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.

Actavis is Icelandic for generic. Iceland-based Actavis Group is one of the world's largest generic pharmaceuticals producers. Actavis company has about 350 drugs in its development pipeline, and nearly 1,000 products on the market across a variety of therapeutic classes (among them cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and oncology). It also manufactures generic hospital products, including antibiotics, anesthetics, and painkillers. Actavis makes drugs in pill, injectable, suppository, and other forms. Subsidiary Medis distributes its drugs worldwide. Actavis, which was founded in 1956, is controlled by chairman Thor Bjorgolfsson through his investment vehicle Novator. At the company's helm is CEO Sigurdur Oli Olafsson.

USANA Health Sciences was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells nutritional and personal care products. The company offers two product lines, USANA Nutritionals and Sense. The USANA Nutritionals product line consists of essentials, which include vitamin and mineral supplements that provide a foundation of nutrition for various age groups; optimizers, which are targeted supplements that support cardiovascular health, skeletal/structural health, and digestive health; and macro-optimizers comprising low-glycemic functional foods and other related products. The Sense product line includes personal care products that support healthy skin and hair. Products in this line consist of perfecting essence, gentle daily cleanser, hydrating toner, daytime protective emulsion, eye nourisher, night renewal, serum intensive, rice bran polisher, creme masque, revitalizing shampoo, nourishing conditioner, firming body nourisher, energizing shower gel, and intensive hand therapy. USANA Health Sciences also provides resource materials and sales tools, including product brochures and business forms, as well as sells reprints of other commercial publications. The company distributes its products through network marketing in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. (ConjuChem) is a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery of therapeutics with an initial focus on diabetes. The Company is focused on discovering and developing new drugs based on its technology platforms called Drug Affinity Complex (DAC) and Preformed Conjugate-Drug Affinity Complex (PC-DAC). The Company has developed the DAC Technology, a platform that enables the rapid creation of improved, patentable drugs from existing small organic compounds or peptides. The Company also designs drugs to treat an array of pathologies, such as diabetes, cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ConjuChem has multiple research programs in-house and has one product in clinical trials.

BBI Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and manufacture of noninvasive lateral flow tests, and the distribution of diabetes products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Diagnostics, Enzymes, and Healthcare. The Diagnostics division involves in the development, manufacture, supply of reagents. The Enzymes engages in the manufacturer and supply of specialist natural enzymes to the medical diagnostics industry. The Healthcare segment involves in the sale and marketing of GlucoGel, a dextrose gel used by diabetes patients when they experience hypoglycaemia; and development of diabetes care product portfolio. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom. As of February 12, 2008, BBI Holdings plc operates as a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Accentia) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of late-stage, targeted therapeutic clinical products in the areas of respiratory disease and oncology. The Company operates in two segments: Biopharmaceutical Products and Services, and Specialty Pharmaceuticals. The Biopharmaceutical Products and Services segment develops late-stage biopharmaceutical products with an emphasis on the respiratory and oncology therapeutic areas. The products developed in this segment are SinuNase, BiovaxID and Revimmune. This segment also includes the Company’s consulting business, which provides a range of services relating to biopharmaceutical product development, and its biologics products business. The Specialty Pharmaceuticals segment markets and sells pharmaceutical products that are developed primarily by its third-party development partners. In this segment, Accentia sells the Respi~TANN, SinuTest and Zinotic.

Jamieson Laboratories, founded in 1922, manufactures and sells vitamin, multivitamin, and mineral formulations, as well as nutritional food supplements, cosmetics and skin care products, sports nutritionals, home remedy supplements, and diet and digestive formulations. Products may be purchased through health-food, nutrition, and other specialty retailers around Canada. The company also exports its products to approximately 50 countries in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Æterna Zentaris Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Æterna Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for endocrine therapy and oncology. Its lead product candidates in endocrinology are cetrorelix, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist that has completed Phase III trial for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and AEZS-130, an oral ghrelin antagonist in a Phase III trial as a diagnostic test for Growth Hormone Deficiency. Æterna Zentaris company's lead products in cancer are perifosine, a PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitor in Phase III for multiple myeloma, and AEZS-108, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as AEZS-112 that is in a Phase I trial in advanced solid tumors and lymphoma. Its pipeline also include compounds in pre clinical development, such as AEZS-115, an LHRH antagonist for endometriosis and urology; AEZS-120, an anti-cancer vaccine; AEZS-126 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; and AEZS-127 ErPC for oncology. Æterna Zentaris has partnership agreements with Shionogi and Co.; sanofi-aventis; Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Prometheus company markets several drugs that treat gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis. Its Entocort, which it co-promotes with AstraZeneca, is a steroid that reduces the bowel inflammation associated with Crohn's disease. Prometheus Laboratories markets its products mainly to US gastroenterologists. It also pairs its drug offerings with a diagnostic testing service that helps doctors differentiate between various gastrointestinal diseases and prescribe the right Prometheus remedy; it runs all of its tests at its San Diego lab facility. Prometheus company plans to conduct an IPO.

Oxis International, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Oxis International, Inc. focuses on the research, development, and marketing of nutraceutical products in the field of oxidative stress reduction. Its nutraceutical products include L-Ergothioneine (ERGO), an over-the-counter antioxidant offered as a dietary supplement. ERGO is naturally occurring, water soluble, antioxidant amino acid molecule found in animals and plants. The company also holds patents and patent applications for the protection of ERGO on mitochondria, the commercial preparation process and the neuroprotective effects of ERGO.

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