Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. owned company was founded in 1995 by Professor Sir Edwin Southern. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) provides microarray products and services that enable clinical research and molecular diagnostics in academic, hospital, and government research laboratories. One of its key business areas, licensing, gives companies access to its intellectual property that covers microarrays, genomics, and electrochemistry. OGT's research focuses on developing novel microarray technologies for new applications such as drug discovery and disease diagnosis.

NextPharma Technologies, also known as NextPharma San Diego (and sometimes known as Bioserv) provides contract manufacturing services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies. Its facilities can prepare the small batches of biological drugs and placebos used in clinical trials. It can produce solid, liquid, and semi-solid products, as well as injectable drugs. It also offers clinical trial support services and pharmaceutical logistics services. The company's customers include both small and large multinational health care corporations. NextPharma Technologies is the US subsidiary of the UK's NextPharma Technologies Holding Ltd.

Owners (and spouses) Tei Fu Chen and Oi-Lin Chen started Sunrider International in 1982. Sunrider Corporation has blended bits of traditional Chinese herbal medicine with modern multilevel marketing. The company sells health, beauty, food, and household products enhanced with herbs and herbal extracts. Its brands include Kandesn, Vitalite, SunBright, and SunSmile. Sunrider has manufacturing operations in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and the US. Its products are sold in more than 40 countries through multilevel marketing via distributors and directly to customers. In China, its products are sold in thousands of franchised stores to avoid regulations on direct-selling. It plans to copy that model in Japan.

Peptimmune is pepped up about stopping the immune system when it malfunctions. The research-stage biotechnology company is focused on developing pharmaceuticals that treat medical conditions in which the body essentially attacks itself. Peptimmune conducts research and development programs on potential drug candidates targeting autoimmune and inflammatory ailments such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The company partners with other pharmaceutical firms in some of its drug development efforts; it also relies on venture capital investors to help fund its research.

Immunomedics, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Immunomedics, Inc. (Immunomedics) is a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal, antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases. The Company has developed a number of advanced technologies that allow it to create humanized antibodies that can be used either alone in unlabeled or naked form, or conjugated with radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutics or toxins, in each case to create targeted agents. Immunomedics has licensed its product candidate epratuzumab, to UCB S.A. (UCB), for the treatment of all autoimmune disease indications worldwide. Epratuzumab’s most advanced clinical testing is for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The Company has antibody product candidates in clinical development targeting B-cell NHL, other B-cell mediated diseases and various solid tumors.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. Diagnostics company operates in the growing field of personalized medicine, creating laboratory tests that help doctors tailor treatments for infectious disease and cancer patients based on the patients' genetic traits. Its PhenoSense and GenSeq tests determine patients' drug resistance to various classes of HIV drugs. It has also introduced its Trofile assay, which helps doctors choose patients who will be responsive to a new class of HIV drugs called CCR5 antagonists. Monogram markets its products to doctors and reference laboratories (for patient treatment) and to drug researchers (for clinical trials). The company was acquired by LabCorp in 2009.

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops products for female sexual health, menopause, contraception, and male hypogonadism. It develops calcium phosphate nanotechnology for aesthetic medicine, novel vaccines, and drug delivery. The company's products include LibiGel, a transdermal testosterone gel in Phase III development for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction; Elestrin, a transdermal estradiol (estrogen) gel for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause; Bio-T-Gel, a transdermal testosterone gel in development for the treatment of hypogonadism, or testosterone deficiency in men; and the Pill-Plus for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction in women using oral or transdermal contraceptives. The company's CaP products in development comprise BioLook, which is facial line filler in development using proprietary CaP technology in the area of aesthetic medicine; BioVant for the treatment of viral and bacterial infections and autoimmune diseases; BioOral, a delivery system using CaP technology for oral/buccal/intranasal administration of proteins and other therapies; and BioAir, a delivery system using CaP technology for inhalable versions of proteins and other therapies.

Phase 2 Discovery partners with pharmaceutical companies to develop early-stage drug candidates that could treat various central nervous system diseases and conditions. The company also acquires drug candidates, takes them through Phase I and II clinical studies, and then offers the company the option of re-acquiring them Phase 2's goal is to speed up the discovery process for multiple compounds that could aid patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Aaron Industries makes a lot of products you might be familiar with, but under different names. The pharmaceutical company makes approximately 75 different branded and private-label generic products, including alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, mouthwash, hair gel, and antacids and laxatives. It also produces cold medicine and cough suppressants and personal care products such as body sprays and lotions, as well as food-grade chemicals. Brands include Tussin, Pharmacist Preference, and Peptic Relief. Aaron Industries provides contract manufacturing and logistics services. The company operates two manufacturing facilities, one in California and one in South Carolina.

Archemix Corp., a biotechnology company, engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing aptamer therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of chronic and acute diseases in Massachusetts. The company’s aptamer product candidates include ARC1779 for thrombotic microangiopathyies and carotid endarterectomy surgical procedure. It also offers product candidates for cardiovascular, hematology, and oncology diseases. Archemix Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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