Fluidigm Corporation was founded as Mycometrix Corporation in 1999 and changed its name to Fluidigm Corporation in June 2001. The company is based in San Francisco, California. Fluidigm Corporation develops and distributes systems based on the properties of integrated fluidic circuits to control precisely fluids on a nano volume scale. The company's product line includes the TOPAZ system, which is used for protein crystallization; and the BioMark system, which is used for genetic analysis.

Network Biosystems develops high throughput DNA sequencing systems with applications in the personalized medicine, forensics, drug discovery, and security arenas. The company blends nanotechnology and mircrofluidics to achieve its DNA analysis. Its sequencing systems were conceived at MIT's Whitehead Institute. The company is in the developmental stage and is pursuing a variety of commercial applications including manufacturing a rugged portable STR analysis and identification in the forensics field and on site screening of large numbers for use by homeland security.

Intercell USA (formerly Iomai) is developing needle-free alternatives to boost your immune system using a transcutaneous method, which delivers vaccines to cells found on the outer layers of the skin. It has a handful of product candidates in development, all in patch form, aimed at preventing seasonal flu and travelers' diarrhea (caused by E. coli, for instance). One of its patches is being funded under a contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services to aid in the treatment of pandemic flu. In 2008 the company was acquired by Austria-based vaccine maker Intercell AG.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals isn't a snob when it comes to labels -- the company is the generic research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution division of Mylan. Mylan Pharmaceuticals offers more than 170 generic prescription products developed in-house, as well as nearly 70 products under distribution agreements with other pharmaceutical companies. The company devotes most of its research and development efforts to the development of extended dosages. Its sister company Mylan Technologies develops transdermal and polymer film patches. Its products are sold to pharmaceutical wholesalers, distributors, mail order pharmacies, and drugstore chains.

A. Nelson & Co. is Europe's oldest and the UK's largest manufacturer of homeopathic medicines and other natural healthcare products. Its homeopathic creams, ointments, sprays, and tablets treat a range of health problems from common colds to skin conditions. Its formulated remedies include Travella for travel sickness, Teetha for teething discomfort, Coldenza for cold and flu symptoms, Noctura for insomnia, and Pollenna for hay fever. The company is the manufacturer of Bach floral remedies, including the popular Rescue Remedy. Nelson distributes its products worldwide and operates specialized manufacturing labs in the UK. The company is owned by the Wilson family.

Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Rules-Based Medicine, Inc., a life sciences company, focuses on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostic tests based on novel biomarker patterns primarily for the psychiatric market. It develops molecular diagnostic tests using its proprietary multi-analyte profiling, or MAP, technology that helps to screen large sets of well-characterized clinical samples from both diseased and non-diseased populations against a menu of biomarker immunoassays. The company’s pharmaceutical services consist of MAP testing services, custom MAP services, multiplexed immunoassay kits, and TruCulture and other co-culture services. It markets its laboratory testing products and services primarily to drug development professionals at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

BioTrove, researchers can mine the treasure trove of information encoded in genetic material... and still make it home in time for dinner. The company makes the OpenArray life science research systems that allow scientists to rapidly prepare and test multiple genetic samples at once. The system can perform more than 3,000 genetic tests simultaneously on a single slide and is used by laboratory researchers in gene expression and genotyping analysis. BioTrove was acquired by Life Technologies in late 2009. At the same time, the company's RapidFire sample preparation business was spun off into a new entity named BIOCIUS Life Sciences.

Actelion Ltd is a Swiss biopharmaceutical company with a global presence that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of treatments to serve unmet medical needs. Its products specialize in conditions related to the endothelium, the single layer of cells separating every blood vessel from the blood stream. The Company has three approved drugs on the market. Tracleer, an orally available dual endothelin receptor antagonist, has been approved as a therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension, a chronic, life-threatening disorder that severely compromises the functions of the lungs and heart. The second product, Zavesca, was in-licensed from Oxford GlycoSciences. Zavesca is an approved oral treatment for type 1 Gaucher disease, a rare debilitating metabolic disorder. Ventavis, the third product, is an inhaled synthetic analogue of prostacyclin that produces potent pulmonary vasodilation and inhibits platelet aggregation, among other benefits.

Genzyme Diagnostics was founded in 1981. A division of Genzyme, it develops, manufactures, and distributes "in vitro" diagnostic products, including point-of-care tests. The division also produces the raw materials (such as enzymes and antibodies used in tests for diabetes, cholesterol, and pancreatitis) and chemical reagents used by other diagnostic test manufacturers to make their own diagnostic tests. The company's point-of-care products (tests administered at a patient's bedside) include tests for strep A, mononucleosis, and bacterial vaginitis; it also offers several different pregnancy tests.

Celgene Signal Research (also known as Celgene Research San Diego) wouldn't want it any other way. This Celgene division works to identify potential drug candidates with a focus on regulating genes and the production of disease-causing proteins. Much of its work has been to identify and map certain kinase and ligase proteins, which future Celgene drugs are then designed to inhibit. Celgene Signal Research's drug discovery programs target inflammatory diseases, as well as cancers such as leukemia.

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