Spectrum Laboratories is wrapped up in a full gamut of filtration products. Spectrum operates three product groups: bioprocessing (membranes, membrane devices, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals), Original Equipment Manufacturing (or "OEM", which supplies filtration and separation devices to companies making in vivo and ex-vivo filtration devices), and disposable operating room products (orthopedic and arthroscopic drapes, sterile microscope covers, tissue carriers, and other disposables). Spectrum also does contract manufacturing to create customized products with filtration applications for laboratory use. It has three production facilities in the US along with sales offices in the Netherlands and Japan.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Mountain View, California. Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical development stage company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Its technology, Staccato system, vaporizes an excipient-free drug to form a condensation aerosol that allows for systemic drug delivery. The company has six product candidates in clinical development, including AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) that completed Phase 3 clinical trial for the acute treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder; AZ-104 (Staccato loxapine), which completed Phase 2a clinical trial to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches; and AZ-001 (Staccato prochlorperazine) that completed Phase 2b clinical trials to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches.Alexza products in clinical development also include AZ-007 (Staccato zaleplon), which completed Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of insomnia in patients who have difficulty falling asleep, including patients who awake in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep; AZ-003 that completed Phase 1 clinical trial (Staccato fentanyl) for the treatment of patients with acute pain, including patients with breakthrough cancer pain and postoperative patients with acute pain episodes; and AZ-002 (Staccato alprazolam), which completed Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial for the treatment of panic attacks. The company has a development agreement with Autoliv ASP, Inc. to develop heat packages to incorporate into the company's single dose drug delivery devices. It was formerly known as Alexza Molecular Delivery Corporation and changed its name to Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in July 2005.

Telik, Inc. company was founded in 1988 and is based in Palo Alto, California. Telik, Inc., a clinical stage drug development company, focuses on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Telik company's advanced investigational drug candidates in clinical development are TELINTRA, a modified glutathione analog for the treatment of cytopenias due to myelodysplastic syndrome or chemotherapy, and TELCYTA, a tumor-activated prodrug for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Telik's product candidates were discovered using its proprietary drug discovery technology, TRAP, which enables the discovery of small molecule drug candidates.

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. company, the US arm of Indian generic pharmaceuticals giant Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, makes and markets about 50 generic and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. It accounts for about a quarter of its parent's annual revenues. RPI's generic offerings, produced by manufacturing subsidiary Ohm Laboratories, include anti-infectives and treatments for cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and central nervous system disorders. Its OTC products include analgesics, antihistamines, and decongestants. Sister subsidiary Ranbaxy Laboratories, Inc. (RLI) develops branded pharmaceuticals.

Hemispherx Biopharma, based in Philadelphia, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of viral and immune-based disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental immunotherapeutics/antivirals Ampligen® and Oragens®.Alferon N Injection® is the company's registered trademark for its injectable formulation of Natural Alpha Interferon, and is approved by the FDA for a category of STD infection. Alferon N Injection® (interferon alfa-n3 human leukocyte derived) is a highly purified, natural source, glycosylated, multispecies alpha interferon product, composed of eight forms of high-purified alpha interferon. Alferon LDO® (Low Dose Oral) is a new experimental drug delivery platform for the Company’s highly purified, natural source alpha interferon.

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.

Cerep offers tools and knowledge to help those companies discover and develop new drugs without having to start from scratch. It also developed a library of compounds that includes promising substances and drug candidates developed with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis. Customers use Cerep's expertise in compound profiling, computational chemistry, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, and pharmacoinformatics to cut to the chase and develop successful drug candidates.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a not-for-profit UK government-financed organization that promotes and funds medical and other health-related research. Founded in 1913, MRC funding has been responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs in life sciences, such as the purification of penicillin and the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The council's funding is distributed to researchers in universities, the National Health System, and MRC research centers. Current research priorities include AIDS, antibiotic resistance, the use of animals in research, chronic fatigue syndrome, the study of cognitive systems, intensive care, multiple sclerosis, and other areas of public health.

Merz Pharmaceuticals, the US subsidiary of German drugmaker Merz, develops and distributes prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical treatments for skin and nail care. The company's products include Mederma, which is used to reduce the appearance of scarring; Appearex, which treats weak and brittle nails; and Naftin, a topical antifungal. Merz also sells the Aqua Glycolic line of skin cleansers and moisturizers. The company distributes a handful of non-dermatology products developed by its parent company, and is conducting research into aesthetic dermatology products.

Ferndale Laboratories makes prescription and over the counter medications, with a primary focus on skin care maladies, including acne, dry skin, eczema, psoriasis, and inflammation. The company also makes topical pain relief creams, surgical adhesives and adhesive removers, and decongestants. Ferndale Laboratories markets its products to physicians and consumers. Ferndale company originally began selling vitamins, tonics, elixirs, and surgical instruments. It was founded in Detroit in 1897 as J. F. Hartz Company, the name it operated under until the mid-1950s when it changed its name to Ferndale Laboratories.

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