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.

Senetek PLC (Senetek) is a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging. The Company’s business consists of two business segments: dermatological/skincare compounds principally addressing photoaging and other skincare needs (Skincare), and pharmaceuticals, principally those addressing sales of monoclonal antibodies, sexual dysfunction and drug delivery of liquid injectable products (automatic injectors) (Pharmaceutical). The Skincare segment’s products include Pyratine-6, 4HBAP and Kinetin. The Pharmaceutical segment’s products include Invicorp, Reliaject, and diagnostic monoclonal antibodies used in Alzheimer’s and other disease research, which the Company licenses from Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (RFMH) and sells to Covance Antibody Services Inc. The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries, Senetek Drug Delivery Technologies Inc. (SSDT), Carme Cosmeceutical Sciences Inc. (CCSI) and Senetek Denmark ApS.

Elixir Pharmaceuticals concocts treatments targeting metabolic diseases and disorders. Dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of treatments for such diseases as diabetes and obesity, the company has taken a dual approach to its work: licensing products from other pharmaceutical companies for development and pursuing proprietary products. Product candidates currently under development include Glinsuna and Metgluna as treatment for type 2 diabetes and a ghrelin antagonist as a treatment for a range of metabolic disorders (all in phase III testing). The company is also exploring the use of sirtuin modulators to treat metabolic disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease.

Micromet, Inc. (Micromet) is a biopharmaceutical company developing antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Its product development pipeline includes antibodies generated with its BiTE antibody platform, as well as conventional monoclonal antibodies. Four of the Company's antibodies are in clinical trials, while the remainder of its product pipeline is in pre-clinical development. The Company’s BiTE antibody blinatumomab, known as MT103, is being evaluated in a phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). A second BiTE antibody, MT110, is being tested in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with solid tumors. MT110 binds to the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), which is over-expressed in many solid tumors.

Founded in 1997, Chicago-based Integrated Genomics specializes in research in microbial genomics, biochemistry, and gene expression. Our scientists have broad experience in both in silico and wet lab sequencing, research and development with more than 100 relevant publications in these areas. Integrated Genomics has particularly long-standing relationships and active research in the area of lactic acid bacteria and pathogenic microbes, as well as a broad customer base across industry, academic and government institutions.Integrated Genomics’ products and services are based on ERGO™, our web-based genome analysis platform. ERGO™ integrates proprietary functional genomic data, metabolic reconstructions, expression profiling, and biochemical and microbiological data with publicly available information. Focused on microbial genomics, ERGO™ provides better and faster identification of gene function across all organisms.

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.

Babraham Bioscience Technologies (BBT) is the operating company of the Babraham Institute, which works with companies around the world on pharmaceutical and biotechnology research projects. The company is committed to fostering innovation and bridging the gap from research to daily application. Through Babraham Technix, the company provides financial and administrative services to start-up biotech companies. It gives special emphasis to companies emerging from its Babraham Bioincubator division, which supports companies that research the role of genomics in healthcare. Commercial spin-offs from BBT include Discerna Ltd. and Orla Protein Technologies.

Merz may be a little sterile, but it aims to take care of every part of the functioning human organism. Merz primarily makes pharmaceuticals, focusing on therapies for central nervous system and liver metabolism. The company also offers several OTC products, including cold remedies, skin care products, and vitamin supplements under the brand names tetesept and Merz Special. Subsidiaries include Merz Pharmaceuticals, Merz Consumer Care, Merz Dental, maker of dental equipment and artificial teeth, and Merz & Krell, which produces Senator-brand writing instruments.

YM Biosciences was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. YM Biosciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the licensing and commercialization of drug products and technologies primarily for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related conditions worldwide. Its approved product Nimotuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor, is used for the treatment nasopharyngeal carcinomas, head and neck cancer, refractory children glioma, adult glioma, and stage III/IV glioma. The company is also developing Nimotuzumab for various other epithelial cancers; and AeroLEF, a proprietary formulation of free and liposome-encapsulated fentanyl administered by pulmonary inhalation for the treatment of severe and moderate acute pain, including cancer pain. In addition, its other product candidates include TGFa and HER-1, the anti-cancer vaccines.

Phytopharm is hunting for better drugs. The company struck a deal with Unilever in late 2004 to develop a slimming aid based on the African cactus hoodia, used in Africa to stave off hunger during hunting trips. This developer of botanical pharmaceuticals concentrates on four drug-discovery areas -- obesity and metabolic disease, neurodegeneration, inflammation, and dermatology. In addition, Phytopharm markets two veterinary dermatology products in the UK.

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