The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) provides the medicine that keeps Thai residents healthy. The organization researches and manufactures a wide variety of pharmaceutical products for ailments involving the respiratory, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal systems, and vaccines, among others. GPO also makes vitamins, supplements, and diagnostic test kits. The organization's more than hundreds of pharmacists offer services through its about a dozen facilities, including retail drug stores. The Government Pharmaceutical Laboratories and the Division of Medical Depot merged to form GPO in 1966. The organization is part of Thailand's Ministry of Public Health.

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1986 and is based in Livingston, New Jersey. Columbia Laboratories, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of women's healthcare and endocrinology products. Its products are used to treat infertility, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, preterm birth for women with a short cervix at mid-pregnancy, and hormonal deficiencies. The company's products primarily utilize its patented Bioadhesive Delivery System technology. The company markets vaginal progesterone gel products to assist women who are infertile become pregnant in the United States, which include CRINONE 8% for technical procedures to reproductive endocrinologists; PROCHIEVE 8% to obstetricians and gynecologists; and PROCHIEVE 4% for treatment of secondary amenorrhea. It also provides vaginal gel women's products, such as Replens, a vaginal moisturizer for replenishment of vaginal moisture; RepHresh vaginal gel that eliminates vaginal odor; and Advantage-S, a female contraceptive gel. In addition, the company offers STRIANT, a testosterone buccal system for the treatment of hypogonadism in men; and Advance Formula Legatrin PM for the relief of occasional pain and sleeplessness associated with minor muscle aches. Further, it engages in clinical development activities of vaginally-administered lidocaine to prevent and treat dysmenorrhea, as well as vaginally-administered carbamide peroxide for treating vaginal infections; and testosterone progressive hydration vaginal tablet for women, which completed phase I trial.

GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development is the actual pipeline filled with products in various stages of completion for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. With multiple locations in the US, across Europe, and Japan, the company has treatments in the works for ailments such as infectious diseases, neuroscientific requirements, cardiovascular ailments, oncology, and respiratory needs. It has approximately 150 pharmaceutical products in clinical trial stages. The organization's facilities are grouped into Molecular Discovery Research (preclinical), Centres of Excellence for Drug Discovery (early stage clinical), and Medicine Development Centres (late-stage clinical).

NicOx S.A. company researches nitric oxide-donating drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic ailments, inflammation, and pain. NicOx is researching the combination of nitric oxide with various compounds to treat a variety of diseases, including osteoarthritis, atherosclerosis (vascular inflammation), hypertension, ophthalmic conditions, and respiratory diseases. Its drug development efforts are partially conducted through co-development and licensing agreements with larger drug companies.

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.

Aptuit prefers to operate behind the scenes. A pharmaceutical services company, Aptuit offers a range of support services to biotech and other drug development companies, including early- to late-stage development of pharmaceutical ingredients, clinical studies support, information systems development, project management, and consulting services. The company operates from more than a dozen offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region and serves companies of all sizes. Aptuit was founded in 2004; private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe holds a significant ownership stake in the company.

Lifecore Biomedical hopes to help bodies plump up, smooth out, and keep moving. Lifecore's hyaluronan division makes products using hyaluronan, a natural lubricating compound found in animal and human connective tissues. The products are used in cataract surgeries, bone grafting, pain treatments for osteoarthritis, and veterinary orthopedics. Hyaluronan is also being tapped for use in cosmetic procedures as a dermal filler (to smooth out wrinkles). Lifecore has supply agreements with Alcon to use its hyaluronan solution in cataract surgery products. In 2008 the firm was taken private by Warburg Pincus.

BioMS Medical Corp. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. BioMS Medical Corp., a development stage biotechnology company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic technologies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada. Its lead product under development includes Dirucotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for secondary progressive MS patients; and MAESTRO-01, a pivotal phase II/III trial in Canada and western Europe. The company also develops Maestro-02, an open-label follow-on study to the Maestro-01 pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of Dirucotide, which targets secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), as well as MAESTRO-03 trial, a pivotal Phase III product to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dirucotide in patients with SPMS in the United States. BioMS Medical Corp. has a licensing and development agreement with Eli Lilly and Company. The company was formerly known as EPS Capital Corp. and changed its name to BioMS Medical Corp. in July 2001.

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Lynbrook, New York. BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of an injectable collagenase for multiple indications in the United States. The company has a development and license agreement with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for injectable collagenase known as XIAFLEX for clinical indications in dupuytren's disease, peyronie's disease, and frozen shoulder. The XIAFLEX is under phase IIb clinical trial for the treatment of peyronie's disease. BioSpecifics Technologies also focuses on the development of collagenase for various other clinical indications, including lipomas and cellulite.

Allermed Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1971. Allermed Laboratories knows that in the case of allergies, a little bit of what caused the problem can be the solution. The company manufactures allergenic extracts, such as plant pollens, insects, fish and shellfish, and various foods, used to both diagnose and treat allergic conditions. The company is also developing additional skin tests for allergies, as well new tests to detect Leishmania parasite infections and exposure to the fungus Coccidioides immitis. Other products include empty test vials, vial trays, diluents, and extract mixing syringes. Outside of allergists' offices, the company provides environmental testing kits to detect mold contamination of buildings.

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