SIGA Technologies was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, New York. SIGA Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of anti-infectives and antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases. SIGA company focus on products for use in defense against biological warfare agents, such as smallpox, arenaviruses (hemorrhagic fevers), and other category A viral agents. Its lead product, ST-246, is an orally administered anti-viral drug that targets orthopox viruses. SIGA's product candidates also include ST-294 and ST-193, which demonstrates antiviral activity in cell culture assays against arenavirus pathogens; and ST-669, a broad spectrum antiviral candidate, for various viruses in the Poxviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Arenaviridae, Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, Retroviridae, and Picornaviridae families. In addition, it also has four drug series in the pre-clinical development stage, including ST-610 and ST-148 for dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus. SIGA company has license agreements, collaborative research arrangements, and contracts with National Institutes of Health and the United States Air Force.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals brings a little German drugmaking know-how to the USA. The firm is the pharmaceuticals unit of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, which is the US headquarters of Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim. It sells a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the US market, including respiratory treatments Spiriva and Atrovent; high blood pressure medication Micardis; enlarged prostate treatment Flomax; Parkinson's disease drug Mirapex; and HIV/AIDS products Aptivus and Viramune. It is also an R&D center for Boehringer Ingelheim, specializing in immunology, inflammatory conditions, and cardiovascular disease.

BMP Sunstone Corporation, formerly Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation, is a specialty pharmaceutical company with over-the-counter (OTC) manufacturing, marketing and distribution based in China. Through its subsidiary, Sunstone (Tangshan) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Sunstone) it manufactures, markets and distributes OTC products in China. Through Beijing Medpharm Co. Ltd. (BMP China), Beijing Wanwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (Wanwei), and Shanghai Rongheng Pharmaceutical Company (Rongheng), it offers to foreign and domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in China, services focused primarily on marketing and promotional services and distribution services. It operates in three segments: branded OTC segment, which includes the operations of Sunstone, Pharmaceutical Distribution segment, which includes the operations of Wanwei and Rongheng and Licensed Products segment, which includes the operations of BMP China. On July 4, 2008, it completed the acquisition of 63.3% interest in Rongheng.

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company's lead candidate, OGX-011, is being evaluated in five Phase II clinical trials. OGX-011, which is also known as custirsen sodium, inhibits the production of clusterin, a protein that is over-produced in various types of cancer and in response to a range of cancer treatments, including hormone ablation therapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Its other product candidates include OGX-427, a Phase 1 clinical trial product, which is focused on reducing heat shock protein 27; and SN2310, a phase I clinical trial completed product for the treatment of cancer. The company's preclinical stage products consist of OGX-225, an inhibitor of insulin growth factor binding proteins 2 and 5; and CSP-9222, a compound from a family of caspase activators. OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals is based in Bothell, Washington.

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.

Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences company researches and develops topical dermatological pharmaceutical and biotech products for external clients. It works to formulate the gel, ointment, or cream that will carry a client's drug, assesses its effectiveness, manufactures and packages product candidates for clinical trials, and provides regulatory affairs consulting. It provides contract research services through its Solano Clinical Research division in the US and its Bioskin subsidiary in Europe. Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences also develops dermatology products on a proprietary basis. The company is owned by Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

LEO Pharma- UK lays claim to being king of the dermatology drug jungle in the UK. LEO Pharma UK company, which is the British arm of Denmark's LEO Pharma, handles the sales and marketing LEO's dermatological and critical care pharmaceutical products in the UK. LEO Pharma UK also has a growing medical department which conducts clinical studies on behalf of the group. The parent company focuses on topical prescription medications for psoriasis and other dermatological conditions. The group's lead critical care products include anticoagulant heparin (derived from porcine mucosa) and vitamin D.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. Its product line includes TH-302, a product candidate in phase I/II for the potential treatment of patients with cancer; Glufosfamide for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; and 2DG, a phase I product candidate for the treatment of patients with cancer.

Pathwork Diagnostics is hoping to offer doctors the ability to predict which diseases a patient may have. The company is developing methods to identify biomarker patterns that indicate certain types of diseases. Many tests cannot identify diseases in their early forms. Pathwork Diagnostics is working on identifying the earliest possible signs of a given disease, such as cancer, to help doctors determine the best therapies to treat that disease. The company was founded in 2002. Investment firms Advent Venture, Prospect Venture, and Versant Ventures are the largest shareholders.

Epigenomics AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the molecular diagnostics sector. It divides its products into two areas: solutions for early diagnosis of cancer and products for special diagnosis of cancer. Epigenomics AG produces and develops tests that help in the diagnosis of the colorectal, prostate and lung cancer. The Company also offers services in the field of identification and development of methylated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) biomarkers. Industry partners and the medical and life science communities can access the Company’s portfolio of filed patent families covering DNA methylation technologies and biomarkers, as well as its DNA methylation expertise through research products, biomarker services, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) development collaborations and licensing. It develops its solutions together with its commercial partners, Abbott Molecular Inc and Quest Diagnostics Inc. The Company has a subsidiary in the United States, Epigenomics, Inc.

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