Grifols, Inc. company provides products and services through three primary divisions: bioscience, diagnostic, and hospital. The bioscience division processes plasma from the company's collection centers into therapeutic derivative products such as coagulation factors and liver dialysis products. Its diagnostic division makes reagents and testing devices and instruments for laboratories, including blood bags, separators, incubators, and refrigerators. Grifols provides equipment, software, nutritional products, and IV preparations for hospitals and pharmacies through its hospital division. The company operates nationwide and is a subsidiary of Spain-based Grifols, S.A.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Mountain View, California. Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical development stage company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Its technology, Staccato system, vaporizes an excipient-free drug to form a condensation aerosol that allows for systemic drug delivery. The company has six product candidates in clinical development, including AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) that completed Phase 3 clinical trial for the acute treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder; AZ-104 (Staccato loxapine), which completed Phase 2a clinical trial to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches; and AZ-001 (Staccato prochlorperazine) that completed Phase 2b clinical trials to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches.Alexza products in clinical development also include AZ-007 (Staccato zaleplon), which completed Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of insomnia in patients who have difficulty falling asleep, including patients who awake in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep; AZ-003 that completed Phase 1 clinical trial (Staccato fentanyl) for the treatment of patients with acute pain, including patients with breakthrough cancer pain and postoperative patients with acute pain episodes; and AZ-002 (Staccato alprazolam), which completed Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial for the treatment of panic attacks. The company has a development agreement with Autoliv ASP, Inc. to develop heat packages to incorporate into the company's single dose drug delivery devices. It was formerly known as Alexza Molecular Delivery Corporation and changed its name to Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in July 2005.

GelStat Corporation engages in the development and marketing of over the counter and other nonprescription consumer health care products for pain and inflammation. It markets GelStat Migraine, a homeopathic drug, for the treatment of migraine and migraine-like headaches, as well as GelStat Arthritis, a sublingual dissolving tablet for the treatment of pain and associated symptoms of arthritis. The company is also developing other products that are in the final stages of development, which include GelStat Sinus for the remedy of nasal and/or sinus congestion, irritation, pressure, and sinus headache; and GelStat Sleep for promoting restful sleep. The company sells its products to regional and national retailers, wholesalers, specialty distributors, and catalog merchandisers in the United States directly and through sales brokers. GelStat Corporation is based in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in San Mateo, California. Pain Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of novel drugs. It has four drug candidates in clinical development programs, which include Remoxy, a novel controlled-release oral capsule form of oxycodone; PTI-202 and PTI-721, which are abuse-resistant forms of opioid drugs; and PTI-188 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The company is also developing a technology for the treatment of hemophilia in patients. Pain Therapeutics, Inc. has a strategic alliance with King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the development and commercialization of Remoxy, PTI-202, PTI-721, and other abuse-resistant opioid painkillers.

PML Microbiologicals, Inc. company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. It has manufacturing facilities in Mississauga, Canada; and Portland, Oregon. As of December 8, 2008, PML Microbiologicals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of BioMérieux S.A. PML Microbiologicals, Inc. manufactures culture media and microbiological products for clinical and industrial applications in North America. It offers prepared culture media, stains, reagents, quality control organisms, sterility products, and collection and transport systems, as well as accessories for microbiology laboratories. The company also provides custom products, such as minimum inhibitory concentration panels, parasitology kits, diluents, and rinsing fluids. It serves clinical, pharmaceutical, research, environmental, personal care, and food and beverage industries. PML Microbiologicals, Inc. was formerly known as Prepared Media Laboratory.

Mirari Biosciences was founded in 2000 by CEO Mark Martin, who developed the MASC and Peplica technologies. Mirari Biosciences it working to cut down on the time its takes to test new drugs. The first of the company's two primary technologies is microwave-accelerated surface chemistry (MASC) which can speed up drug discovery tests, medical and veterinary diagnostics, and food and water testing by exposing test materials to low-heat microwaves. Its protein amplification technology (Peplica) replicates proteins which helps researchers locate and identify minute levels of proteins.

Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. is the European subsidiary of Astellas. Astellas Europe employs approximately 3,200 people in Europe and South Africa across Sales and Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), and Manufacturing. Astellas Europe has 20 Sales and Marketing affiliates, three Manufacturing plants, and one R&D centre. Astellas Europe, through Astellas Pharma International, is also responsible for the distribution of the company's products in multiple markets in the Middle East and Africa. Astellas Europe is headquartered just outside London in Staines.

CEO Marc Coucke co-founded Omega Pharma NV company in 1987. Omega Pharma's first product was generic shampoo, which it sold to pharmacies. Omega Pharma NV is a Belgium-based provider of healthcare products and services for the pharmacies and other medical sectors. The Company specializes in the development, marketing and sales of health and personal care products, which can be obtained by the end-consumer without medical prescription (over the counter or OTC products). Omega Pharma NV consists of five business units, and is engaged in the provision of consumer-oriented medicines and healthcare products. It is composed of Omega Pharma Belgium, Omega Pharma France, Omega Pharma Northern Europe, Omega Pharma Southern Europe and Omega Pharma Rest of the World. As of December 31, 2008, the Company operated in over 30 countries, including most of the European countries, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.

Agencourt Biosciences uses more modern weapons to win its battles. The company provides genomic services (including DNA and whole genome sequencing) and nucleic acid purification products that help researchers improve the effectiveness of their drug development process. The company has teamed with a handful of international distributors and marketing partners to get its products into users' hands: These partners include Affymetrix and Life Technologies (formerly Invitrogen). Agencourt Biosciences is a subsidiary of Beckman Coulter.

Phenomix hopes to create a pharmaceutical phenomenon by investigating and discovering new treatments for immune system ailments and metabolic diseases. The drug development company's lead product candidate dutogliptin is an oral-dose treatment aiming to stabilize glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Other pipeline candidates target infectious and autoimmune diseases, including hepatitis C and certain types of cancer. The biotechnology firm's drug candidates focus on inhibiting complex proteins (enzymes) that promote disease within the body. The company is owned by a number of private investors.

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