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.

A.P. Pharma, Inc. (A.P. Pharma) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing pharmaceutical products using its Biochronomer polymer-based drug delivery technology. The Company’s primary focus is on its lead product candidate, APF530, which completed a pivotal Phase III clinical trial for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) during the year ended December 31, 2008. APF530 is designed to prevent CINV for at least five days and contains granisetron, a drug approved for the prevention of CINV. In addition to its lead drug candidate, A.P. Pharma has a pipeline of other product candidates that use its Biochronomer technology. One of these, APF112, incorporates the local anesthetic, mepivacaine. It is designed to provide up to 36 hours of post-surgical pain relief and to minimize the use of morphine-like drugs, or opiates, which are used in post-surgical pain management.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. provides research models and laboratory animal support expertise to help its global partners advance their research and drug development efforts. The company offers a portfolio of services to support discovery and imaging, preclinical and early-phase clinical studies, and biopharmaceutical and endotoxin products and services for manufacturing and quality control. Its portfolio spans the entire research and drug development process, from IND consultation to discovery through market approval, allowing customized approaches to support both single-study or broad-based programs. Charles River Laboratories International serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as government agencies, hospitals, and academic institutions.

Volu-Sol Reagents Corp company manufactures diagnostic products for use by clinical laboratories; it also plans to provide personal emergency response products and services for consumers. The company's diagnostic business develops and manufactures chemical reagents, stains, and related equipment used by laboratories to detect certain properties in biological samples in fields such as hematology and microbiology. Volu-Sol's yet to be launched Insight Care services employ biosensors, cell phone, and GPS technology to remotely monitor a client's vital signs and provide assistance. Parent RemoteMDx is spinning off Volu-Sol to shareholders. Founded in 1991, ActiveCare (formerly Volu-Sol) has been aided by some of the world’s largest companies, including Matsushita Electric Works (Panasonic), which was not only an investor in the company, but has helped to shape its technologies.

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (XTL) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the acquisition and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of unmet medical needs, particularly the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and hepatitis C. The Company’s lead compound is Recombinant Erythropoietin (rHuEPO), a known compound that it is developing for the prolongation of MM patients' survival and improvement of their quality of life. MM is a severe and incurable malignant hematological cancer of plasma cells. XTL’s second program is the Diversity Oriented Synthesis program (DOS), which is focused on the development of pre-clinical hepatitis C small molecule inhibitors, which the Company had out-licensed to Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Presidio), which is a private specialty pharmaceutical company on March 20, 2008.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company develops and manufactures drugs for pain management and women's health. Its commercial offerings include pain treatments Darvocet, Roxicodone, and Oramorph SR, as well as Duet prenatal vitamins. Zipsor, a treatment for mild to moderate inflammatory pain such as arthritic pain, and Lysteda, a treatment for menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding), were both approved by the FDA in 2009. Xanodyne has several other drugs in development, including one for mild to moderate pain in late-stage clinical trials. The company funds its development efforts through sales of its commercial products, which are marketed through an internal sales force.

AERES Biomedical Ltd. company was founded in 1999. AERES Biomedical develops therapeutic antibodies. The biopharmaceutical research company has developed more than 20 antibody candidates though collaborative partnerships with other biotech and pharmaceutical companies, many of which are in clinical trial stages. ABC-48 (an antibody for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis) and ABC-120 (an antibody for treating malaria) are two of the company's top candiates. AERES' products target debilitating and life-threatening illnesses, such as infectious, inflamatory, and cardiovascular diseases.

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (WuXi) is a pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development (R&D) outsourcing company, with operations in China and the United States. The Company provides a portfolio of laboratory and manufacturing services throughout the R&D process to its customers, which include pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. The Company operates in two segments: laboratory services and manufacturing. Laboratory services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Manufacturing segment services for producing advanced intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients for use by pharmaceutical companies in preclinical and clinical trials. In January 2008, the Company completed its acquisition of AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc.

Chesapeake Biological Laboratories (CBL) provides product development and commercial drug production services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It also manufactures experimental drugs for use in clinical trials. The company specializes in biopharmaceuticals, materials derived from naturally occurring biological substances. CBL's primary operations are sterilizing and filling liquid drugs and production lyophilization, the process of filling drug containers while limiting the product's exposure to room temperature. CBL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian biopharma firm Cangene.

Cougar Biotechnology has joined the fight against one beastly predator -- cancer. The development-stage company acquires and develops drug candidates for treating prostate cancer, as well as cancer affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. It has three candidates in early stages of development, and one that has reached the final stages of drug trials. Cougar specializes in moving candidates through development to regulatory approval. As its late-stage compound reached closer to commercial development, Cougar decided the time was right to merge with a larger entity and was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2009.

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