Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to extend and enhance the lives of patients with severe medical conditions, including cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. It has a global partnership with Roche for developing novel CRACM inhibitors, an oral calcium released activated calcium modulator ion channel inhibitor program that is in the lead optimization stage for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The company also retains rights in various indications and markets to its other drug candidates and programs, which include STA-9090, an Hsp90 inhibitor that is in Phase 1 development; elesclomol, an oxidative stress inducer for the treatment of cancer; and apilimod, an oral IL-12/23 inhibitor, which is in Phase 2 for rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. is developing STA-9584, a vascular disrupting agent that is in preclinical development. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Oncothyreon Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Oncothyreon Inc. (Oncothyreon) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses primarily on the development of therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. The Company’s cancer vaccines are designed to stimulate the immune system to attack cancer cells, while its small molecule compounds are designed to inhibit the activity of specific cancer-related proteins. Oncothyreon’s lead product candidate is Stimuvax, which is a cancer vaccine in Phase III development for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Oncothyreon has an exclusive, worldwide license to Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany (Merck KGaA), for the development, manufacture and commercialization of Stimuvax. Its pipeline of product candidates is consisted of cancer vaccines and small molecule candidates. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include Oncothyreon Canada Inc., Biomira Management Inc., ProlX Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Biomira International Inc., Biomira BV and Oncothyreon Luxembourg.

Sovereign Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1990. Sovereign Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. company arms its customers with made-to-order OTC and prescription medications that combat gastrointestinal, respiratory, and cold symptoms. Its manufacuring plant has the capacity to make more than 3 million pints of liquid and more than 650 million tablets a year. Other capabilities include the manufacture of creams, ointments, and suspensions. In addition, the company offers custom packaging and research and development services.

New Brunswick Scientific Co. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. As of September 24, 2007, New Brunswick Scientific Co. Inc. is a subsidiary of Eppendorf AG. New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries provide various research equipment and scientific instruments for the life sciences industry. It engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of equipment that creates, maintains, measures, and controls the physical and biochemical conditions required for the growth, detection, and storage of biological cultures. The company’s products include fermentation equipment, bioreactors, biological shakers, ultra-low temperature freezers, CO2 incubators, nutrient sterilizing and dispensing equipment, tissue culture apparatus, and air samplers. Its products are used in medical, biological, chemical, and environmental research; and for the commercial development of antibiotics, proteins, hormones, enzymes, monoclonal antibodies, agricultural products, fuels, vitamins, vaccines, and other substances. The company sells its equipment to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; agricultural and chemical companies; other industrial customers engaged in biotechnology; and medical schools, universities, research institutes, hospitals, and private laboratories; and laboratories of federal, state, and municipal government departments and agencies. It also sells its equipment directly, as well as through scientific equipment dealers to foreign companies, institutions, and governments. The company primarily operates in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Phase 2 Discovery partners with pharmaceutical companies to develop early-stage drug candidates that could treat various central nervous system diseases and conditions. The company also acquires drug candidates, takes them through Phase I and II clinical studies, and then offers the company the option of re-acquiring them Phase 2's goal is to speed up the discovery process for multiple compounds that could aid patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Labrada Nutrition, Inc. company makes a number of retail nutritional products, including meal replacement and protein drinks, energy bars, weight-loss supplements, and muscle building formulas. Brand names include Glutalean, Lean Body, and Super Charge! For those into weight training, Labrada offers a line of supplements tailored to building mass, increasing energy, and promoting joint health. In addition, Labrada offers apparel, fitness books, and training videos. The company uses a number of celebrity endorsements to help market its products, which are developed by an internal research and development team. Labrada was founded by former Mr. Universe Lee Labrada in 1996.

Opko Health Inc. is a specialty healthcare company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals, drug delivery technologies, diagnostic systems, and instruments for the treatment, diagnosis and management of ophthalmic diseases and conditions. Its business consists of the development of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and the development, commercialization and sale of ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging systems and instrumentation products. It focuses on exploring opportunities to acquire complementary pharmaceuticals, compounds, and technologies, which could, individually or in the aggregate, materially increase the scale of the Company’s business. On May 6, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Vidus Ocular, Inc. (Vidus).

CXR Biosciences Ltd. company was founded in 2001 and is based in Dundee, the United Kingdom. CXR Biosciences Ltd. provides drug development solutions and investigative toxicology services. Its drug development solutions include bioavailability, patient response variation, drug/drug interactions, drug reactions, toxicity, reactive metabolites, customized assay development, and anticancer drug development services. The company also offers mechanistic toxicology, collaborative research, and microarray services. In addition, it provides various preclinical screening systems that include Hepatic Reductase Null, which is used for determining the role of hepatic P450 metabolism in drug disposition; ToxReporter Mice for the mechanistic assessment of potential toxic effects in vivo; antioxidant response elements; ToxReporter cell lines for drug safety screening; and nuclear hormone receptor transactivation assays. Further, the company licenses its products.

TopoTarget A/S company develops and markets anti-cancer drugs, as well as therapies for cancer-related conditions. Its portfolio includes preclinical candidates, drugs in clinical development, and marketed products. Its Savene therapy is sold in Europe and is a detoxifying drug which limits tissue damage after accidental exposure to certain chemotherapy agents; the drug is also marketed as Totect in the US. Founded in 2000, TopoTarget works with academic and commercial development partners in the US and Europe. Its biopharmaceutical candidates aim to fight cancers such as lymphoma, melanoma, and ovarian, breast, and neck cancers.

Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing novel small molecule drugs for the treatment of diseases with high unmet need, including cancer and HIV infection. Its pipeline includes clinical and pre-clinical product candidates with mechanisms of action and novel chemical structures. The company's product candidates in clinical development include Azixa (MPC-6827), which is under Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme and metastatic melanoma; MPC-4326 for HIV-1 infection under Phase IIb clinical trial; and MPC-3100, a Phase I clinical trial product candidate for cancer treatment. Its products in preclinical programs comprise MPI-443803, an orally available, brain penetrant, microtubule destabilizing agent for the treatment of cancer; and MPI-461359, an orally available maturation inhibitor for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, as well as MPI-479605 for the treatment of cancer. The company also offers ProNet, a proprietary database of protein-protein interactions, which encompasses interactions between approximately 10 million protein fragments constructed from various organ tissues, including heart, brain, kidney, liver, breast, and prostate. Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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