AstraZeneca France does its bit to help its parent, global pharmaceutical powerhouse AstraZeneca, fight diseases from A to Z. In addition to its headquarters at Reuil Malmaison, the company operates an R&D facility for cancer treatments and packaging in Reims. The plant, which produces cancer as well as cardiovascular drugs, sends about a third of its product to Italy, the rest to North Africa and Portugal. The company's Dunkirk production plant makes Pulmicort, Symbicort, Mopral, and INexium in its chemical unit, while the pharmaceutical unit makes Bricanyl and Turbuhaler. Dunkirk ships its finished products to the US. In all AstraZeneca France, which was formed in 1975, makes and ships about 40 drugs.

AES Laboratoire produces and distributes a complete range of microbial testing instruments and equipment. Whether for quality assurance or national security, clients from 21 countries in industries from food production to pharmaceuticals contract with AES to assure the quality and safety of products and to monitor possible hazards in various working environments. AES is developing and patenting technologies that are more accurate and less time-consuming than traditional laboratory testing methods, including machines that sample the air for bio-contaminants and chemical "litmus tests" that can quickly detect and identify pathogens.

Imperial Ginseng Products company cultivates more than 550 acres of North American ginseng root used in traditional Chinese medicine. The company operates a farm in Ontario, Canada, where the root is grown for three or four years (each year increases yield and value), harvested, and dried. Imperial Ginseng Products sells the dried root to buyers in North America and Asia, who then turn it into prepared remedies. CDS & Co owns 55% of the company, while co-chairmen Hugh Cartwright and Stephen McCoach and director Maurice Levesque together hold nearly 40%.

MIGENIX likes to pick up compounds after they've been discovered, and shepherd them through to late-stage clinical development. After that point, the company is happy to license them out and hopefully reap the benefits. MIGENIX has partnered with Cadence Pharmaceuticals to shoulder the cost of putting its omiganan gel through Phase III clinical trials for use in preventing catheter-related infections. Cutanea Life Sciences holds the rights to develop omiganan as an acne treatment. Other clinical and pre-clinical drug candidates in the company's pipeline include potential treatments for Hepatitis B and C, blood infections, and neuro-degenerative diseases.

Laboratoires Arkopharma's products offer a glimpse of modern worries: ampoules of fat reducers, tablets to help quit smoking, creams to tackle cellulite, and capsules to alleviate anxiety and stress. Arkopharma produces plant-derived OTC drugs and nutritional supplements. The company also manufactures homeopathic remedies and cosmetics. Arkopharma markets its products under a variety of brands, including Arkocaps, Arkofluide, 4.3.2.1. Slim, Phyto Soya, and Plante System. Subsidiaries of the company can be found in Australia, Europe, and the UK. The founding Rombi family controls the company through its holding company Imarko.

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.

Nycomed US Inc. (formerly Altana Inc) is a subsidiary of Nycomed, which operates three divisions in the US focused on specialty pharmaceuticals in dermatology. Founded in 1849, Fougera is the largest of the three divisions and is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of multi-source topical steroids, antibiotics and antifungal products. The PharmaDerm division of Nycomed is dedicated to bringing innovative products to the dermatologists so they can best care for their patients. Nycomed US also markets and sells Savage Laboratories products, which focus on emergency care.

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. company was founded in 1972 and is based in Provo, Utah. Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of nutritional and personal care products worldwide. The company offers herbal products in the form of capsules or tablets; single herbs and herb combinations in the form of liquid herbs and extracts; vitamins and mineral supplements in the form of chewable or non-chewable tablets; personal care products, including oils and lotions, aloe vera gel, herbal shampoo, herbal skin treatment, toothpaste, and skin cleanser; and various other products, such as nutritional drinks, homeopathic products, and powders. Nature's Sunshine Products sells its products to a sales force of independent distributors and managers, who use the products themselves or resell them to other distributors or consumers. It also exports its products to various countries, including Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and Norway.

MEDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. is the U.S. subsidiary of Meda AB. Meda Pharmaceuticals specializes in respiratory, allergy, central nervous system, and cough-cold products. MEDA AB is an international specialty pharma company that concentrates on marketing and market-adapted product development. Acquisitions and long-term partnerships are fundamental factors that drive the company’s strategy. Meda is represented with own organizations in 26 countries and with more than 1,500 employees within marketing and sales. Meda’s products are sold in approximately 120 countries world-wide. The Meda share is listed under Large Cap on the OMX Nordic Stock Exchange.

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company in the United States and Canada. It develops and markets products for the treatment of dermatological, aesthetic, and podiatric conditions. The company's products address various conditions or aesthetic improvements, including facial wrinkles, acne, fungal infections, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, photoaging, psoriasis, skin and skin-structure infections, seborrheic dermatitis, and cosmesis. Its products include DYNACIN for the treatment of acne and acne-related dermatological conditions; PLEXION, a cleanser product; SOLODYN for the treatment of inflammatory lesions; TRIAZ, a benzoyl peroxide pad for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris; and ZIANA, a gel used on the skin for treatment of acne in patients 12 and older.Medicis Pharmaceutical also offers LOPROX, a shampoo; PERLANE and RESTYLANE for the correction of moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles, such as nasolabial folds; and VANOS, a corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses. In addition, Medicis Pharmaceutical provides non-dermatological products, including AMMONUL for treating hepatic encephalopathies; and BUPHENYL for the treatment of urea cycle disorder. The company sells its products primarily to wholesale pharmaceutical distributors and retail pharmacy chains. It has a joint development agreement with IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. to develop of five strategic dermatology product opportunities, including an advanced-form SOLODYN product; a strategic alliance with AAIPharma, Inc. for the development, commercialization, and license of a key dermatologic product, SOLODYN; and a strategic collaboration with Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. for the research and development of a compound referred to as GT4P for the treatment of urea cycle disorder and hepatic encephalopathies.

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