
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.
Helicon Therapeutics is a development-stage biotechnology firm working on new therapies for memory loss and other cognition disorders. The company's research and development efforts focus on a protein that controls the signal pathway key to forming long-term memories. Scientists working for Helicon Therapeutics discovered the protein while studying the fruit fly genome. The company is working on drugs to not only maintain memory but also possibly to prevent memories from forming in the first place. Lead drug candidate HT-0712 has shown the ability to improve long-term memory in rats. Other candidates are in early stages of development.

Founded in 1929, the not-for-profit organization is a leading researcher of human diseases, their causes, and their potential cures. Much of its research into mammalian genetics is focused on mice, which share a similar genetic makeup to humans. In addition to its own research in areas such as cancer, immunology, and metabolic disease, the organization maintains colonies of mice and supplies them under the brand name JAX to other laboratories around the globe. Additionally, The Jackson Laboratory offers educational programs -- including internships, workshops, and predoctoral programs -- for both current and future scientists.

Lonza Group stays busy making active ingredients. Spun off by Switzerland's former industrial giant Alusuisse Lonza Group (Algroup), Lonza Group is focused mostly on research and production for pharmaceutical and chemical firms. It is a contract manufacturer of the advanced intermediates and active ingredients used in drugs. Lonza also is active in biotechnology: It uses microbial fermentation and biotransformation to produce fine chemical intermediates and is involved in mammalian cell culture research. It also produces organic fine chemicals and performance chemicals (biocides and oleochemicals).

Medarex is building the ultimate monoclonal antibody. Its UltiMAb technology utilizes transgenic mice whose antibody gene expression is suppressed to create fully human monoclonal antibodies (single-source proteins). Medarex has more than 40 antibodies for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune, inflammatory, and infectious diseases in clinical trials or pre-trial stages. The company has partnerships with numerous pharma and biotech firms including Genmab, which has licensed antibody therapies for leukemia, arthritis, and other conditions. Other development partners include Pfizer, Amgen, Eli Lilly, and Kirin. Another major collaborator, Bristol-Myers Squibb, acquired Medarex for $2.4 billion in 2009.

Laboratorios Farmacéuticos ROVI manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals in Spain and the rest of Europe. Its best selling prescription drugs include Hibor, (a brand name heparin used to prevent blood clots during surgery), osteoporosis drug Osseor, and angina drug Corlentor. ROVI's handful of OTC products include Autan insect repellant and the Enerzona line of dietary wellness products.In 2009 the company licensed Novavax's VLP vaccine technology which it will use to create a flu vaccine for the Spanish government. The E60 million ($84 million) program is being sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Health. ROVI was founded in 1946 and went public on the Spanish Stock Exchange in late 2007.

Phase 2 Discovery partners with pharmaceutical companies to develop early-stage drug candidates that could treat various central nervous system diseases and conditions. The company also acquires drug candidates, takes them through Phase I and II clinical studies, and then offers the company the option of re-acquiring them Phase 2's goal is to speed up the discovery process for multiple compounds that could aid patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Eurand N.V. company was formerly known as Eurand B.V. Eurand N.V. was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Eurand N.V., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. The company develops these products based on its proprietary customized release technologies used to reduce daily dosing requirements and time the release of drugs in the body to increase efficacy or to reduce side effects; Tastemasking/ODTs technologies to increase patient compliance through more convenient dosage forms, such as orally disintegrating tablets and taste-masked drugs; bioavailability enhancement technologies to improve drug absorption; and drug conjugation technologies to extend drug half-life and to target specific organs or other biological targets, such as tumors. Its technologies are used for applications in drug products used for various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pain, nutrition, and respiratory.Eurand company offers EUR-1037, as an over-the-counter sleep-aid; EUR-1025, an oral formulation of ondansetron, an anti-emetic prescribed to prevent nausea and vomiting; and EUR-1073, an enteric coated, controlled release formulation of beclomethasone diproprionate for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. It products also include Zentase, also known as EUR-1008, a porcine-derived proprietary enzyme replacement product for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which has completed Phase III clinical trials; Amrix, a sustained release formulation of cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, used as an adjunct to rest and physical therapy for relief of muscle spasm associated with acute and painful musculoskeletal conditions; and products and services to the cystic fibrosis community.

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets and distributes branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements and nutrition bars in the United States and throughout the world. The Company offers a range of capsules, tablets and nutrition bars. Its portfolio of brands includes Schiff, Move Free, MegaRed and Tiger’s Milk, which is marketed through the mass market, including club and health food store distribution channels. The Company markets a range of specialty supplements, vitamins and minerals under the Schiff brand. The Schiff brand specialty supplements are designed to provide consumers with targeted support for their wellness efforts. Its specialty supplements include joint care products marketed under the Schiff brand, including its Move Free and Glucosamine products. Its Move Free product is one of the joint care products in the mass market channel.

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.
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