Cyanotech Corporation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Cyanotech Corporation engages in the cultivation, production, and sale of natural products derived from microalgae worldwide. It offers BioAstin natural astaxanthin, a dietary antioxidant for use as a human nutraceutical and functional food ingredient to support and maintain the body's natural inflammatory response, as well as to enhance skin, muscle, and joint health. The company also provides Spirulina Pacifica, a nutrient-rich dietary supplement used for extra energy, as well as used as a strengthened immune system and source of antioxidant carotenoids. It sells its products to manufacturers, formulators, and distributors in the health foods and nutritional supplements markets; and to distributors, retailers, and direct consumers in the form of packaged consumer products. The company sells its products through online, as well as through resellers.

CSL Behring is among the world's largest fully integrated plasma collection companies. Through subsidiary CSL Plasma (formerly ZLB Plasma), the company collects plasma through dozens of facilities in the US and Germany. CSL Behring also develops plasma protein biotherapeutics to treat a range of health ailments, including bleeding disorders (such as hemophilia), immune system deficiencies, and respiratory disease (including emphysema). Biotherapeutics are also used in critical care settings for surgical and wound healing applications. CSL Behring is a subsidiary of Australian biopharmaceutical firm CSL Limited.

Spherotech, Inc. company was founded in 1992. pherotech is very particular about its business. Spherotech company manufactures microparticles for the drug and medical device industries. Its product offerings include ferromagnetic, fluorescent, latex, paramagnetic, and various colored microparticles. Spherotech's products are used in applications such as fluorescence and enzyme immunoassay.

NanoBio is trying to put its NanoStat antimicrobial nanoemulsion technology to work enabling drugs that treat topical and mucosal diseases. The firm's nanoemulsions are formulated to destroy such bacteria as "E. coli", as well as fungi, spores, and viral invaders. NanoBio's two lead candidates are in development to treat cold sores and nail fungus. Other candidates target acne, genital herpes, herpes zoster (better known as shingles), drug-resistant bacterial infections, and viral respiratory infections. NanoBio is also exploring how to use its technology to develop vaccines for hepatitis B and influenza.

Orbus Pharma offers pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, packaging, and warehousing services on a contract basis for other drug companies. Orbus Pharma specializes in oral suspension and generic pharmaceutical products. The company serves the North American, European, and other international markets. It develops formulations of existing drugs using proprietary delivery systems and then provides out-licensing and contract manufacturing services for the products. Orbus has agreed to allow China-based pharmaceutical firm Nanjing Sanhome Pharmaceutical Co. to acquire a majority of its shares.

Cephalon, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Frazer, Pennsylvania. Cephalon, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of products for central nervous system, inflammatory disease, pain, and oncology therapeutic areas. Its products for central nervous system disorders include PROVIGIL for the treatment of excessive sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome, and shift work sleep disorder; NUVIGIL, a single-isomer formulation of modafinil; and GABITRIL for use as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in epileptic patients. The company's pain therapeutics portfolio comprises AMRIX for the relief of muscle spasm associated with acute painful musculoskeletal conditions; and FENTORA, EFFENTORA, ACTIQ, and generic OTFC products, which focus on treating breakthrough cancer pain in opioid-tolerant patients. Its products for oncology consist of TREANDA, a bi-functional hybrid cytotoxic; TRISENOX, an intravenous arsenic-based targeted therapy; CEP-701, an oral small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor; MYOCET, a cardio-protective chemotherapy agent to treat metastatic breast cancer; TARGRETIN for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; and ABELCET, an anti-fungal product for cancer patients. The company provides its products principally to wholesale drug distributors. It has collaboration agreements with Euroscreen s.a.; Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Psychogenics Inc.; and AMBIT Biosciences Inc, as well as a research agreement with Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cephalon, Inc. markets its products primarily in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Kalypsys is searching for new medicines, and has developed a zippy way to find them. Its ultra-high throughput automated epiK screening system can analyze more than one million cell-based assay wells a day and can run 24 hours a day seven days a week. With that kind of research capability, the company has developed its own bioinformatics software to enable researchers to quickly find and compare data points. Kalypsys is generous enough to market the system, under the Kalypsys Systems brand, to other pharmaceutical research facilities. Its own drug development pipeline includes compounds in early stages of development, targeting cancer, inflammatory diseases, pain, and metabolic diseases.

Since its inception in 1740, Whatman knows what it takes to separate the wheat from the chaff. Whatman company makes filters, membranes, and specialty products for applications in the analytical, health care, and bioscience markets in some 70 countries. Whatman company's products can be found in medical devices and diagnostic testing kits. Whatman has also developed technology for the isolation, transportation, storage, and purification of DNA for gathering genetic information. Whatman makes other products such as blotting papers, syringe filters, and chromatography products. Whatman company was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2008.

The German drug company -- seller of popular over-the-counter remedies Zantac and Dulcolax, as well as prescription Flomax for enlarged prostate -- makes a host of prescription and OTC products, not to mention fine chemicals and pet medications. Its prescription drugs include treatments for respiratory ailments, hypertension, HIV, and depression. Boehringer also offers cold, gastrointestinal, and pain remedies, as well as vaccines, drugs, and nutritionals for farm animals and pets. The company operates worldwide. The founding Boehringer family controls the company through parent company C.H. Boehringer Sohn.

deCODE genetics, Inc. (deCODE) is a bio-pharmaceutical company developing and marketing products for the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of common diseases. deCODE applies its capabilities in chemistry and structural biology to the development of drugs in therapeutic areas, and applies its discoveries in human genetics to bring to market deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-based reference laboratory tests and consumer genome analysis services to assess individual risk of common diseases. In November 2009, the Company announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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