Airborne, Inc. company makes a dietary supplement that contains herbal extracts, vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, and antioxidants meant to boost the immune system. The effervescent tablets come in four flavors and a powdered formulation to be added to water. The products are sold nationwide in pharmacies, supermarkets, and mass merchant retailers such as Costco, CVS Caremark, Target, and Wal-Mart. Airborne was established in 1997 by former second-grade teacher Victoria Knight-McDowell. Private equity investors GF Capital Management holds a majority of the company.

Hemispherx Biopharma, based in Philadelphia, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of viral and immune-based disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental immunotherapeutics/antivirals Ampligen® and Oragens®.Alferon N Injection® is the company's registered trademark for its injectable formulation of Natural Alpha Interferon, and is approved by the FDA for a category of STD infection. Alferon N Injection® (interferon alfa-n3 human leukocyte derived) is a highly purified, natural source, glycosylated, multispecies alpha interferon product, composed of eight forms of high-purified alpha interferon. Alferon LDO® (Low Dose Oral) is a new experimental drug delivery platform for the Company’s highly purified, natural source alpha interferon.

Perrigo Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Allegan, Michigan. Perrigo Company is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and pharmaceutical and medical diagnostic products. The Company operates in three segments: Consumer Healthcare, Rx Pharmaceuticals and API. The Company has other category that consists of the Israel Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Products. The Company operates through wholly owned subsidiaries. In the United States, its operations are conducted through L. Perrigo Company, Perrigo Company of South Carolina, Inc., Perrigo New York, Inc., Perrigo Holland, Inc. and Perrigo Florida, Inc. Outside the United States, its operations are conducted through Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chemagis Ltd., Quimica y Farmacia S.A. de C.V., Laboratorios Diba, S.A., Wrafton Laboratories Limited, Brunel Pharma Limited and Galpharm Healthcare Ltd.

Peptimmune is pepped up about stopping the immune system when it malfunctions. The research-stage biotechnology company is focused on developing pharmaceuticals that treat medical conditions in which the body essentially attacks itself. Peptimmune conducts research and development programs on potential drug candidates targeting autoimmune and inflammatory ailments such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The company partners with other pharmaceutical firms in some of its drug development efforts; it also relies on venture capital investors to help fund its research.

PRA International knows it takes more than laboratory research to get drugs approved. The company, a clinical research organization (CRO), provides an array of drug development services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world. Services the company offers include clinical trials management, database development, and regulatory filings preparation. PRA's clients are engaged in most major therapeutic areas, but the firm's particular strengths lie in oncology, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease, allergy and respiratory disorders, and infectious disease. The company is owned by private equity firm Genstar Capital.

Spectral Diagnostics Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is based in Toronto, Canada. Spectral Diagnostics Inc. operates in the in vitro diagnostic testing market. The company focuses on the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic tests that provide information to physicians. Its products include EAA Endotoxin Activity Assay, a diagnostic test in the field of sepsis; and RapidWN West Nile Virus IgM Test, an assay that helps physicians in obtaining diagnostic information regarding exposure to the West Nile virus. The company also offers other proprietary biochemicals, including monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. Spectral Diagnostics Inc. has operations primarily in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Streck, Inc. company was founded in 1971 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Streck, Inc. develops and manufactures hematology, chemistry, and immunology products for the clinical laboratory in the United States, Japan, and internationally. It offers controls for automated hematology instruments, and hematology controls, reagents, and support products; controls for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry; A1c-Cellular, a blood cellular control product for instruments measuring HbA1c; and UA-Cellular for IQ that provides a thorough evaluation of the iQ instrument's ability to identify and quantify white blood cells, red blood cells, non-squamous epithelial cells, and crystals. The company also provides hematology reagents, which include diluents, lysing agents, enzymatic cleansers, and detergents; quality control devices, including the red spirit thermometers with scales in 1/2-degree increments to monitor refrigerators, freezers, and incubators/room temperatures; and automated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) analyzers. In addition, it offers technical services.

Sepracor Inc. company focuses its drug development efforts in two main therapeutic categories: respiratory and central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Its marketed products include asthma drug Xopenex, insomnia therapy Lunesta, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment Brovana. Sepracor markets its products to primary care physicians and some specialists in the US; it also has some limited operations in Canada. It has licensed international development and commercialization rights for Lunesta to Eisai and GlaxoSmithKline. Sepracor was acquired for $2.6 billion by Japanese firm Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma in 2009.

Flamel Technologies S.A. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Venissieux, France. Flamel Technologies S.A., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of polymer-based drug delivery technologies for the improvement of medical applications in France. Its Medusa nanoparticulate technology is designed to deliver therapeutic proteins, peptides, and other large and small molecules injected subcutaneously. The company's Micropump technology is a multiparticulate technology for oral administration of small molecule drugs with applications in controlled-release, taste-masking, and bioavailability enhancement. Its products based on Medusa technology include Interferon-AlphaXL, an interferon-alpha 2b for the treatment of hepatitis C virus and various oncology applications; FT-105 basal insulin, a long-acting formulation of recombinant human insulin to insulin-dependent patients; and interleukin-2 for the treatment of renal cancer. The company's products based on Micropump technology comprise Coreg CR, an extended release formulation of carvedilol phosphate for use in the treatment of moderate to severe heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction, and hypertension; and Asacard162.5mg, a controlled release formulation of aspirin, which provide therapy for cardiovascular treatment. It has strategic alliances with GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Corning S.A., Servier, and Corning Incorporated.

Huntingdon Life Sciences Limited, a subsidiary of Life Sciences Research, is a leading contract research organization (CRO) that tests the safety of agrochemicals, foods, flavorings, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and veterinary products. Huntingdon Life Sciences also provides drug development services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Phase I-III testing, genetic toxicology assays, and microbiological activities.

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