Mediatech, Inc. company develops, manufactures, and distributes molecular biology and cell culture reagents used by research labs. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and academic institutions. Mediatech's products are sold under the cellgro and Insectagro brands, and include cell culture media, reagents, salt solutions, antibiotics, and bioprocess collection containers. The company also provides custom formulation and contract manufacturing services. Its products are sold in the US through its own sales force and through third-party distributors internationally. Mediatech was formed in 1984.

Astex Therapeutics (formerly Astex Technology) is working on Pyramids, but on a much, much smaller scale than the Egyptians did. Astex Therapeutics Limited company's Pyramid is a fragment-based drug discovery platform that utilizes X-ray crystallography to develop small molecule drugs. Astex is using the Pyramid platform to develop new therapies for Alzheimer's disease, numerous types of cancers, and chronic inflammation. The company relies in part on a large group of investors for funding. Some of its main investors include Oxford Biosciences, Advent International, Apax, Bayer Schering, and Johnson & Johnson. Astex is collaborating with Novartis andJanssen Pharmaceutica on drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. Diagnostics company operates in the growing field of personalized medicine, creating laboratory tests that help doctors tailor treatments for infectious disease and cancer patients based on the patients' genetic traits. Its PhenoSense and GenSeq tests determine patients' drug resistance to various classes of HIV drugs. It has also introduced its Trofile assay, which helps doctors choose patients who will be responsive to a new class of HIV drugs called CCR5 antagonists. Monogram markets its products to doctors and reference laboratories (for patient treatment) and to drug researchers (for clinical trials). The company was acquired by LabCorp in 2009.

Lectus Therapeutics Limited is a UK-based pharmaceutical company. Its mission is to build a development pipeline containing first-in-class ion channel therapeutics identified through the use of its proprietary proteomics technology for pain management and the treatment of urinary bladder disorders.Lectus, which began operations in the summer of 2003, exploits the power of its proprietary functional proteomics platform, LEPTICS® (Leveraged Enabling Proteomics Technology for Ion Channel Screening), and builds on its knowledge of ion channels and protein-protein interactions, to identify and develop next-generation ion channel modulators that offer desirable clinical profiles with commensurate economic advantages.

Morphotek has mighty morphin' power, but don't expect to find its products on the shelves of the local toy store. The biotechnology company develops monoclonal antibody (single-source protein) therapies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, and infectious diseases using its proprietary Morphogenics technology platform. It conducts research and clinical development programs on its own drug candidates for ailments such as ovarian and pancreatic cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma. Morphotek also enters collaborative research partnerships and licenses out its technology to other drug companies such as Amgen and Novo Nordisk. The company is a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., part of Japanese drug firm Eisai.

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2002 is based in Denver, Colorado. Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a medical device company focusing on infectious diseases and dermatology in the United States. The company has two base technology platforms, which include Ceragenins for the treatment of infectious disease; and Barrier Repair for the treatment of dermatological disorders, including atopic dermatitis, neonatal skin disorders, and others. Its Ceragenin compounds are active against a range of gram positive and negative bacteria. The company uses its Ceragenin technology to formulate Cerashield antimicrobial coatings for medical devices. Its Barrier Repair technology is the platform for the development of two prescription topical creams, including EpiCeram, a prescription product for the treatment of dry skin conditions and to manage and relieve the burning and itching associated with various types of dermatoses, including eczema, irritant contact dermatitis, and radiation dermatitis; and NeoCeram, a pediatric barrier repair cream intended to create a skin barrier in premature infants and neonates.

Ambrilia Biopharma likes to work with drug candidates when they're still in the early stages of development. Once they hit late stage, the company prefers to license them out for further development. The company is also working to manufacture better formulations of existing drugs to bring in cash. Ambrilia's pipeline includes anti-virals and a handful of oncology drug candidates including generic candidates Octreotide and Goserelin. While it is shifting its focus onto anti-viral drugs, the company is continuing with clinical trials of the two oncology drugs. Mid-shift, however, the company's funds dried up and it filed for bankruptcy protection in the Canadian courts.

Noramco, a subsidiary of healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson, makes active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the medications and medical devices made by Johnson and Johnson subsidiaries (including Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Janssen, and Ethicon), as well as third parties. The company was founded in 1979 to support the manufacture of Ortho-McNeil's Tylenol with codeine product line. It is one of a very few US companies allowed by the DEA to import such controlled substances as opium for use in painkillers like oxycodone and morphine. Noramco operates two manufacturing facilities in Athens, Georgia, and Wilmington, Delaware.

Lifecore Biomedical hopes to help bodies plump up, smooth out, and keep moving. Lifecore's hyaluronan division makes products using hyaluronan, a natural lubricating compound found in animal and human connective tissues. The products are used in cataract surgeries, bone grafting, pain treatments for osteoarthritis, and veterinary orthopedics. Hyaluronan is also being tapped for use in cosmetic procedures as a dermal filler (to smooth out wrinkles). Lifecore has supply agreements with Alcon to use its hyaluronan solution in cataract surgery products. In 2008 the firm was taken private by Warburg Pincus.

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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