Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company develops sustained-release therapies based on DepoFoam, an injectable drug delivery technology that allows both immediate and sustained release. Its two marketable products are DepoCyt for treating cancer-related neoplastic meningitis and DepoDur for the treatment of post-operative pain. Pacira's lead candidate is EXPAREL, an injectable local anesthetic. The company has two manufacturing facilities that make its Depo products. Once the injectables subsidiary of drug-delivery company SkyePharma PLC, Pacira was bought out in 2007 by an investor group led by MPM Capital, OrbiMed, HBM Bioventures, and Sanderling Ventures.

Elan Pharmaceuticals is part of the the brains behind the brawn of drugmaker Elan Corporation. The US-based subsidiary provides research and discovery services, such as the identification and development of new drug candidates, to its Irish parent, which specializes in treatments for neurological and autoimmune diseases, as well as severe pain and infectious disease medications. The company investigates possible treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple myeloma. The subsidiary also handles marketing of Elan's approved products in the US, including multiple sclerosis/Crohn's disease treatment Tysabri and chronic pain medication Prialt.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Caraco) is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing generic and private-label pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, distributors, warehousing and non-warehousing chain drugstores and managed care providers, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), Caraco received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) relating to three products. It had filed 10 ANDAs relating to nine products with the FDA during fiscal 2009. This brings Caraco’s total number of ANDAs pending approval by the FDA to 29 (including four tentative approvals) relating to 25 products as of March 31, 2009.

Reliv' International, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri. Reliv' International, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of a line of nutritional supplements addressing basic nutrition, specific wellness needs, weight management and sports nutrition. The Company offers 16 nutritional supplements and a line of seven skin care products. Its core line of nutritional supplements, which represented 64.5% of net sales, during the year ended December 31, 2008, includes four products: Reliv Classic and Reliv NOW, two basic nutritional supplements containing a full and balanced blend of vitamins, minerals, proteins and herbs; Innergize!, an isotonic sports supplement in three flavors, and FibRestore, a high-fiber and antioxidant supplement. The Company’s product line includes nutritional supplements that address basic nutrition, specific wellness needs, weight management and sports nutrition.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. is just a subsidiary, but it's still one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the US. As the US operations of European drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis, the company develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products. Its production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of Sanofi-Aventis' primary manufacturing sites, and it produces pharmaceuticals for sale in the US and around the world. Some of its key products include sleep aid Ambien, cancer drug Taxotere, and blood thinner Plavix. Sanofi-Aventis US markets its parent's products in the US through its 8,000 field sales professionals.

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company's lead candidate, OGX-011, is being evaluated in five Phase II clinical trials. OGX-011, which is also known as custirsen sodium, inhibits the production of clusterin, a protein that is over-produced in various types of cancer and in response to a range of cancer treatments, including hormone ablation therapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Its other product candidates include OGX-427, a Phase 1 clinical trial product, which is focused on reducing heat shock protein 27; and SN2310, a phase I clinical trial completed product for the treatment of cancer. The company's preclinical stage products consist of OGX-225, an inhibitor of insulin growth factor binding proteins 2 and 5; and CSP-9222, a compound from a family of caspase activators. OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals is based in Bothell, Washington.

Cangene Corporation company makes plasma products known as hyperimmunes, which are antibody preparations and recombinant biopharmaceuticals made by introducing a gene in a host organism. Cangene's drugs are used to treat plasma-derived disorders, including the blood clotting disorder thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic disease of the newborn, which occurs when a fetus' blood type is incompatible with its mother's. Cangene has several approved products and is developing others, mainly in the areas of infectious disease and biodefense. Generic giant Apotex owns more than 80% of Cangene.

Gilead Palo Alto (formerly CV Therapeutics) is honed in on cardiovascular research. The drug development company specializes in pharmaceuticals to treat chronic cardiovascular diseases. The firm's drug Ranexa, licensed from a Roche subsidiary, is FDA-approved as a first-line and second-line treatment for patients with chronic angina (chest pain). Gilead Palo Alto won approval for its cardiac imaging agent, Lexiscan, in 2008; the drug is marketed by Astellas Pharma. The company is developing potential therapies for ailments including heart failure and atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat). Gilead Palo Alto changed its name from CV Therapeutics after being acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2009.

Huntingdon Life Sciences Limited, a subsidiary of Life Sciences Research, is a leading contract research organization (CRO) that tests the safety of agrochemicals, foods, flavorings, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and veterinary products. Huntingdon Life Sciences also provides drug development services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including Phase I-III testing, genetic toxicology assays, and microbiological activities.

King Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee. King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. research and develops, manufactures, markets, and sells branded prescription pharmaceutical products and animal health products worldwide. The company’s branded prescription pharmaceuticals include neuroscience products, such as Skelaxin, Avinza, and Sonata; hospital products, including Thrombin-JMI and Synercid; acute care products that comprise Bicillin and Intal; and legacy products consisting of Altace, Levoxyl, and Cytomel to general/family practitioners, internal medicine physicians, neurologists, pain specialists, surgeons, and hospitals. Its animal health business focuses on medicated feed additives (MFAs) and water-soluble therapeutics, which are anti-infective products primarily for poultry, cattle, and swine markets.King Pharmaceuticals Inc. also manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products that are delivered using an auto-injector to commercial and government markets. Its auto-injector products include EpiPen, an auto-injector filled with epinephrine for the treatment of anaphylaxis resulting from severe or allergic reactions to insect stings or bites, foods, drugs, and other allergens, as well as idiopathic or exercise-induced anaphylaxis; the nerve agent antidotes, including AtroPen and ComboPen; and the Antidote Treatment Nerve Agent Auto-injector. King Pharmaceuticals also licenses rights to third-party pharmaceutical companies to manufacture and market adenosine-based products, Adenoscan and Adenocard. Adenoscan is a sterile, intravenous solution of adenosine administered intravenously as an adjunct to imaging agents used in cardiac stress testing of patients. Adenocard is a sterile solution of adenosine administered intravenously in emergency situations to convert certain irregular heart rhythms to normal sinus rhythms. It distributes its branded pharmaceutical products through wholesale pharmaceutical distributors and a sales force.

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