Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Achillion) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of treatments for infectious diseases. Within the anti-infective market, it focuses on the development of antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C and the development of antibacterials for the treatment of resistant bacterial infections. As of December 31, 2008, Achillion focused its efforts on advancing two late-stage preclinical candidates: ACH-1095, an NS4A antagonist for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, being developed in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), and ACH-1625, a protease inhibitor also for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. It has a pipeline of other product candidates, for which it is seeking appropriate collaborative partners. These product candidates include elvucitabine for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and ACH-702 for the treatment of serious bacterial infections.

STADA Arzneimittel AG (STADA) is a Germany-based company active in the pharmaceutical sector, concentrating on the development and marketing of products with off-patent active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Company’s primary business segments are: Generics, comprised of low-priced and active-ingredient products, and Branded Products, focusing on multisource products that are accessible without active ingredient research. STADA’s generic drugs are marketed by the Group subsidiary, STADApharm GmbH, through a sales network including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Its branded products are distributed internationally as well, in such countries as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company operates through subsidiaries located in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, as well as in the United States.

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.

Newron Pharmaceuticals focuses its brainpower on finding remedies for nervous system disorders. As a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system diseases, Newron is developing a pipeline that includes treatments for Parkinson's disease and neuropathic back pain (pain which results from damage to nerve cells). The company is also in the early stages of developing treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other neuropathic pain disorders. Newron is currently partnered with Merck Serono for development of Newron's primary drug product Safinamide, a Parkinson's treatment.

Cypress Bioscience, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in San Diego, California. Cypress Bioscience, Inc. provides therapeutics and personalized medicine services. The company focuses on addressing the needs of physicians and their patients by identifying unmet medical needs in the areas of pain, rheumatology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation, including challenging disorders, such as fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. It offers Savella, a dual-reuptake inhibitor that preferentially blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine for the management of fibromyalgia. The company provides personalized medicine services, which include tests that are validated analytically and clinically to provide physicians with actionable information to help manage their patients care, including predicting the likelihood of developing disease or optimizing therapy. Its personalized medicine services include Avise PG, a test that supports dose optimization and therapeutic decision making for patients taking methotrexate, a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and Avise MCV, a test that aids in the diagnosis and prognosis of RA. The company has a license agreement with Pierre Fabre Medicament to develop and sell products with the compound milnacipran as an active ingredient for various indications in the United States and Canada; a collaboration agreement with Forest Laboratories, Inc. for the development and marketing of milnacipran; and a reformulation and new product agreement with Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

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.

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.

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Fremont, California. ARYx Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing a portfolio of product candidates designed to eliminate known safety issues associated with commercial drugs using its RetroMetabolic Drug Design technology. Its product portfolio includes tecarfarin, an oral anticoagulant in Phase II/III clinical development for the treatment of patients who are at risk for the formation of dangerous blood clots; budiodarone/ATI-2042, an oral antiarrhythmic agent in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, a form of irregular heartbeat; ATI-7505, an oral prokinetic agent in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of chronic constipation, gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, and gastroesophageal reflux disease; and ATI-9242, an antipsychotic agent in Phase I clinical development for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. The company also involves in the preclinical development of ATI-20,000 and ATI-24,000, which focus on metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders.

GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics helps your doctor to see right through you. The division, formerly Amersham plc, is one of the world's top producers of contrast-imaging agents and nuclear medicine agents used to enhance image quality in X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound procedures. General Electric formed the division when it acquired Amersham and placed under its GE Healthcare umbrella. The former Amersham bioscience operations, which makes purification systems that allow for the development of more effective drugs through protein analysis, DNA sequencing, and genetic variation, is part of the GE Healthcare Life Sciences division.

Nektar Therapeutics company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Carlos, California. Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and advanced polymer conjugate technology platforms, which are designed to improve the benefits of drugs for patients. The Company’s product pipeline is comprised of drug candidates across a number of therapeutic areas including oncology, pain, anti-infectives, anti-viral and immunology. Nektar’s research and development activities involve small molecule drugs, peptides and other potential biologic drug candidates. It creates its drug candidates by using its chemistry platform to modify the chemical structure of drugs using polymer conjugates. Nektar’s drug candidates are designed to improve the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, half-life, bioavailability, metabolism or distribution of drugs and improve the overall benefits and use of a drug for the patient.

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