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Synbiotics is concerned with the conditions of cats, cows, canines, and other critters. The company provides diagnostic products for the animal health care industry worldwide, through facilities in the US and France. Its canine reproduction services division trains vets in canine reproductive services, including artificial insemination, and runs the Canine Freezing Center Network, which operates what Synbiotics says is the largest bank of frozen canine semen in the world. Synbiotics company also develops and markets test kits for animal parasites, pregnancy, viruses, and other diseases and conditions in the animal kingdom. Its test for bird flu, the FluDetect Avian Influenza Type A antigen kit, is sold globally.

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to extend and enhance the lives of patients with severe medical conditions, including cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. It has a global partnership with Roche for developing novel CRACM inhibitors, an oral calcium released activated calcium modulator ion channel inhibitor program that is in the lead optimization stage for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The company also retains rights in various indications and markets to its other drug candidates and programs, which include STA-9090, an Hsp90 inhibitor that is in Phase 1 development; elesclomol, an oxidative stress inducer for the treatment of cancer; and apilimod, an oral IL-12/23 inhibitor, which is in Phase 2 for rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. is developing STA-9584, a vascular disrupting agent that is in preclinical development. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Tetracore, Inc. company's FDA-approved Redline lab test can distinguish anthrax bacteria from similar microorganisms. Other bioterrorism countermeasures the firm offers include the BioThreat Alert testing kit used by first responders to detect various biological toxins including botulinum toxin (botulism) and staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB). Tetracore also sells veterinary diagnostic (VetAlert) tests for foot-and-mouth disease, West Nile, and other diseases, and it markets antibodies (proteins) for use by research labs.

Third Wave Technologies is riding the biotech breakers. Using its Invader technology, Third Wave develops molecular diagnostic tests that detect genetic variations associated with a variety of conditions, including cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular risk factors, and infectious disease. Some tests can determine a patient's likely response to certain drugs, making it possible for doctors to avoid prescribing a drug that might cause dangerous side effects. Third Wave company has a strong presence in Japan, where it has a collaboration agreement with genetic researchers at the University of Tokyo. Third Wave Technologies was acquired by Hologic in 2008 for $580 million.

Tridelta specialises in the development, manufacturing and marketing of diagnostic products for the animal health care industry. The company has commercialised five technologies to date with its "PHASE" range of Acute Phase Protein Assays, which are indicators of the presence of an inflammatory reaction, detected in the blood before the animal shows any physical signs of ill health. Species of specific interest include: cattle, horses, sheep, cats, dogs, pigs and rodents.

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