Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., formerly KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD., is a Japan-based manufacturer that has five business segments. The Medical Product segment is engaged in the manufacture, sale and promotion of medical products for hospital use, as well as the provision of technologies for antibody drug creation, the development of candidate substances for new drugs and the supply of clinical test reagents. The Biochemical segment offers medical and industrial materials, mainly amino and nucleic acids, as well as healthcare items and products for agriculture and fishery uses. It also designs and constructs facilities. The Chemical Product segment provides solvents, plasticizers, materials for plasticizers and functional products, among others. Its Food segment supplies seasonings, materials for confectionery and bread making, processed food products and others. The Others segment is involved in the wholesale and distribution businesses, as well as the provision of industrial alcohol.

Cypress Bioscience, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in San Diego, California. Cypress Bioscience, Inc. provides therapeutics and personalized medicine services. The company focuses on addressing the needs of physicians and their patients by identifying unmet medical needs in the areas of pain, rheumatology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation, including challenging disorders, such as fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. It offers Savella, a dual-reuptake inhibitor that preferentially blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine for the management of fibromyalgia. The company provides personalized medicine services, which include tests that are validated analytically and clinically to provide physicians with actionable information to help manage their patients care, including predicting the likelihood of developing disease or optimizing therapy. Its personalized medicine services include Avise PG, a test that supports dose optimization and therapeutic decision making for patients taking methotrexate, a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and Avise MCV, a test that aids in the diagnosis and prognosis of RA. The company has a license agreement with Pierre Fabre Medicament to develop and sell products with the compound milnacipran as an active ingredient for various indications in the United States and Canada; a collaboration agreement with Forest Laboratories, Inc. for the development and marketing of milnacipran; and a reformulation and new product agreement with Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Arrow Therapeutics was founded in 1998; AstraZeneca acquired the firm in 2007. Arrow Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical product discovery company that is researching new anti-infective medicines. The company's top candidate is RSV604, an antiviral molecular program to combat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of respiratory infections worldwide. This candidate is currently undergoing clinical trials and has been licensed to Novartis. Other leading programs include compounds developed to fight infectious dieseases such as Hepatitis C, herpes, and chicken pox.

Anacor Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases. Anacor's most advanced product candidate is AN2690, a novel topical antifungal for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed. Anacor also has a portfolio of other topical product candidates in development for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and skin and nail fungal infections. The company has entered into a worldwide license, development and commercialization agreement with Merck for the development and commercialization of AN2690 for all indications including the treatment of onychomycosis. In addition, Anacor has a research and development agreement with GSK for novel antiviral and antibacterial systemic therapeutics.

MicroIslet, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies in the field of transplantation therapy for people with conditions requiring cell-based replacement treatments, with a focus on type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes. Islet transplantation technology, licensed from Duke University, along with the Company's developments, constitutes methods for isolating, culturing, cryopreservation, and immuno-protection (microencapsulation) of islet cells. MicroIslet intends to continue its research and development efforts and to introduce products to the market.

Theratechnologies is pepped up on peptides. The Canadian company develops peptide sequences to treat endocrine and metabolic conditions such as growth hormone deficiencies. Lead drug candidate tesamorelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide that Theratechnologies believes can combat a variety of problems, including HIV-related lipodystrophy (the metabolic syndrome characterized by changes in distribution of adipose tissue), muscle wasting associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep maintenance insomnia, and immune dysfunction in elderly patients.

Xencor, Inc. company tailors proteins, not pants. Xencor is developing therapeutics for cancer, inflammatory ailments, and autoimmune diseases. The company engineers antibodies using its Protein Design Automation (PDA) technology, which allows for the specific targeting of diseased cells. Its drug candidates aim to treat cancerous conditions such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, T-cell lymphomas, and B-cell malignancies, as well as other autoimmune diseases. Research partners include Centocor, Genentech, Eli Lilly, and Human Geonome Sciences.

Cangene Corporation company makes plasma products known as hyperimmunes, which are antibody preparations and recombinant biopharmaceuticals made by introducing a gene in a host organism. Cangene's drugs are used to treat plasma-derived disorders, including the blood clotting disorder thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic disease of the newborn, which occurs when a fetus' blood type is incompatible with its mother's. Cangene has several approved products and is developing others, mainly in the areas of infectious disease and biodefense. Generic giant Apotex owns more than 80% of Cangene.

Herbalife Ltd. (Herbalife) is a global network marketing company that sells weight management, nutritional supplement, energy, sports and fitness products, and personal care products. Herbalife sells its products in 70 countries through a network of over 1.9 million independent distributors. The Company offers science-based products in four principal categories: weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports and fitness, and Outer Nutrition. In October 2008, Herbalife announced that it has begun doing business in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. These countries become part of the Company's Mexico and Central America region. Five products from Herbalife's nutrition line will be available in each market, including the Company's flagship Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, in four flavors; Performance Protein Powder; Herbal Aloe Drink Concentrate; NRG Tea, and Thermojetics Tea.

Rosetta Genomics Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is based in Rehovot, Israel.Rosetta Genomics Ltd. develops microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products in Israel. MicroRNAs are naturally expressed, or produced, using instructions encoded in DNA and are used in regulating protein production. The company develops microRNA-based diagnostic programs for various cancers, as well as for the identification of the origin of the primary tumor of metastases; for differentiating squamous from non squamous non-small cell lung cancer; and for differentiating mesothelioma from other carcinomas in the lung and pleura. The company also focuses on the development of minimally/non-invasive, blood or serum-based molecular diagnostics tests. In addition, it develops microRNA-based therapeutic products for the treatment of liver cancer and chronic infections. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Prometheus Laboratories Inc. to license and sublicense certain rights related to the company's microRNA-based cancer diagnostic tests; and a testing and administrative services agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to distribute these tests in Turkey and Israel.

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