Trius Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative antibiotics for serious, life-threatening infections. They are currently conducting Phase 3 trials for torezolid phosphate (TR-701), an IV and orally administered second generation oxazolidinone, for the treatment of serious gram-positive bacterial infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). With the continuous increase in bacterial resistance to currently marketed drugs, serious infections are becoming more difficult, if not impossible to treat, and this has led to a clear need for novel therapeutics to treat multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.

Hendrick Health System operates Hendrick Medical Center, which has some 500 beds. Specialty services include heart care, home health, respiratory care, and trauma services. The medical center also provides a women's center, a hospice program, and a center for rehabilitation. The company is expanding its children's hospital, birthing center, sterile processing area, and surgical services. The Hendrick Health System, which is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, was founded in 1924.

With its mammography and breast biopsy systems, Hologic puts the squeeze on women to help save their lives. Its mammography products include film-based and digital systems, as well as the workstations and computer-aided detection systems that interpret the images. Additional products include X-ray and ultrasound bone densitometers, which detect and monitor osteoporosis, and breast biopsy collection systems (branded ATEC) sold by its Suros division. Hologic's non-imaging products include tests to screen for cervical cancer. The company markets its products to hospitals and clinical labs worldwide through distributors and a direct sales force.

PHP Companies, which does business as Cariten Healthcare, is caring for thousands of residents in eastern Tennessee. A managed care organization, Cariten provides group health plans, including HMO, PPO, and POS plans and Medicare Advantage plans for retirees. The firm provides its services on a fully-insured basis or as a third-party administration services for self-insured employers. Its Business Health Solutions unit provides managed workers' compensation care and vocational rehabilitation services. Covenant Health and Mountain State Health Alliance owned Cariten until it was acquired by Humana for $245 million in late 2008.

Children's Hospital of Orange County was founded in 1964. Children's Hospital of Orange County (aka CHOC) fights kid-sized ailments in southern California. The not-for-profit hospital's main campus in Orange has about 230 beds and provides a comprehensive range of care to young patients, including pediatric and neonatal intensive care. Its CHOC at Mission facility (located within the Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo) has nearly 50 beds for pediatric patients, as well as neonatal and pediatric ICUs. CHOC also runs a handful of primary care community clinics and several mobile clinics.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) provides medical care to the residents of several cities north of Boston, including Salem (aka The Witch City), Lynn, and Peabody. The network is home to two acute care hospitals, children's and rehabilitation hospitals, a heart institute, a women's center, and a number of community health centers. It also boasts more than 200 physicians and other health care professionals in its North Shore Physician Group. Its flagship, the NSMC Salem Hospital is a nearly 250-bed teaching hospital providing adult and pediatric services. The not-for-profit system is part of Partners HealthCare System.

Hill Country Memorial takes care of the peaks and valleys in the wellness of area residents. The health system provides medical services to eight counties near Fredericksburg in Central Texas. Its hospital, Hill Country Memorial Hospital, has about 85 beds and a staff of close to 100 physicians. Specialties include cardiology, obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, and emergency medicine. The health system also operates a wellness center that offers locals yoga, stress management, weight loss, and massage. Other community services include hospice and home care, and the administration of state-funded services for low income women, infants, children (WIC).

Quotient Bioresearch is a leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients worldwide.Driven by our passion for scientific excellence, our vision is to be recognised as the premier global provider. Our early stage and specialist drug development services are underpinned by a unique combination of medical, chemical and biological expertise. We continually strive to deliver the highest quality service to support our clients’ endeavours in their development of new and pioneering medicines and products.

Northwest Administrators is a third-party administrator of employee benefits for employers in the Western US. Northwest Administrators company manages the administrative tasks, including claims payment, employer billing, and employment tracking, for self-funded health and welfare plans, pension plans, and other insurance and investment plans. Customers include corporations, government organizations, and employer associations. As a third-party administrator, it is unaffiliated with any one insurance provider or drug manufacturer. Founded in 1958, Northwest Administrators has offices in California, Oregon, and Washington.

AIM Health Group, one of the largest health care providers in Canada, offers health and wellness services to patients, and health-related services to health care providers, employers, unions, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals, among others. AIM operates about 65 medical facilities throughout Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and provides services including family medicine, physiotherapy, nutrition counseling, and massage therapy. Its subsidiary -- Workplace Health & Cost Solutions (WHCS) -- provides occupational health services. Med-Emerg, which AIM acquired in early 2009, provides staffing services (primarily doctors and nurses), and infusion and chronic pain management services.

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