CEO Samuel Bogoch founded Oncolab shortly after he discovered the technology for detecting anti-malignin antibodies in the 1960s. Oncolab, Inc. company makes the AMAS test, an early warning blood screening test for cancer. The test detects abnormal levels of anti-malignin antibody which may indicate the presence of tumors. It is the first antibody that can be directly related to the survival of cancer patients and can be easily detected even before malignin reaches a detectable level. The test is shipped for free and is administered by doctors, then sent to Oncolab to process the results (for a fee); there are also a handful of lab locations that administer the test.

Diversa Limited company has developed biosensor technology, drawing on work from the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and electronics. Its primary technology is the Ion Channel Switch, a biosensing device. The Ion Channel Switch, or ICS, technology was developed using a membrane that acts as a switch, triggering an electrical current in the presence of particular molecules. Diversa plans to use the technology in point-of-care diagnostic products. The ICS was developed from research done by the Australian Membrane and Biotechnology Research Institute (AMBRI), the University of Sydney, and others.

Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of protein therapeutic product candidates for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and cancer. The company, in a collaboration with Wyeth, is conducting a phase IIb clinical trial for its lead product candidate, TRU-015, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The company also offers TRU-016, a phase II/II clinical evaluation product and a novel CD37-targeted therapy for the treatment of B-cell malignancies, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and certain autoimmune and inflammatory disease indications. It also has collaboration agreement with Wyeth for the development and commercialization of SBI-087 for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and SBI-087 for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as other therapeutics directed to CD20, an antigen that is a validated clinical target present on B cells.

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited company is India's largest drug manufacturer, as well as a top global generics producer. Anti-infectives amoxycillin and ciprofloxacin, and cardio drug simvastatin are among Ranbaxy's top sellers; all come in several administration forms. The company also addresses gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and central nervous system disorders, as well as diabetes, pain, allergies, and HIV/AIDS. Its R&D focus includes new forms of existing drugs and metabolic disease treatments. The company also has a groundbreaking anti-malarial candidate in late-phase trials. Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo owns a controlling stake in Ranbaxy.

ViroPharma Incorporated was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. ViroPharma Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of products that address serious diseases with a focus on products used by physician specialists or in hospital settings in the United States and internationally. Its products include Vancocin HCl capsules for the treatment of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains; and Cinryze for the prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks. The company's products in development include Maribavir, which is in Phase III clinical development stage for the prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus disease; and non-toxigenic strains of C. difficile, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment and prevention of CDI. It licensed the third product development candidate, an intranasal formulation of pleconaril, to Schering-Plough for the treatment of picornavirus infections in the U.S. and Canada. It sells its products directly to wholesale drug distributors, and specialty pharmacies/specialty distributors. The company has strategic relationships with Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Sanofi-Aventis.

DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals (formerly DRAXIS Health) lights up your insides with its own radiopharmaceuticals, but its main business is making other drug companies' injectable drugs, lotions and pills. The company's larger DRAXIS Pharma unit is a contract manufacturer specializing in liquid and freeze-dried injectable drugs, though it also makes sterile and non-sterile ointments, creams, and other formulations. Another unit, DRAXIMAGE, develops and makes radiopharmaceuticals, such as radioactive iodine, for use in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures. DRAXIMAGE sells its products mostly in the US and Canada. In 2008 India-based Jubilant Organosys acquired DRAXIS for about $255 million.

SomaLogic helps in the hunt for proteins. Its aptamer arrays bind to proteins in such a way that multiple protein targets can be identified at once. Life sciences researchers use the company's arrays to identify proteins related to angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and inflammation. Data gathered from this work could be used to develop new drugs and diagnostics for a variety of diseases. SomaLogic has partnered with Quest Diagnostics to develop diagnostics that can measure many proteins at once. As part of the arrangement, Quest Diagnostics made a $15 million investment in the company.

Avexa discovers drugs to treat vexing ailments. The pharmaceutical and research company works on the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases, specifically HIV and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Avexa has worked on collaborative projects with Victorian College of Pharmacy, The Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, North Carolina State University, and Georgetown University, among other institutions. The company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off from Australian drug discovery and biotechnology development company Amrad. Plans to merge with drugmaker Progen Pharmaceutical were canceled in 2009.

Genzyme Corporation (Genzyme) is a biotechnology company. Genzyme operates in four segments: Genetic Diseases, Cardiometabolic and Renal, Biosurgery and Hematologic Oncology. Genetic Diseases unit develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic products, with a focus on products to treat patients suffering from genetic diseases and other chronic debilitating diseases, including a family of diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). Cardiometabolic and Renal segment develops, manufactures and distributes products that treat patients suffering from renal diseases, including chronic renal failure and endocrine and cardiovascular diseases. Biosurgery segment develops, manufactures and distributes biotherapeutics and biomaterial-based products, with a focus on products that meet medical needs in the orthopaedics and broader surgical areas. Hematologic Oncology segment develops, manufactures and distributes products for the treatment of cancer.

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.

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