScience supplies materials, such as polycarbonates and polyurethanes, and system solutions such as coatings, for a range of everyday uses. In October 2008, Bayer AG launched its new anticoagulant pill Xarelto in Britain and Germany, which has been granted approval in the European Union. The Company has subsidiaries operating in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Bayer Schering Pharma AG became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG on September 25, 2008.

Fertile minds at Merck Serono help people around the world combat infertility. One of the world's top biotechs, Merck Serono focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also manufactures and markets therapies for neurological, dermatological, metabolic, oncology, cardiovascular, and growth disorders. It is a leader in reproductive health, with flagship drug Gonal-F at the head of its infertility product line. Other key products include beta interferon drug Rebif for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and colorectal and head/neck cancer treatment Erbitux. The company is a subsidiary of German drugmaker Merck KGaA.

U.S. Genomics, Inc. company has developed the GeneEngine, a DNA sequencer that mimics natural cell division, rapidly reading and copying DNA. It is developing the technology to quickly detect and identify infectious pathogens and biomarkers for biodefense and diagnostic use. Its products can detect and quantify molecules of DNA, RNA, and proteins without amplification. Backed by private equity investors and biomedical firms including Becton Dickinson, U.S. Genomics has netted contracts with the Department of Homeland Security. Northrup Gruman is the company's bio-security development partner.

Heska Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports veterinary products for the canine and feline companion animal health markets. It operates in two segments, Core Companion Animal Health; and Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, and Products. The Core Companion Animal Health segment offers veterinary diagnostic and other instruments, including handheld blood analyzers, veterinary chemistry analyzers, veterinary hematology analyzers, IV pumps, and consumable supplies; point-of-care diagnostic and other tests, such as heartworm diagnostic tests for dogs and cats, and early renal damage detection products; and veterinary diagnostic laboratory products and services, which comprise allergy diagnostic products and services, as well as ERD Reagent Packs used to detect microalbuminuria. It provides pharmaceuticals and supplements, such as heartworm prevention products, nutritional supplements, and hypothyroid treatment products; and vaccines and other biologicals for the treatment of allergies and feline respiratory diseases.This segment sells its products to veterinarians directly, as well as through telephone sales force, independent third party distributors, and other distribution relationships. The Other Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, and Products segment provides private label vaccines and pharmaceuticals primarily for cattle, as well as for other animals, including small mammals and fish. It offers bovine vaccines, and biological and pharmaceutical products for other animal health companies, as well as provides turnkey services, which consist of research, licensing, production, labeling, and packaging of products, as well as validation support and distribution services. This segment sells its products through third parties under third party labels. The company was formerly known as Paravax, Inc. and changed its name to Heska Corporation in 1995. Heska Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Loveland, Colorado.

Intercell AG really wants give the pharmaceutical industry a shot in the arm. The Austrian company develops new vaccinations that aim to invoke strong immune system responses. It sells a travelers vaccine for Japanese encephalitis in areas of Europe, the Asia/Pacific region, and North America. Vaccine development candidates aim to fight staph infections, pandemic influenza, hepatitis C, and other viral and bacterial infections. The company also develops antibody (protein) therapies. Intercell has commercial licensing and co-development agreements with larger companies, including Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck.

GTx, Inc. company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered Memphis, Tennessee. GTx, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecules to treat cancer, osteoporosis and bone loss, muscle loss, and other serious medical conditions in the United States. It markets FARESTON tablets for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women through wholesale drug distributors. The company develops toremifene citrate, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, which completed pivotal Phase III clinical trial for the prevention of bone fractures and treatment of other estrogen deficiency side effects of androgen deprivation therapy in men with prostate cancer; and for the prevention of prostate cancer in high risk men with precancerous prostate lesions called high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), which is in pivotal Phase III clinical trial.GTx it also develops Ostarine, which completed Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of cancer cachexia; GTx-758, an oral luteinizing hormone, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer; and MK-0773, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of sarcopenia. In addition, GTx's preclinical pipeline includes GTx-878, an estrogen receptor beta agonist. The company has strategic collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. to discover and develop selective androgen receptor modulators; license and supply agreement with Orion Corporation to develop and commercialize products containing toremifene; and a collaboration and license agreement with Ipsen Group that provides Ipsen Group the rights to develop and commercialize toremifene in the European territory. It also has collaborations with Hybritech, Inc.; MacroArray Technologies, LLC; and Gen-Probe, Incorporated to develop an accurate blood or urine test to detect high grade PIN.

Fibrocell Science, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on developing regenerative fibroblast cells for aesthetic, medical, and scientific applications. The company is developing Azfibrocel-T, an investigational autologous cell therapy to treat nasolabial fold wrinkles. It was formerly known as Isolagen, Inc. and changed its name to Fibrocell Science, Inc. in September 2009. The company is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. company was founded in 1989 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a medical device company, focuses on developing and commercializing interventional treatment systems for vascular disease. Its primary product, the Diamondback 360°, is a minimally invasive catheter system for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease and a range of plaque types in leg arteries. The Diamondback 360° consists of a single-use catheter that travels over its proprietary ViperWire Guide Wire. The system is used in conjunction with a reusable external control unit.

Genzyme Biosurgery may turn you into the Six Million Dollar Man, but it can't do anything about your Six Million Dollar Medical Bill. The Genzyme Corp. division develops biotech products for orthopedic procedures. Top sellers include knee osteoarthritis treatment Synvisc and Carticel, which repairs damaged knee cartilage. Genzyme Biosurgery's biosurgical specialties unit makes Seprafilm, which prevents tissue adhesions after surgery. Other products include those to assist in adhesion prevention and hernia repair (Sepramesh) and severe burn treatment (Epicel).

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a Japan-based company engaged in the pharmaceutical business. The Company operates in three business segments. The Pharmaceutical segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products, such as therapeutic substances for diabetes, circulatory drugs, digestive system drugs, hormonal agents, osteoporosis drugs, antibiotic agents, allergy medications and vitamin drops. The Health Care segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of general drugs and medicines, as well as quasi drugs. The Others segment is involved in the manufacture and sale of reagents, clinical diagnostics and chemical products. The Company has 49 subsidiaries and 15 associated companies.

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