ActivX Biosciences figures that the more you know about protein kinases, the easier it will be to inhibit them. That's the basis of its main product: a platform to profile protein kinases -- enzymes that regulate cell's signaling pathways. Its KiNativ platform has been launched for use by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as they develop the kinase inhibitors expected to make drug breakthroughs. The company also has its own pipeline of drug candidates in development, including one in trials for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes. Japanese drugmaker Kyorin Pharmaceutical, with whom ActivX had collaborated since 2002, bought the company in 2005 for $21 million.

Since its inception in 1740, Whatman knows what it takes to separate the wheat from the chaff. Whatman company makes filters, membranes, and specialty products for applications in the analytical, health care, and bioscience markets in some 70 countries. Whatman company's products can be found in medical devices and diagnostic testing kits. Whatman has also developed technology for the isolation, transportation, storage, and purification of DNA for gathering genetic information. Whatman makes other products such as blotting papers, syringe filters, and chromatography products. Whatman company was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2008.

Kyorin, founded in 1923, already has affiliates and subsidiaries in Germany and the US. KYORIN Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based holding company engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals. The Company operates in two business segments. The Pharmaceuticals segment is engaged in the manufacture, purchase and sale of pharmaceutical products, the evaluation of technologies, the inspection, analysis and negotiation of license affiliations, the manufacture of clinical testing products, as well as the research of new drugs and candidate compounds. The Others segment is involved in the development and sale of cosmetics, as well as raw materials of medicines and cosmetics, the promotion of sales, the planning and production of advertisements, the sale of packaging materials, in addition to the provision of advisory services and the operational management of funds.

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.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing, and repair. Its products are based on hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring biocompatible polymer found in the body. The company offers ORTHOVISC, an HA product used in the treatment of some forms of osteoarthritis in humans; and AMVISC, AMVISC Plus, STAARVISC-II, and ShellGel that are injectable ophthalmic viscoelastic HA products used as viscoelastic agents in ophthalmic surgical procedures, such as cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. It also provides HYVISC, an HA product used in the treatment of equine osteoarthritis; INCERT, an HA based anti-adhesive for surgical applications; and ORTHOVISC mini, a treatment for osteoarthritis targeting small joints. In addition, the company offers MONOVISC, a single-injection osteoarthritis product for the treatment of joint dysfunction in horses due to non-infectious synovitis associated with equine osteoarthritis; and ELEVESS, which is designed as a family of aesthetic dermatology products for facial wrinkles, scar remediation, and lip augmentation. Further, it involves in the research and development of joint health related products, such as a single-injection treatment product that uses a non-animal source HA. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. offers its products in the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, and Asia through representatives, agents, and distributors.

meros Corporation was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Omeros Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing products focused on inflammation and disorders of the central nervous system. The Company’s clinically advanced product candidates are derived from its PharmacoSurgerytm platform designed to improve the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing arthroscopic, ophthalmological, urological and other surgical and medical procedures. Its PharmacoSurgery platform is based on low-dose combinations of therapeutic agents delivered directly to the surgical site throughout the duration of the procedure to preemptively inhibit inflammation and other problems caused by surgical trauma and to provide clinical benefits both during and after surgery.

AstraZeneca France does its bit to help its parent, global pharmaceutical powerhouse AstraZeneca, fight diseases from A to Z. In addition to its headquarters at Reuil Malmaison, the company operates an R&D facility for cancer treatments and packaging in Reims. The plant, which produces cancer as well as cardiovascular drugs, sends about a third of its product to Italy, the rest to North Africa and Portugal. The company's Dunkirk production plant makes Pulmicort, Symbicort, Mopral, and INexium in its chemical unit, while the pharmaceutical unit makes Bricanyl and Turbuhaler. Dunkirk ships its finished products to the US. In all AstraZeneca France, which was formed in 1975, makes and ships about 40 drugs.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California. La Jolla Pharmaceutical aimed to eliminate diseases. The development-stage firm was working with Toleragens, proprietary therapies that block the abnormal antibody production associated with certain autoimmune disorders without suppressing the entire immune system. Its lead drug candidate was Riquent, a treatment for renal disease associated with lupus. The drug would have been one of the few new drugs for lupus, and was being considered as a treatment for other autoimmune disorders. However, the company ceased most of its operations after trials of Riquent failed in 2009. Adamis Pharmaceuticals has announced it intends to acquire La Jolla Pharmaceuticals.

Omnicare Clinical Research is a contract research organization (CRO) offering drug development services, from Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials, to drug and medical device companies worldwide. A unit of nursing home pharmacy operator Omnicare, the CRO has special expertise in the area of geriatrics research and takes advantage of its parent's access to geriatric patient populations and investigators. However, the unit also provides support in numerous other therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, dermatology, metabolism, and infectious disease. Services include patient and investigator recruitment, drug packaging and distribution, clinical trials management, and medical writing.

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Limited company develops, manufactures, and sells modern Chinese medicines and western pharmaceuticals. Three of its principal products are Xin Nao Qing soft capsules, Qingkailing injection, and Shenmai injection -- the company's production of these three products is the largest in China. Shineway has plans to expand its sales and marketing network, focusing on hospitals and retail pharmacies to expand its market coverage and deepen its market penetration. Chairman Li Zhenjiang and his family control more than 70% of the company.

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