Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a profitable biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, H5N1 (bird flu) pandemic influenza and H1N1 influenza. Sinovac received approval in 2009 for its H1N1 influenza vaccine, PANFLU.1 and has commenced fulfilling orders from the Chinese Central Government pursuit to the government stockpiling program. Sinovac was the first company worldwide to receive approval for H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals can help keep you healthy in your golden years. The biopharmaceutical company focuses on developing drugs for treating ailments of aging. Its trial drug for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, which is associated with obesity, provides health benefits similar to calorie restriction without a change in diet. Founded in 2004, the company owns or licenses more than 150 patent applications for sirtuins, a class of enzymes. The activation of sirtuins helps reduce weight gain, as well improve glucose levels and insulin sensitivity. Sirtris filed an IPO in 2007, but was then acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) the following year.

SomaLogic helps in the hunt for proteins. Its aptamer arrays bind to proteins in such a way that multiple protein targets can be identified at once. Life sciences researchers use the company's arrays to identify proteins related to angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and inflammation. Data gathered from this work could be used to develop new drugs and diagnostics for a variety of diseases. SomaLogic has partnered with Quest Diagnostics to develop diagnostics that can measure many proteins at once. As part of the arrangement, Quest Diagnostics made a $15 million investment in the company.

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.

Spherotech, Inc. company was founded in 1992. pherotech is very particular about its business. Spherotech company manufactures microparticles for the drug and medical device industries. Its product offerings include ferromagnetic, fluorescent, latex, paramagnetic, and various colored microparticles. Spherotech's products are used in applications such as fluorescence and enzyme immunoassay.

SSCI, Inc. company provides research, analytical, and consulting services to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. For its drugmaker customers, the R&D firm offers drug formulation, stabilization, engineering services, and regulatory consulting, all which allow pharmaceutical companies to speed up the development process, which can last as long as 15 years. SSCI's analysis services include moisture and organic vapor sorption and desorption studies, thermal analysis, and micromeritics, or the characterization of the surface of a solid. SSCI is a subsidiary of pharmaceutical services firm Aptuit.

Stallergenes is focused on the development, manufacture, and distribution of immunotherapeutic treatments for food-related and environmental allergies. The company has brought together experts from the fields of biology, botany, and the health community to collaborate on finding ways to deliver relief to people who suffer with problems ranging from asthma to seasonal allergies. These immunotherapy treatments involve conditioning the patient with drugs that introduce pure extracts of the allergen to initiate the body's own natural defenses against it. Wendel Investissement owns about 49% of the company. Stallergenes has research laboratories in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. company was founded in 1978 and is based in London, Canada. Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. engages in the development and marketing of polysaccharide-based therapeutic products used in the treatment of osteoarthritis and cystitis. It offers NeoVisc, a three injection sodium hyaluronate therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis; and Uracyst for the treatment of interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder syndrome an inflammatory disease of the urinary bladder wall. The company also has in-licensing agreement for the distribution and sale of BladderChek, a proteomics-based diagnostic test for the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer. Stellar markets its products to medical physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, and patient support groups in Canada through its sales force, as well as out-licenses its products to companies in the United States, Europe, Romania, the Russian Federation, China, Israel, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

StemCells, Inc. company was founded in 1988 and is based in Palo Alto, California. StemCells, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in the discovery and development of cell-based therapeutics to treat damage to, or degeneration of, major organ systems. The Company has two product development programs: CNS Program, which is developing applications for its human neural stem cell and Liver Program, which is developing applications for its human liver engrafting cells. In addition, it is conducting preclinical work for spinal cord injury, myelin disorders and retinal disorders. In December 2008, the Company received authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase I clinical trial of its HuCNS-SC cells in a second indication, Pelizeaus-Merzbacher Disease (PMD), a fatal myelination disorder in the brain. In April 2009, StemCells, Inc. completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets and liabilities of Stem Cell Sciences Plc.

Stratagene has a strategy for using genes to reach success. The company makes reagents, kits, and other products for gene and protein analysis, gene transfer, protein purification, DNA replication, and other molecular biology applications. It also makes medical diagnostics including allergy testing kits, autoimmune tests that diagnose such disorders as rheumatoid arthritis, and the KOVA urinalysis system. Stratagene sells its products in more than 60 countries; in key markets, the firm uses its own sales force and relies on distributors for other markets. The company is a division of scientific instrument-maker Agilent.

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