VIVUS, Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. VIVUS, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic products. The Company’s product pipeline includes three late-stage clinical products, each addressing specific components of the obesity, diabetes and sexual health markets. One of these investigational products, Qnexa, is in Phase III clinical trials for obesity and in Phase II clinical trials for diabetes. The Company's late-stage investigational product pipeline includes Qnexa for treating obesity, for which the two of the Phase III studies are in process and one Phase III study has been completed; Qnexa for treating diabetes, for which a one-year Phase II study has been completed; Avanafil, is being developed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction; for which Phase III studies are in process, and Luramist (Testosterone MDTS), which is being developed to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women, for which a Phase II study has been completed.

Roche s.r.o in the Czech Republic is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from parent company Roche Holding Ltd. in nearby Switzerland. Its operations are focused more on the parent company's diagnostic products than on its traditional pharmaceuticals; Roche s.r.o. has two facilities in Prague for manufacturing and distributing tests for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, cancer, and other diseases. One is devoted exclusively to diabetic products -- diabetes is a growing problem in the Czech Republic. Roche s.r.o. also markets pharmaceuticals made at other Roche facilities, including such popular therapies as cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin, lymphona drug MabThera, and osteporosis drug Bonviva.

Trius Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Torezolid phosphate, its most important drug in development, is an IV- and orally-administered antibiotic with a potential to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of staph infections, known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Until the company is able to sell torezolid phosphate to hospitals and other health care providers, the company is primarily funded by government grants, research contracts, and collaboration agreements. The company filed for an initial public offering in November 2009.

Fertile minds at Merck Serono help people around the world combat infertility. One of the world's top biotechs, Merck Serono focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also manufactures and markets therapies for neurological, dermatological, metabolic, oncology, cardiovascular, and growth disorders. It is a leader in reproductive health, with flagship drug Gonal-F at the head of its infertility product line. Other key products include beta interferon drug Rebif for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and colorectal and head/neck cancer treatment Erbitux. The company is a subsidiary of German drugmaker Merck KGaA.

Calyx Bio-Ventures (formerly Chromos Molecular Systems) wants you to part with that chromosome. The company is developing therapeutic products to fight diseases based on its REM (rapid expansion method) technology. The company has sold its ACE System (artificial chromosome expression) technology but retains some rights to use the ACE System for gene therapy applications. The system's potential biopharmaceutical product applications include therapies for infectious diseases and cancers. The company emerged from bankruptcy protection in late 2007 and completed its restructuring when it merged its operations into its Calyx subsidiary the following year.

Since its inception in 1982, AIM International, Inc. has made and marketed food concentrates and nutritional supplements through direct sales and through "members" who sell and distribute in a multilevel marketing arrangement. On the company's 25th anniversary, CEO Dennis Itami added a personal-care line to the product mix. The company's roster also includes a line of supplements for athletes. AIM International (dba The AIM Companies) has offices in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK. Lead products include AIM BarleyLife and AIMega.

NBTY, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Ronkonkoma, New York. NBTY, Inc. manufactures, markets, and retails nutritional supplements in the United States and worldwide. It offers various products, including vitamins, minerals, and sports and other nutritional supplements; food products, such as fruits, nuts, and confectionery products; and personal care products. The company markets approximately 25,000 products under the brands Nature's Bounty, Ester-C, Solgar, MET-Rx, American Health, Osteo Bi-Flex, Flex-A-Min, SISU, Knox, Sundown, Rexall, Pure Protein, Body Fortress, WORLDWIDE Sport Nutrition, Natural Wealth, Puritan's Pride, Holland & Barrett, GNC (UK), Physiologics, Le Naturiste, De Tuinen, Julian Graves, and Vitamin World. It primarily sells its products to mass merchandisers, club stores, drug store chains and supermarkets, wholesale clubs, independent pharmacies, health food stores, health food store wholesalers, the military and other retailers. The company also sells its products through mail order catalog and the Internet. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 442 Vitamin World stores in the United States; 86 Le Naturiste stores in Canada; 537 Holland and Barrett stores in Europe; 351 Julian Graves stores and 31 GNC (UK) stores in the United Kingdom; 80 De Tuinen stores in the Netherlands; 24 Nature's Way stores in Ireland; and 9 franchise Holland and Barrett stores in South Africa.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops and delivers drug therapies for patients with various medical conditions. It primarily engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biologic therapeutic products for the treatment of various disease states, including hematologic and neurologic diseases, transplant rejection, cancer, and autoimmune disorders. The company primarily markets Soliris (eculizumab) in the United States and Europe for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a blood disorder. It is also evaluating other indications for Soliris, as well as other formulations of eculizumab for additional clinical indications. In addition, the company is developing Anti-CD200 antibody for the treatment of B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, a cancer that results from expansion of B-lymphocytes and other cancers.Alexion Pharmaceuticals drug programs include Eculizumab (intravenous), a phase II product candidate for atypical HUS, presensitized renal transplant, myasthenia gravis, multifocal motor neuropathy, dense deposit disease, catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, and cold agglutinin disease; CD200 Mab, which is in phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in preclinical stage for the treatment of multiple myeloma; and Eculizumab (new formulation) that is under phase I/II clinical trial for the treatment of asthma. Its customers include specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies who supply physician office clinics, hospital outpatient clinics, infusion clinics, or home health care providers; government agencies; and hospitals, hospital buying groups, pharmacies, and other health care providers and distributors.

Cobra Biomanufacturing offers contract research and manufacturing services to the biopharmaceutical industry. It develops genetic research supplies for use in preclinical research and early clinical trial stages. The company helps its global clients navigate through regulatory requirements while designing and manufacturing novel proteins, viruses, and other cellular products for use in drug development and manufacturing processes. Clients use Cobra Biomanufacturing's products and technologies to develop gene-based disease therapies and vaccine products.

Inovio Biomedical Corporation was founded in 1983 and is based in San Diego, California. Inovio Biomedical Corporation engages in the design, development, and delivery of a new generation of vaccines, called DNA vaccines, focused on cancers and infectious diseases. The company's SynCon technology enables the design of DNA-based vaccines capable of providing cross-protection against evolving, unmatched strains of pathogens, such as influenza. Inovio's proprietary electroporation DNA delivery technology uses brief, controlled electrical pulses to increase cellular DNA vaccine uptake. The company also has access to formulation and manufacturing expertise, and technology through its controlling ownership in VGX International. Inovio's clinical programs include trials for HPV/cervical cancer (therapeutic) and HIV vaccines; and an IND has been filed for an avian influenza vaccine. Its partners and collaborators include Merck, Tripep, University of Southampton, University of Pennsylvania, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, NIH Vaccine Research Center, and National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The company was formerly known as Genetronics Biomedical Corp. and changed its name to Inovio Biomedical Corporation in March 2005.

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