MDS Pharma Services saves drugmakers time and energy when it comes to drug discovery. The company, a subsidiary of MDS, is a provider of contract research and development services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Through facilities in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, MDS Pharma Services provides its clients with early-stage clinical research and development services, such as consulting, target discovery, lead optimization, regulatory assistance, and Phase I-phase IIa testing. It employs an international network of scientists that serve as testing investigators. MDS Pharma has been put up for sale by parent company MDS.

IGI Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Buena, New Jersey. IGI Laboratories, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, filling, and packaging of topical, semi solid, and liquid products for pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, and cosmetic companies. The company focuses on the commercialization of its licensed Novasome encapsulation technology for skin care/treatment products. It licenses the Novasome encapsulation technology from Novavax, Inc. for applications in animal pharmaceuticals, biologicals, and other animal health products; foods, food applications, nutrients, and flavorings; cosmetics, consumer products, and dermatological over-the-counter and prescription products; fragrances; and chemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, paints and coatings, photographic chemicals, and other specialty chemicals, as well as the processes for making the same. The company was formerly known as IGI, Inc. and changed its name to IGI Laboratories, Inc. in May 2008.

FAES was founded in 1933. Faes Farma SA is a Spanish company primarily engaged in the research, manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and skin-care treatments, as well as raw materials used in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company’s facilities include one research and development center and three manufacturing plants, which are located in the cities of Leioa, Lisbon and Madrid. The Company is a parent of Grupo Faes, a group which comprises Laboratorios Vitoria SA, Laboratorios Veris SA, Iquinosa Farma SA, Lazlo International SA, Hispana Dos SA SICAV, Ingaso Farm SLU, Biotecnet I MAS D SA, Esfion SA, Olve Farmaceutica Lda, Veris Farmaceutica Lda, Vitalion Lda and Farmalavi Lda. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates mainly in Spain and Portugal. It also has presence in approximately 50 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia.

Merz may be a little sterile, but it aims to take care of every part of the functioning human organism. Merz primarily makes pharmaceuticals, focusing on therapies for central nervous system and liver metabolism. The company also offers several OTC products, including cold remedies, skin care products, and vitamin supplements under the brand names tetesept and Merz Special. Subsidiaries include Merz Pharmaceuticals, Merz Consumer Care, Merz Dental, maker of dental equipment and artificial teeth, and Merz & Krell, which produces Senator-brand writing instruments.

Athersys, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutic products. Through the application of its technologies, the Company has established a pipeline of therapeutic product development programs in multiple disease areas. The Company’s current product development portfolio consists of MultiStem, a patented and stem cell product that the Company is developing as a treatment for multiple disease indications, and that is being evaluated in two ongoing clinical trials. In addition, the Company are developing novel pharmaceuticals to treat indications such as obesity, certain cognitive and attention disorders, narcolepsy or other forms of excessive daytime sleepiness. In December 2008, the Company were granted authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to initiate a third clinical trial, administering MultiStem for the treatment of ischemic stroke.

Hospira, Inc. company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Hospira, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medication delivery systems in the United States and internationally. It offers generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management systems for hospitals, wholesalers, integrated delivery networks, and alternate site providers, such as clinics, home healthcare providers, and long-term care facilities. The company primarily provides specialty injectable pharmaceutical products that consist of generic injectable pharmaceuticals for analgesia, anesthesia, anti-infective, cardiovascular, and oncology therapeutic areas, as well as Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl), a proprietary sedative. Its proprietary drug delivery options include Carpuject and iSecure prefilled syringes, Ansyr prefilled needleless emergency syringe systems, First Choice ready-to-use premixed formulations, and the ADD-Vantage System for preparing drug solutions from prepackaged drug powders or concentrates.Hospira, Inc. company also offers infusion therapy solutions and supplies that include I.V. solutions for general use; and I.V. nutrition products and solutions for the washing and cleansing of wounds or surgical sites. In addition, it provides medication management systems that include electronic drug delivery pumps, safety software, and administration sets that are used to deliver I.V. fluids and medications. Further, the company offers gravity administration sets, hemodynamic monitoring systems used to monitor cardiac function and blood flow in critically ill patients, disposable blood-pressure-sensing devices, blood sampling systems, catheter systems, and needle stick safety products. Additionally, Hospira involves in the provision of formulation development, and injectable and oral drug filling and finishing services.

Avacta will take a closer look and get back with you. The biophysics company makes its money from the exact science of detecting molecules. Its Avacta Analysis arm provides analytical and research services to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and personal care industries. It also offers expert witness services to assist in pharmaceutical patent disputes and suspected counterfeiting cases. The company's technology arm has developed a product to help drug developers analyze and predict the potential usefulness of biological drug compounds. The company also owns veterinary laboratory services provider YorkTest Veterinary Services, and diagnostic test maker Curidium Medica.

Eli Lilly and Company was founded in 1876 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eli Lilly and Company develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers neuroscience products to treat schizophrenia, manic episodes, and bipolar maintenance; depression and diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults; depression, bulimia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive disorders; and bipolar depression. The company's endocrinology products are used for diabetes; type 2 diabetes; osteoporosis in postmenopausal women; osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at high risk for fracture; and human growth hormone deficiency and idiopathic short stature.Eli Lilly and Company also provides oncology products to prevent pancreatic, metastatic breast, non-small cell lung, ovarian, and bladder cancers; malignant pleural mesothelioma; and colorectal cancers, as well as offers cardiovascular products for treating erectile dysfunction, atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary invention and adults with severe sepsis at high risk of death. In addition, the company offers animal health products, such as cattle feed additives; antibiotics used to treat respiratory diseases and other diseases in cattle, swine, and poultry; protein supplements to improve milk productivity in dairy cows; anticoccidial agents for use in poultry; antibiotics used to control enteric infections in calves and swine; parasiticides for use on cattle and premises; and products that prevents flea infestations on dogs, as well as other pharmaceutical products to treat staphylococcal infections and bacterial infections. Eli Lilly distributes its products principally through independent wholesale distributors, as well as directly to pharmacies. It has a strategic alliance with MacroGenics, Inc.; and licensing and development agreements with TransPharma Medical Ltd. and BioMS Medical Corp.

The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research blazes new trails in bioscience. The organization, funded by both the public and private sectors, investigates such diseases as Parkinson's and cancer and dives into the depths of biology, genomics, and genetics to gain new understanding about disease and health. The Whitehead Institute contributed to the international effort to map the human genome, and is actively researching stem cells. Other achievements include discovering a system for multiplying adult stem cells and creating the first genetically defined human cancer cell. The institute was founded in 1982 by philanthropist Edwin "Jack" Whitehead and draws researchers from MIT.

Insmed Incorporated Company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Insmed Incorporated, a development stage company, engages in the development of recombinant protein drug. The company's primary product includes IPLEX, a complex of recombinant human IGF-1 and its binding protein IGFBP-3 for use in the treatment of several serious medical conditions, as well as conducting a phase III enabling clinical trial for investigating IPLEX as a treatment for myotonic muscular dystrophy. Insmed also engages in various oncology programs, including INSM-18, an orally available small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has demonstrated selective inhibition of IGF-1 and human epidermal growth factor receptor; and rhIGFBP-3, which is in early clinical development stage for the treatment of breast, prostate, liver, ovarian, and colon cancers. The company also provides Expanded Access Program in Italy to offer IPLEX to physicians for use in their patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It has a license to Pharmacia AB's portfolio of regulatory filings pertaining to rhIGF; and an agreement with NAPO Pharmaceuticals that gives NAPO the right to develop, manufacture, and commercialize masoprocal products for various indications relating to diabetes, cardiac disease, vascular disease, metabolic disease, and syndrome X.

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