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GenVec, Inc. company was founded in 1992 and is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. GenVec, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, develops gene-based therapeutic drugs and vaccines in the United States. Its lead therapeutic product candidate, TNFerade biologic, is under Phase III trial for first-line treatment of inoperable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The company is also evaluating TNFerade biologic, wfor the treatment of various cancers, including esophageal cancer, rectal cancer, and head and neck cancer. In addition, it is developing TherAtoh, a preclinical program involving the delivery of the human atonal gene for the production of therapeutic proteins by cells in the inner ear. Further, GenVec uses its proprietary adenovector technology to develop vaccines for infectious diseases, including HIV, malaria, foot-and-mouth disease, respiratory syncytial virus, and HSV-2. It has strategic alliances and research contracts with the U.S. department of homeland security, the U.S. department of agriculture, PATH'S malaria vaccine initiative, the U.S. naval medical research center, and the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.

Genzyme Biosurgery may turn you into the Six Million Dollar Man, but it can't do anything about your Six Million Dollar Medical Bill. The Genzyme Corp. division develops biotech products for orthopedic procedures. Top sellers include knee osteoarthritis treatment Synvisc and Carticel, which repairs damaged knee cartilage. Genzyme Biosurgery's biosurgical specialties unit makes Seprafilm, which prevents tissue adhesions after surgery. Other products include those to assist in adhesion prevention and hernia repair (Sepramesh) and severe burn treatment (Epicel).

Genzyme Corporation (Genzyme) is a biotechnology company. Genzyme operates in four segments: Genetic Diseases, Cardiometabolic and Renal, Biosurgery and Hematologic Oncology. Genetic Diseases unit develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic products, with a focus on products to treat patients suffering from genetic diseases and other chronic debilitating diseases, including a family of diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). Cardiometabolic and Renal segment develops, manufactures and distributes products that treat patients suffering from renal diseases, including chronic renal failure and endocrine and cardiovascular diseases. Biosurgery segment develops, manufactures and distributes biotherapeutics and biomaterial-based products, with a focus on products that meet medical needs in the orthopaedics and broader surgical areas. Hematologic Oncology segment develops, manufactures and distributes products for the treatment of cancer.

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.

Gilead Sciences Inc. company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Foster City, California. Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of life-threatening infectious diseases. Its products include Truvada, Viread, Atripla, and Emtriva for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection in adults; Hepsera, an oral formulation for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B; AmBisome, amphotericin B liposome injection to treat serious invasive fungal infections; Flolan, an injected medication for the long-term intravenous treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension; and Vistide, an antiviral medication for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Gilead Sciences Inc. company also offers Tamiflu, an oral antiviral for the treatment and prevention of influenza A and B; Macugen, an intravitreal injection for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration; Letairis, an endothelin receptor antagonist for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with WHO Class II or III symptoms; and Cicletanine, which is being evaluated for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Gilead Sciences has operations in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company has research collaborations with Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.; Genelabs Technologies, Inc.; Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; Parion Sciences, Inc.; LG Life Sciences, Ltd.; and University of Texas System. It also has commercial collaborations with Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Emory University; F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.; Pfizer, Inc.; Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.; Japan Tobacco, Inc.; and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

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