Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. company's products treat a variety of dermatological ailments including acne, psoriasis, and even warts. Among the company's prescribed products are Duac and Brevoxyl acne medications and rosacea treatment Rosac. Stiefel also makes such over-the-counter remedies as fungal infection treatment Zeasorb and Sarna Lotion for itchy skin. Through subsidiaries, the company has manufacturing, marketing, and research operations in more than 30 countries, and markets it products in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1847, the company was owned by the Stiefel family before being acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2009.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing and marketing products to urologists, endocrinologists, orthopedists and select primary care physicians. The Company’s product, Testim, is a topical 1% testosterone once-a-day gel indicated for the treatment of hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is defined as reduced or absent secretion of testosterone which can lead to symptoms such as low energy, loss of libido, adverse changes in body composition, irritability and poor concentration. The product pipeline of the Company includes XIAFLEX (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture (Dupuytren’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease (Peyronie’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis (frozen shoulder syndrome), AA4010, treatment for overactive bladder using the transmucosal film delivery system and fentanyl pain product using the transmucosal film delivery system.

Cobra Biomanufacturing offers contract research and manufacturing services to the biopharmaceutical industry. It develops genetic research supplies for use in preclinical research and early clinical trial stages. The company helps its global clients navigate through regulatory requirements while designing and manufacturing novel proteins, viruses, and other cellular products for use in drug development and manufacturing processes. Clients use Cobra Biomanufacturing's products and technologies to develop gene-based disease therapies and vaccine products.

CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. (Cardio) is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs to stimulate the growth of new blood vessels for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the Company’s drug candidates is acidic human fibroblast growth factor-1, FGF-1141 (formerly called Cardio Vascu-Grow) and it facilitates the growth of new blood vessels in the heart tissues and organs with an impaired vascular system. This process is referred to as angiogenesis in the scientific community. The Company’s research and development is focused on developing new drug candidates, in which FGF-1141 is the API for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, where the growth of new blood vessels can improve the outcome for patients. The Company conducts research to identify and evaluate medical indications that may benefit from its drug candidates.

Pfizer Limited company is the top provider of medicines to the UK's National Health Service, offering many of its parent company's products to treat conditions including cardiovascular ailments and cancers. It also provides animal health products. Pfizer Limited conducts research and development activities, focusing on medications in the areas of allergy, respiratory, urinary, metabolic, and gastrointestinal ailments, as well as vaccines, anti-retrovirals, and pain treatments.

Intarcia Therapeutics (formerly BioMedicines) sniffs out the competition for its drugs. The development-stage company identifies potential drug candidates in other firms' pipelines, then buys the rights to products it believes can be developed more efficiently or can be effective in treating different indications. Lead drug candidate Atamestane, acquired from Schering AG (now Bayer Schering ), is in clinical trials as a potential treatment for metastatic breast cancer. The company's pipeline also includes omega interferon (purchased from Boehringer Ingelheim), which is being developed to treat hepatitis C; and Biomed 101 (from G.D. Searle), which may have applications for melanoma and kidney cancer.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases in the United States and Europe. The company's primary product includes Tyzeka/Sebivo for the treatment of hepatitis B virus. It also develops IDX899, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In addition, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focuses on the development of drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C virus. It has a license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to develop, manufacture, and commercialize its NNRTI compounds, including IDX899 for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a subsidiary of Novartis Pharma AG.

Novartis UK, pharmaceutical manufacturing isn't just a business, it's an art. Novartis UK is the British affiliate of Swiss-based Novartis AG, its operations include Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK, the prescription drug production arm that makes such products as tumor inhibitor Glivec and pain reliever Voltaren. Its Vaccine and Diagnostics division operates an influenza vaccine manufacturing facility. The company's Consumer Health division develops and manufactures such OTC products as Savlon antiseptic and Otrivin decongestant. Consumer Health also manufactures and markets drugs for companion animals and livestock, and includes contact lens maker CIBA Vision (UK).

Cubist was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment. The company markets CUBICIN (daptomycin for injection), the first antibiotic in a new class of anti-infectives called lipopeptides in the United States. It began promoting MERREM I.V. (meropenem for injection) in the U.S. in July 2008. MERREM is an established spectrum antibiotic developed by AstraZeneca. The Cubist product pipeline includes ecallantide, a recombinant human protein in Phase 2 clinical trials; CONSERV-1 and CONSERV-2 for the reduction of blood loss during cardiac surgery; and two Phase 1 programs that address unmet medical needs, one in CDAD (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea) and the other in multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative infections. In addition, the company, in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has a pre-IND and a Phase 2 program underway in novel treatments for respiratory syncytial virus infections using Alnylam's RNA-interference technology.

Cardiome Pharma Corp. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Cardiome Pharma Corp., a life sciences company, focuses on developing drugs to treat or prevent cardiovascular diseases. Its product Vernakalant (iv), which has completed Phase III (ACT 4) and in Phase III (European Comparator) trial is used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation; Vernakalant (oral) that has completed Phase IIa Pilot and Phase IIb study is used for atrial fibrillation; GED-aPC, an ongoing Phase I study product for multiple disease states; and Artesian Programs, which is in pre-clinical studies to attenuate the deleterious effects of the excessive neurohormonal activation that occurs in diseases of cardiac dysfunction.

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