Roche Holding (UK) is the holding company for Roche Products Limited and Roche Diagnostics Limited. The two UK subsidiaries develop and manufacture various products and equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Its pharmaceuticals include Copegus, a hepatitis C therapy; HIV inhibitor Fuzeon; and breast cancer therapy Herceptin. The firm's diagnostics arm makes a variety of consumer and professional tests, including Accu-Chek glucose monitoring systems, CoaguChek blood coagulation tests, and the Amplicor line of DNA disease diagnostics.

Life Technologies Corporation operates as a global biotechnology tools company focused on improving the human condition. Its systems, consumables, and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that better the quality of life. Life Technologies' customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics. The company delivers a range of products and services, including systems, instruments, reagents, and custom services. Its portfolio of products includes technologies for capillary electrophoresis based sequencing, next generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, sample preparation, cell culture, RNA interference analysis, functional genomics research, proteomics, and cell biology applications, as well as clinical diagnostic applications and water testing analysis. The company has a presence in approximately 100 countries, and possesses a growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,600 patents and exclusive licenses. Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems, Inc. It has a strategic alliance agreement with Applied Biosystems designed to accelerate research into complex diseases and medical conditions; and strategic scientific research collaboration with The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience to study pancreatic and ovarian cancer in Australia. The company is based in Carlsbad, California.

Oragenics, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is based in Alachua, Florida. Oragenics, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of products and technologies associated with oral health, antibiotics, and other general health benefits. The company develops Probiora3, an oral probiotics technology that employs three natural strains of beneficial bacteria, which promote oral health; LPT3-04 for weight loss; and DPOLT or differentially protected orthogonal lantionine technology, which is a solid or liquid phase peptide synthesis platform technology that has various applications for the manufacture of commercially important bioactive peptides. It is also developing Mutacin 1140, an antibiotic with antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Proteomic-based In-Vivo Induced Antigen Technology (PIVIAT) and Proteomic-based Change Mediated Antigen Technology (PCMAT) diagnostic platforms that enable the identification of novel and potentially important gene targets associated with the natural onset and progression of infections, cancers, and other diseases in humans and other living organisms, including plants; and SMaRT Replacement Therapy, which is a painless topical treatment for protection against tooth decay. The company primarily operates in the United States and Mexico. It was formerly known as Oragen, Inc.

Shionogi Pharma, Inc. company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Sciele Pharma Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Shionogi & Co. Ltd. Sciele Pharma Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in acquiring, developing, marketing, and selling prescription products for patients primarily in the United States. It offers oral suspensions, tablets, and capsules, as well as products prescribed by the primary care physicians. The company provides cardiovascular and diabetes products that treat patients with high cholesterol, hypertension, high triglycerides, unstable angina, and Type 2 diabetes; pediatrics products, which treat allergies, asthma, cough and cold, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders; and products for the health and well-being of women, as well as for mothers and their babies. It develops glycopyrrolate oral solution, a treatment for chronic, moderate-to-severe drooling in pediatric patients.

ImmunoGen was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. ImmunoGen, Inc. engages in the research and development of antibody-based anticancer therapeutics in the United States. The company develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer using its Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, which uses antibodies to deliver a potent cytotoxic agent. Its products include Trastuzumab-DM1, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer; IMGN901, a Phase I clinical trial product to treat hematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma, small-cell lung cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and other cancers of neuroendocrine origin; SAR3419, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of B-cell hematological malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and IMGN388 and BIIB015, which are in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. The company's products also comprise BT-062, a Phase I clinical trial product targeting multiple myeloma; SAR566658, a preclinical trail product for the treatment of breast, ovarian, and other solid tumors; SAR650984, a preclinical trail product to treat hematological malignancies; and TAP and other compounds. It has licensing or collaboration agreements with sanofi-aventis; Genentech, Inc.; Biotest AG; Bayer HealthCare AG; Biogen Idec; Amgen, Inc.; Centocor, Inc.; Cytovance Biologics LLC; Laureate Pharma, Inc.; BioInvent International AB; Diosynth RTP, Inc.; and Societa Italiana Corticosteroidi S.r.l.

Morphotek has mighty morphin' power, but don't expect to find its products on the shelves of the local toy store. The biotechnology company develops monoclonal antibody (single-source protein) therapies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, and infectious diseases using its proprietary Morphogenics technology platform. It conducts research and clinical development programs on its own drug candidates for ailments such as ovarian and pancreatic cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma. Morphotek also enters collaborative research partnerships and licenses out its technology to other drug companies such as Amgen and Novo Nordisk. The company is a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., part of Japanese drug firm Eisai.

Rowett Research Services (RRS) will supply the technology, thanks to its research parent, the Rowett Institute. It will even throw in marketing services and project management. All RRS needs are companies interested in commercializing new ideas and products. Its primary focuses are nutrition issues and outpatient health care studies, such as antimicrobial agents and antioxidants. Founded in 1988, RRS works with public and private partners in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, and agricultural industries to bring the research underway at the Rowett Institute to the marketplace.

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTL) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the acquisition and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of unmet medical needs, particularly the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and hepatitis C. The Company’s lead compound is Recombinant Erythropoietin (rHuEPO), a known compound that it is developing for the prolongation of MM patients' survival and improvement of their quality of life. MM is a severe and incurable malignant hematological cancer of plasma cells. XTL’s second program is the Diversity Oriented Synthesis program (DOS), which is focused on the development of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors, which the Company had out-licensed to Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Presidio), which is a private specialty pharmaceutical company on March 20, 2008.

Theratechnologies is pepped up on peptides. The Canadian company develops peptide sequences to treat endocrine and metabolic conditions such as growth hormone deficiencies. Lead drug candidate tesamorelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide that Theratechnologies believes can combat a variety of problems, including HIV-related lipodystrophy (the metabolic syndrome characterized by changes in distribution of adipose tissue), muscle wasting associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep maintenance insomnia, and immune dysfunction in elderly patients.

Impax Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Hayward, California. mpax Laboratories, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of bioequivalent and brand-name pharmaceuticals. It operates through two divisions, Global Pharmaceuticals and Impax Pharmaceutical. The Global Pharmaceuticals division develops, formulates, manufactures, and sells controlled release and specialty generic pharmaceutical products. This division offers generic prescription products directly to wholesalers and large retail drug chains; and generic over-the-counter and generic prescription products through unrelated third-party pharmaceutical entities. The Impax Pharmaceutical division develops proprietary brand pharmaceutical products that address central nervous system disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. As of March 10, 2009, the company marketed 70 generic pharmaceuticals representing dosage variations of 24 different pharmaceutical compounds through its Global Pharmaceuticals division, as well as 16 products representing dosage variations of 4 different pharmaceutical compounds through its alliance agreements partners. Impax Laboratories markets and sells its generic pharmaceutical prescription drug products in the continental United States of America and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It has alliance agreements with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.; Wyeth; Schering-Plough Corporation; and DAVA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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