Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is based in New York, New York. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical therapies in the United States. Its product candidates under development include Hedrin, a novel, non-insecticide treatment for pediculosis; and Topical PTH (1-34) for the treatment of psoriasis. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals has a joint venture agreement with Nordic Biotech Advisors ApS to develop and commercialize Hedrin.

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.

Bioheart, Inc. company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida. Bioheart, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic acute heart damage and peripheral vascular disease. MyoCell is a clinical therapy designed to populate regions of scar tissue within a patient’s heart with living cells for the purpose of improving cardiac function in chronic heart failure patients. The Company’s clinical trials of MyoCell include the SEISMIC Trial, a completed 40 patient Phase II clinical trial conducted in Europe, and the MYOHEART Trial, a completed 20 patient, Phase I dose escalation trial conducted in the United States. In its pipeline, the Company has multiple product candidates for the treatment of heart damage, including Bioheart Acute Cell Therapy, an autologous, adipose cell treatment for acute heart damage, and MyoCell SDF-1, a therapy utilizing autologous cells genetically modified to express additional growth proteins.

Novavax, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing vaccines using its virus-like particle platform technology for infectious diseases. It develops vaccines against the H5N1 and other subtypes of avian influenza with pandemic potential, human seasonal influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, as well as Varicella Zoster that causes shingles. The company has a joint venture with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to develop and commercialize seasonal influenza virus-like-particle-based vaccine candidates and therapeutic vaccine candidates against cancer, as well as adjuvants, biogeneric products, and other diagnostic products for the territory of India. It also has a strategic collaboration Xcellerex Inc. for the production of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine.

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.

Ardea Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cancer, and inflammatory diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate includes RDEA594, a product for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. Its other products comprise RDEA806 for the treatment of patients with HIV; and RDEA427, a second-generation NNRTI for the treatment of HIV, in a human micro-dose pharmacokinetic study. Ardea Biosciences is evaluating RDEA119, a non-ATP EK inhibitor, in a Phase I/II study in combination with sorafenib and as a single agent in a Phase I study, both in advanced cancer patients. It also develops RDEA436 for the treatment of inflammation. The company is based in San Diego, California.

EpiCept has made leukemia remission its entire mission. Its lead cancer drug candidate, Ceplene, is designed for use in adult patients who have had a complete remission from acute myeloid leukemia, but who are still at risk for relapse. It has been approved for use, along with interleukin-2, as a remission maintenance therapy in the EU, and it is awaiting approval in the US. The company's pipeline includes other cancer candidates, as well as topical analgesics for both acute and chronic pain. However, EpiCept has put all drug-discovery work on the back burner to focus on bringing Ceplene to market.

Henderson Morley takes aim at those pesky microscopic parasites we know as viruses. The company researches and develops vaccines and treatments for viral infections by preventing them from replicating once they invade their host cells. One of its lead product candidates is a vaccine for genital herpes that could be used as a preventative or a therapeutic measure. Other candidates target human cytomegalovirus and human papillomavirus. Instead of taking its candidates through all phases of development, Henderson Morley instead looks to out-license its candidates. Chairman Andrew Knight owns 34% of the company.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a profitable biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A, seasonal influenza, H5N1 (bird flu) pandemic influenza and H1N1 influenza. Sinovac received approval in 2009 for its H1N1 influenza vaccine, PANFLU.1 and has commenced fulfilling orders from the Chinese Central Government pursuit to the government stockpiling program. Sinovac was the first company worldwide to receive approval for H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Merck OY company, a subsidiary of Germany-based Merck KGaA, manufactures, markets, and distributes prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical medicines. Merck OY's prescription drugs fall into targeted therapeutic categories such as diabetes, cardiovascular care, and infertility, and its consumer health care segment primarily consists of nutraceutical (vitamin) products. It also makes select chemical products, including liquid crystals and life science laboratory chemicals.

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