Meridian Bioscience, Inc. company was founded in 1976 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Meridian Bioscience, Inc. operates as an integrated life science company. The company primarily engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and distribution of diagnostic test kits primarily for respiratory, gastrointestinal, viral, and parasitic infectious diseases. Its diagnostic test kits utilize immunodiagnostic technologies, which test samples of blood, urine, stool, and other body fluids or tissues for the presence of antigens and antibodies of specific infectious diseases. The immunodiagnostic technologies include enzyme immunoassay, immunofluorescence, particle agglutination/aggregation, immunodiffusion, complement fixation, and chemical stains. The company also provides transport media that store and preserve specimen samples from patient collection to laboratory testing. In addition, Meridian Bioscience manufactures and distributes bulk antigens, antibodies, and reagents used by researchers and other diagnostic manufacturers. Further, it involves in the contract development and manufacture of proteins and other biologicals for use by biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in research for new drugs and vaccines. Meridian Bioscience markets its diagnostic test kits through direct sales force and independent distributors to reference laboratories and hospitals primarily in the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Africa, and the Middle East.

Contract Pharmacal Corp. (CPC) is a full-service contract research organization serving pharmaceutical companies, retailers, and wholesalers worldwide. CPC manufactures dietary supplements, a variety of over-the-counter medications, and private label and generic prescription drugs. The company's prescription portfolio consists of mostly of prenatal and multi-vitamins, as well as urinary tract infection treatments. Production capabilities also include manufacturing tablets, gelatin capsules, softgels, and liquids that can be packaged in bottles, cans, blister pouches, and cartons. CPC (in business since 1971) is owned and operated by CEO Matt Wolf and the founding Wolf family.

MWG-Biotech is doing its part to help decode the world's most complicated and delicate language: the genome. The company has developed a highly sophisticated system of gene sequencing, analysis and genotyping, as well as applying those analyses to replacement, alteration, and synthesis of RNA and oligonucleotides. Its automated laboratories can carry out tasks in less than two days. The company performs its sequencing work at production sites in Germany, India, and the US.

Aldagen's work stems from the need for tissue repair. The biopharmaceutical company develops cell regeneration therapies using adult stem cells. It uses a proprietary technology that isolates an enzyme known as aldehyde dehydrogenase, or ALDH, which it believes can target a number of diseases. Aldagen hopes its products will be used to treat hereditary metabolic diseases in children, leukemia, and cardiovascular diseases; all its drugs are in the development stage. The company does its own manufacturing and plans to do its own marketing. Venture capital firm Intersouth Partners holds about 42% of Aldagen, which filed an IPO in late 2009. The company is led by CEO W. Thomas Amick.

Merck OY company, a subsidiary of Germany-based Merck KGaA, manufactures, markets, and distributes prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical medicines. Merck OY's prescription drugs fall into targeted therapeutic categories such as diabetes, cardiovascular care, and infertility, and its consumer health care segment primarily consists of nutraceutical (vitamin) products. It also makes select chemical products, including liquid crystals and life science laboratory chemicals.

NitroMed, Inc. company has developed a technique to enhance nitric oxide and add it to drugs to improve their efficiency. Nitric oxide is formed in the body and plays a role in relaxing blood vessels, making it harder for blood platelets to stick to blood vessel walls, and thereby reducing the obstructions that lead to stroke. Its sole product, BiDil, has FDA approval and is specifically indicated for heart disease in self-identified African-Americans, a group that suffers from the disease at a higher rate than other ethnicities. NitroMed was acquired by health care investment group Deerfield Capital Management in 2009.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. (OPC) is a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals, clinical testing and medical equipment, and food products. The company operates six business segments specializing in branded prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, clinical nutritionals, diagnostic substances and devices, nutraceuticals, and skin care products ("cosmedics"). OPC's medicinal products include Mikelan eye drops for glaucoma treatment and Pletaal anti-platelet treatment. The company's line of nutraceutical consumer health products include FIBE-MINI dietary fiber supplement, Calorie Mate foods, and Pocari Sweat sports drink. Otsuka Pharmaceutical is part of the very diverse Otsuka Group.

Innovative work in genetic testing is apparently spelled Innogenetics in any language. The biopharmaceutical company creates genetic, infectious disease, cancer, and neurological tests. Innogenetics' products include tests and genotyping profiles to identify conditions such as cystic fibrosis, HIV, hepatitis C and B, Alzheimer's disease, and human papillomavirus (HPV). In addition to testing, the company provides biological manufacturing services (producing virus strains and proteins) for pharmaceutical firms and research labs. The firm's products are sold through subsidiaries and distributors in about 90 countries. Belgium's Solvay took over control of Innogenetics in 2008.

New Brunswick Scientific Co. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. As of September 24, 2007, New Brunswick Scientific Co. Inc. is a subsidiary of Eppendorf AG. New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries provide various research equipment and scientific instruments for the life sciences industry. It engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of equipment that creates, maintains, measures, and controls the physical and biochemical conditions required for the growth, detection, and storage of biological cultures. The company’s products include fermentation equipment, bioreactors, biological shakers, ultra-low temperature freezers, CO2 incubators, nutrient sterilizing and dispensing equipment, tissue culture apparatus, and air samplers. Its products are used in medical, biological, chemical, and environmental research; and for the commercial development of antibiotics, proteins, hormones, enzymes, monoclonal antibodies, agricultural products, fuels, vitamins, vaccines, and other substances. The company sells its equipment to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; agricultural and chemical companies; other industrial customers engaged in biotechnology; and medical schools, universities, research institutes, hospitals, and private laboratories; and laboratories of federal, state, and municipal government departments and agencies. It also sells its equipment directly, as well as through scientific equipment dealers to foreign companies, institutions, and governments. The company primarily operates in the United States, Asia, and Europe.

Aaron Industries makes a lot of products you might be familiar with, but under different names. The pharmaceutical company makes approximately 75 different branded and private-label generic products, including alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, mouthwash, hair gel, and antacids and laxatives. It also produces cold medicine and cough suppressants and personal care products such as body sprays and lotions, as well as food-grade chemicals. Brands include Tussin, Pharmacist Preference, and Peptic Relief. Aaron Industries provides contract manufacturing and logistics services. The company operates two manufacturing facilities, one in California and one in South Carolina.

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