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.

Marligen Biosciences is where researchers go again and again for testing products and services. The company makes nucleic acid purification systems, genetic analysis assays, and other genomics research supplies. Its nucleic acid purification systems include rapid plasma purification systems which are used for isolation DNA so it can mapped, cloned, amplified, labeled, and sequenced. Its genetic analysis assays are sold under the Signet brand name and can screen for certain classes of DNA or be tailored to the researchers needs. Marlingen was acquired by another genetic services provider, OriGene, in 2009.

Trinity Biotech plc was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Bray, Ireland. Trinity Biotech plc develops, acquires, manufactures, distributes, and sells diagnostic test kits and instrumentation worldwide. The company offers clinical laboratory products, including diagnostic tests and instrumentation, which detect infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, blood coagulation, and autoimmune disorders. It also sells raw materials to the life sciences industry. In addition, the company offers point of care diagnostic tests, which are carried out in the presence of the patient, principally to diagnose the presence of HIV antibodies in the patient. Its customers include hospitals, clinical laboratories, commercial reference laboratories, and research institutions. The company sells its products through distributor partners, as well as directly in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Allon Therapeutics Inc. company's primary focus is on developing treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases that lead to memory loss and cognitive impairment. Its lead candidate AL-108 is a nasal spray that has shown some efficacy in clinical trials in treating the symptoms of patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's. Allon has collaborations with the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, the Institute for the Study of Aging, and the Tel Aviv University.

Fornix was established in 1999 after a reverse takeover of Dr. Fisher Farma B.V. by Artu Biologicals. Fornix BioSciences has joined the draft in the war against allergies. The Dutch company develops diagnostic and immunotherapeutic allergen products and medical aids. Its allergy division develops and markets sublingual (under the tongue) allergen aids to human and animal patients, particularly dogs, throughout Europe. The company's trading division, Dr. Fisher Farma, imports and distributes a variety of patented drugs, while its Medical Aids division focuses on the sale of medical aids and medical and nursing disposables.

BioFocus DPI takes the guesswork out of your drug discovery. The UK-based company specializes in pre-clinical drug discovery services, assay development and screening, and compound management (including storage and delivery). The company's major clients include Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and GlaxoSmithKline. BioFocus was founded by a group of Wellcome scientists in 1997, and about a decade later was acquired by Galapagos. It now operates as that company's services division. Formerly known as BioFocus, the firm added DPI to its name after Galapagos acquired the drug discovery business of Discovery Partners International and merged it with existing BioFocus operations.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides research models and laboratory animal support expertise to help its global partners advance their research and drug development efforts. The company offers a portfolio of services to support discovery and imaging, preclinical and early-phase clinical studies, and biopharmaceutical and endotoxin products and services for manufacturing and quality control. Its portfolio spans the entire research and drug development process, from IND consultation to discovery through market approval, allowing customized approaches to support both single-study or broad-based programs. Charles River Laboratories International serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as government agencies, hospitals, and academic institutions.

Pharmasset, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Pharmasset, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Its primary focus is on the development of nucleoside/tide analogs as oral therapeutics for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; and Racivir for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The company has three product candidates under development, which include RG7128, a HCV nucleoside polymerase inhibitor that is in Phase IIb clinical trial; PSI-7851, a HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor that completed Phase I clinical trial; and Racivir, which completed Phase II clinical trial, for the treatment of HIV. It has strategic collaboration agreement with F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for the development of PSI-6130 and its products, including RG7128. The company also has collaboration and licensing agreements with University of Cincinnati; Apath, LLC; Emory University; Bukwang Pharm. Co., Ltd; University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. and Yale University; and Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.

Hospira, Inc. company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Hospira, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medication delivery systems in the United States and internationally. It offers generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management systems for hospitals, wholesalers, integrated delivery networks, and alternate site providers, such as clinics, home healthcare providers, and long-term care facilities. The company primarily provides specialty injectable pharmaceutical products that consist of generic injectable pharmaceuticals for analgesia, anesthesia, anti-infective, cardiovascular, and oncology therapeutic areas, as well as Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl), a proprietary sedative. Its proprietary drug delivery options include Carpuject and iSecure prefilled syringes, Ansyr prefilled needleless emergency syringe systems, First Choice ready-to-use premixed formulations, and the ADD-Vantage System for preparing drug solutions from prepackaged drug powders or concentrates.Hospira, Inc. company also offers infusion therapy solutions and supplies that include I.V. solutions for general use; and I.V. nutrition products and solutions for the washing and cleansing of wounds or surgical sites. In addition, it provides medication management systems that include electronic drug delivery pumps, safety software, and administration sets that are used to deliver I.V. fluids and medications. Further, the company offers gravity administration sets, hemodynamic monitoring systems used to monitor cardiac function and blood flow in critically ill patients, disposable blood-pressure-sensing devices, blood sampling systems, catheter systems, and needle stick safety products. Additionally, Hospira involves in the provision of formulation development, and injectable and oral drug filling and finishing services.

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited is a Japan-based holding company mainly engaged in the manufacturing and sale of pharmaceuticals. The Company has two business segments. The Pharmaceuticals segment is involved in the research, development, manufacturing and sale of pharmaceuticals, as well as the provision of intermediates and basic materials for pharmaceutical making. The Others segment is involved in the real estate leasing, the insurance agency business, as well as the provision of human affairs and accounting services.

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