AstraZeneca Czech Republic is a subsidiary of the international pharmaceutical behemoth known as AstraZeneca. It markets products such as heartburn reliever Nexium, local anesthetic Xylocaine, and endometriosis treatment Zoladex in the Czech Republic. It also conducts clinical trials on potential drug candidates in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia. It focuses its research efforts primarily on the medical fields of gastroenterology, gynecology, and oncology, as well as bone and joint, cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases.

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Acorda) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the identification, development and commercialization of therapies that improve neurological function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord injury (SCI), and other disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The Company’s marketed product, Zanaflex Capsules, is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of spasticity. The Company’s product candidate Fampridine-SR, has completed two positive Phase III clinical trials for the improvement of walking ability in patients with MS. The research and development programs for the Company include Remyelination Programs and Chondroitinase Program.

Botanical Laboratories was founded in 1988 and is led by CEO Jim Thornton, a long-time venture capital investor in the consumer health care sector. Botanical Laboratories, Inc. (BLI) is your garden-variety nutritional supplement maker. It manufactures its own branded nutritional supplements and also offers private label manufacturing of nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies. BLI's consumer products include dietary supplements distributed under its Wellesse brand and sold at retail food and drug stores, such as CVS and Costco. From capsule to carton, its contract manufacturing division offers customers turnkey production and packaging, development, quality control, and testing services nationwide.

meros Corporation was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington. Omeros Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing products focused on inflammation and disorders of the central nervous system. The Company’s clinically advanced product candidates are derived from its PharmacoSurgerytm platform designed to improve the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing arthroscopic, ophthalmological, urological and other surgical and medical procedures. Its PharmacoSurgery platform is based on low-dose combinations of therapeutic agents delivered directly to the surgical site throughout the duration of the procedure to preemptively inhibit inflammation and other problems caused by surgical trauma and to provide clinical benefits both during and after surgery.

Shionogi & Co. wants to kill it like a shinobi (i.e. ninja) in the night. The Japanese drug firm is a leading maker of antibiotics in its home country, with a full lineup of oral and injectable anti-infectives. It has been expanding its pipeline and its portfolio of marketed products to encompass other therapeutic areas as well, with programs in metabolic conditions and pain management. Through partnerships with large global firms, it owns Japanese market rights to some big name drugs, including AstraZeneca's blood pressure drug Crestor (which Shionogi helped develop); Purdue Pharma's pain therapy OxyContin; and Merck & Co. allergy medication Claritin.

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland boasts itself as one of the largest pharmaceutical businesses in the country. A subsidiary of French giant Sanofi-Aventis, the company manufactures and markets prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Along with its Lantus and Insuman insulin products, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland produces Plavix and Lovenox. The company also dedicates much of its efforts on research and development at its Frankfurt, Germany headquarters and is focused on metabolic illnesses such as diabetes, as well as cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

Aldagen's work stems from the need for tissue repair. The biopharmaceutical company develops cell regeneration therapies using adult stem cells. It uses a proprietary technology that isolates an enzyme known as aldehyde dehydrogenase, or ALDH, which it believes can target a number of diseases. Aldagen hopes its products will be used to treat hereditary metabolic diseases in children, leukemia, and cardiovascular diseases; all its drugs are in the development stage. The company does its own manufacturing and plans to do its own marketing. Venture capital firm Intersouth Partners holds about 42% of Aldagen, which filed an IPO in late 2009. The company is led by CEO W. Thomas Amick.

Micromet, Inc. (Micromet) is a biopharmaceutical company developing antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Its product development pipeline includes antibodies generated with its BiTE antibody platform, as well as conventional monoclonal antibodies. Four of the Company's antibodies are in clinical trials, while the remainder of its product pipeline is in pre-clinical development. The Company’s BiTE antibody blinatumomab, known as MT103, is being evaluated in a phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). A second BiTE antibody, MT110, is being tested in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with solid tumors. MT110 binds to the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), which is over-expressed in many solid tumors.

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Haifa, Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a development stage bio-therapeutics company, engages in the research, development, and production of placental-derived adherent stromal cells (ASCs). The company also involves in the commercialization of non-personalized (allogeneic) cell therapy products for the treatment of various severe degenerative, ischemic, and autoimmune disorders. It develops a pipeline of products that are derived from the human placenta, a non-controversial, non-embryonic, and adult stem cell source. These placental adherent stromal cells (ASCs) are expanded in the company’s proprietary PluriX three-dimensional bioreactor, which imitates the natural microstructure of bone marrow and does not require supplemental growth factors or other exogenous materials. The company’s principal product under Phase I clinical trial is PLX-PAD for people suffering from peripheral artery disease. Its pre-clinical products include PLX-IBD for inflammatory bowel diseases; PLX-STROKE for ischemic strokes; PLX-BMT for bone marrow transplantation; and PLX-MS for multiple sclerosis. The company was formerly known as Pluristem Life Systems Inc. and changed its name to Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. in November 2007.

International Brachytherapy (IBt) is planting the seeds of future health and vitality. IBt develops and markets interstitial implants -- commonly referred to as seeds -- used in brachytherapy to treat cancer. The radiotherapeutic implants are inserted inside or near cancerous tissue, delivering radioactive doses to tumors while sparing surrounding tissue. Founded in 1996, IBt operates from its Belgian headquarters as well as a US subsidiary, IBt Inc., and UK subsidiary IBt ltd. It also owns a majority stake in medical components provider Urorad GmbH.

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