Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. (OPC) is a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals, clinical testing and medical equipment, and food products. The company operates six business segments specializing in branded prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, clinical nutritionals, diagnostic substances and devices, nutraceuticals, and skin care products ("cosmedics"). OPC's medicinal products include Mikelan eye drops for glaucoma treatment and Pletaal anti-platelet treatment. The company's line of nutraceutical consumer health products include FIBE-MINI dietary fiber supplement, Calorie Mate foods, and Pocari Sweat sports drink. Otsuka Pharmaceutical is part of the very diverse Otsuka Group.

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.

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.

Bayer AG is the management holding company for the Bayer Group. The Company’s business operations are organized into three subgroups: HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, supported by the service companies Bayer Business Services, Bayer Technology Services and Currenta. Bayer HealthCare is involved in the research, development and manufacture of health products for people and animals. Bayer CropScience is engaged in the crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. Bayer MaterialScience supplies materials, such as polycarbonates and polyurethanes, and system solutions such as coatings, for a range of everyday uses. In October 2008, Bayer AG launched its new anticoagulant pill Xarelto in Britain and Germany, which has been granted approval in the European Union. The Company has subsidiaries operating in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Bayer Schering Pharma AG became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG on September 25, 2008.

Orchid Cellmark Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Orchid Cellmark Inc. operates as an international provider of identity DNA testing services for the forensic, immigration, and family relationships markets. The company has laboratories in the United States and the United Kingdom; and offers its services to police forces and other government entities. It also provides non-DNA forensic laboratory services. The company's forensic DNA testing is primarily used to confirm that a suspect committed a particular crime, to exonerate an innocent person, or to establish or maintain databases of individuals convicted of crimes; and family relationship DNA testing is used to establish whether two or more people are genetically related. Its DNA testing is used by individuals and employers in security applications to establish or store a person's genetic profile for identification purposes in the event of an emergency or accident. The company was formerly known as Orchid Biosciences Inc. and changed its name to Orchid Cellmark Inc. in June 2005.

Mediatech, Inc. company develops, manufactures, and distributes molecular biology and cell culture reagents used by research labs. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and academic institutions. Mediatech's products are sold under the cellgro and Insectagro brands, and include cell culture media, reagents, salt solutions, antibiotics, and bioprocess collection containers. The company also provides custom formulation and contract manufacturing services. Its products are sold in the US through its own sales force and through third-party distributors internationally. Mediatech was formed in 1984.

Ben Venue Laboratories prides itself on having products that are clean, clear, and cold. A subsidiary of German drug firm Boehringer Ingelheim, the company provides contract manufacturing services, including product and process development and regulatory compliance services. The company specializes in manufacturing liquid and lyophilized (freeze-dried) pharmaceuticals. Ben Venue's Bedford Laboratories division provides contract manufacturing of generic injectable pharmaceuticals. Customers include multinational drugmakers, small biotech development firms, and government agencies.

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in San Mateo, California. Pain Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development of novel drugs. It has four drug candidates in clinical development programs, which include Remoxy, a novel controlled-release oral capsule form of oxycodone; PTI-202 and PTI-721, which are abuse-resistant forms of opioid drugs; and PTI-188 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The company is also developing a technology for the treatment of hemophilia in patients. Pain Therapeutics, Inc. has a strategic alliance with King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the development and commercialization of Remoxy, PTI-202, PTI-721, and other abuse-resistant opioid painkillers.

Oxis International, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Oxis International, Inc. focuses on the research, development, and marketing of nutraceutical products in the field of oxidative stress reduction. Its nutraceutical products include L-Ergothioneine (ERGO), an over-the-counter antioxidant offered as a dietary supplement. ERGO is naturally occurring, water soluble, antioxidant amino acid molecule found in animals and plants. The company also holds patents and patent applications for the protection of ERGO on mitochondria, the commercial preparation process and the neuroprotective effects of ERGO.

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.

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