Don and Lucy Hillestad founded Hillestad Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in 1959. Hillestad Pharmaceuticals USA goes natural, producing vitamin, mineral, protein, and herb products from all-natural sources. It also makes prescription and nonprescription vitamin products for dialysis patients under the Dialyvite and Hill*Vite names. In addition, Hillestad offers private-label manufacturing of tablets, powders, cremes, lotions, and liquids for doctors and pharmacies, health food stores, and various national and international companies.

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1983 and is based in Melville, New York. OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of molecular targeted therapies for the treatment of unmet medical needs in oncology, diabetes, and obesity. Its flagship product, Tarceva is a small molecule therapeutic designed to inhibit the receptor tyrosine kinase activity of the protein product of the HER1/EGFR gene. The company also offers Novantrone, a mitoxantrone for injection concentrate. OSI Pharmaceuticals products in Phase I clinical trials include OSI-906, an oral small molecule IGF-1R inhibitor for various cancers, including NSCLC, breast, pancreatic, prostate, colorectal, adrenocortical, and ovarian; PSN821, an oral small molecule drug with anti-diabetic and appetite suppressing effects developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes; PSN602, a novel dual serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor for the long-term treatment of obesity; and OSI-027, a small molecule TORC1/TORC2 inhibitor to supersede first generation mTOR inhibitors. The companys other development programs include OSI-296, a novel potent TKI developed to block compensatory signaling in epithelial tumor cells; OSI-930, a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that acts as a potent co-inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinases c-kit and the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2; OSI-632, an anti-angiogenesis agent; and CP-868,596, a PDGFR inhibitor. OSI Pharmaceuticals has collaboration agreements with Genentech, Inc.; Roche; and AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Roxane Laboratories, a US-based subsidiary of Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim, oversees the development, manufacturing, and marketing of its parent company's multisource (generic) drugmaking business in the US. It sells about 75 medications in 250 package sizes, focusing on oral liquids, sustained-release and controlled-release tablets, cancer drugs, and nasal sprays. It also distributes narcotics, such as meperidine (generic Demerol) and methadone. Products developed and marketed by Roxane are manufactured by its sister company, Boehringer Inghelheim Roxane, also located in Columbus, Ohio.

EastPharma would like to be the place where east meets west. The Turkish pharmaceutical manufacturer operates via two major subsidiaries. Deva Holdings makes branded generics, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), veterinary products, and consumer hygiene products. Its Saba unit makes generic high-end cardiovascular and pain medications. EastPharma sells about 70 branded generics and a dozen licensed drugs including versions of the blockbuster drugs Viagra, Singulair, and Lamisil. The company operates seven manufacturing plants in and around Istanbul and sell its products in nearly 20 Eastern European countries with an eye toward Western expansion.

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1981 and is based in Tustin, California. Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and manufacture of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and viral infections. The company develops clinical programs with its novel compounds bavituximab and Cotara, which are the clinical candidates under its anti-phosphatidylserine therapeutics and tumor necrosis therapy platforms. Its pipeline products comprise Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel, and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, which are Phase II clinical trial products for treating advanced breast cancer patients; and Bavituximab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, as well as Bavituximab, which is in Phase I monotherapy repeat dose safety study for treating solid tumor cancers, and in Phase Ib repeat dose safety study for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection co-infected with HIV. In addition, its pipeline products include Cotara, a product in Phase II, as well as a dosimetry and dose confirmation study for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Further, Peregrine, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Avid Bioservices, Inc., provides contract manufacturing services for biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies, from pre-clinical drug supplies up through commercial-scale drug manufacture. Further, it provides services in support of Peregrine's product pipeline, including manufacture and scale-up of pre-clinical and clinical drug supplies.

Inspire Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1993 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in researching, developing, and commercializing prescription pharmaceutical products for ophthalmic and pulmonary diseases. The company offers AzaSite, an azithromycin ophthalmic solution and topical anti-infective; Elestat, an epinastine HCl ophthalmic solution and topical antihistamine for the prevention of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis; and Restasis, a cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion for the treatment of dry eye disease in adults and children in the United States. Its product candidates in clinical development include Prolacria, a diquafosol tetrasodium for the treatment of dry eye disease in phase III; denufosol tetrasodium, an inhaled product for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in phase III; AzaSite for the treatment of blepharitis, which is in phase II; and INS115644 and INS117548, which are in phase I clinical trial for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The company has a joint license agreement with Allergan, Inc. to develop and commercialize Prolacria; a license agreement with InSite Vision Incorporated to commercialize AzaSite, as well as other topical anti-infective products containing azithromycin used in the treatment of human ocular or ophthalmic indications primarily in the U.S. and Canada; and a development, license, and supply agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development of diquafosol tetrasodium for the therapeutic treatment of ocular surface diseases in Asia.

CK Life Sciences champions good health and sustainable growth in its business and elsewhere. The company specializes in the development of yeast-based fertilizers and nutritional supplements. Its VitaGain line of nutritional products are sold in Asia. In the US its Vitaquest International (doing business as Garden State Nutritionals) subsidiary is a contract manufacturer of nutritional supplements. Its Australian subsidiaries manufacture commercial and retail fertilizers and gardening products. Other subsidiaries conduct biotech research and development. CK Life Sciences is part of Cheung Kong.

AVEO Pharmaceuticals' models don't pout, strut, or even turn heads -- unless you're a cancer drug researcher. The biotech firm develops cancer models to uncover how genes mutate into tumors and how tumors progress through additional mutations. AVEO then builds genetic profiles of such tumors and applies them to antibody (protein) drug candidates in preclinical and clinical development to help predict actual human responses. In addition to its own pipeline of potential drugs, AVEO has partnered with other pharmaceutical developers to apply its Human Response Platform to their drug candidates.

Photopharmica Ltd. discovers and develops photo sensitizers and light sources for medical use in the United Kingdom. The company develops anti-infective agents primarily for dermatology and wound management markets; and medical devices in the fields of orthopedics and periodontal equipment. Its products pipeline includes phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for use as topical therapeutic antimicrobial agents; phenothiazinium photo sensitizers for systemic oncology use; and phthalocyanine photo sensitizers that combine anti-tumor properties with minimal or zero skin photo sensitization. Photopharmica Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is based in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Haifa, Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a development stage bio-therapeutics company, engages in the research, development, and production of placental-derived adherent stromal cells (ASCs). The company also involves in the commercialization of non-personalized (allogeneic) cell therapy products for the treatment of various severe degenerative, ischemic, and autoimmune disorders. It develops a pipeline of products that are derived from the human placenta, a non-controversial, non-embryonic, and adult stem cell source. These placental adherent stromal cells (ASCs) are expanded in the company’s proprietary PluriX three-dimensional bioreactor, which imitates the natural microstructure of bone marrow and does not require supplemental growth factors or other exogenous materials. The company’s principal product under Phase I clinical trial is PLX-PAD for people suffering from peripheral artery disease. Its pre-clinical products include PLX-IBD for inflammatory bowel diseases; PLX-STROKE for ischemic strokes; PLX-BMT for bone marrow transplantation; and PLX-MS for multiple sclerosis. The company was formerly known as Pluristem Life Systems Inc. and changed its name to Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. in November 2007.

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