Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. company was founded in 1978 and is based in London, Canada. Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. engages in the development and marketing of polysaccharide-based therapeutic products used in the treatment of osteoarthritis and cystitis. It offers NeoVisc, a three injection sodium hyaluronate therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis; and Uracyst for the treatment of interstitial cystitis, a painful bladder syndrome an inflammatory disease of the urinary bladder wall. The company also has in-licensing agreement for the distribution and sale of BladderChek, a proteomics-based diagnostic test for the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer. Stellar markets its products to medical physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, and patient support groups in Canada through its sales force, as well as out-licenses its products to companies in the United States, Europe, Romania, the Russian Federation, China, Israel, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

XenoPort, Inc. company was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California. XenoPort, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing internally discovered product candidates that utilize the body's natural nutrient transport mechanisms to enhance the therapeutic benefits of drugs. Its portfolio of product candidates includes XP13512, which is a transported prodrug of gabapentin, has been evaluated in a phase III clinical program for the treatment of restless legs syndrome, as well as completed a phase IIa clinical trial for the management of post-herpetic neuralgia; XP19986, a transported prodrug of R-baclofen for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and spasticity; and XP21279, a transported prodrug of levodopa, which is in phase I clinical trial for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The company also develops XP21279, a transported prodrug of L-Dopa, for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; and XP21510, a transported prodrug of tranexamic acid, for the treatment of menorrhagia or heavy menstrual bleeding. XenoPort has strategic alliances with Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Glaxo Group Limited; and Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Santa Cruz, California might be known for its sun-baked bodies; Santa Cruz Biotechnology is known for its antibodies. The company makes antibodies used by researchers to identify and treat a variety of conditions. Its products include growth factor antibodies, steroid receptor antibodies, and tumor suppressor antibodies. The company also offers more than 10,000 target-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA), which are used to silence genes. Its siRNAs are designed to silence tumors suppressor proteins, cell cycle proteins, and lymphocyte signaling proteins, among others. Santa Cruz Biotechnology has offices in California, Japan, and Germany and sells its products through distributors worldwide.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology market. The company focuses on acquiring and developing a broad and diverse pipeline of late-stage clinical and commercial products. Its marketed products include ZEVALIN, a form of cancer therapy called radioimmunotherapy for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; and FUSILEV, which is indicated after high-dose methotrexate therapy in patients with osteosarcoma. The company also develops apaziquone for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Its phase II products comprise Ozarelix, a drug being investigated for benign prostatic hypertrophy, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate; and Ortataxel, a third-generation taxane. In addition, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has exclusive worldwide rights to Renazorb, Renalan, and related compounds. The company was formerly known as NeoTherapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in December 2002. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Irvine, California.

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP company, a subsidiary of global druggernaut AstraZeneca, is the fifth-largest drug company in the US. Its sales represent about 5% of all the drugs sold in the US and 45% of its parent company's revenues. AstraZeneca US' treatments focus on several therapeutic areas: cardiovascular and metabolic, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, oncology, and respiratory. Its best-known products include Nexium (acid reflux), Seroquel (anti-psychotic), Crestor (high cholesterol), and Arimidex (breast cancer treatment).

Diosynth Biotechnology is all about the cGMP and protein. The company is a leading provider of cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) production for recombinant therapeutic proteins and peptides. Diosynth's line of proteins include monoclonal antibodies, cancer vaccines, fusion proteins, hormones, cancer vaccines, and anti-coagulants. The company also offers contract manufacturing, process development, and validation services. Diosynth has manufacturing facilities in the US, serving a wide range of customers. The company (which originally began operating in 1923) was a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel until Schering-Plough bought that company's pharmaceutical operations in 2007.

China Sky One Medical, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of over-the-counter, branded nutritional supplements and over-the-counter plant and herb based pharmaceutical and medicinal products. Its principal products are external use Traditional Chinese Herbal Remedies/Medicines (TCM). The Company is also an integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of external use Chinese medicine products sold primarily in China and through Chinese domestic pharmaceutical chains. The Company sells both its own manufactured products, as well as medicinal and pharmaceutical products manufactured by others in China. All of its business is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, American California Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (ACPG) which, in turn, wholly owns Harbin Tian Di Ren Medical Science and Technology Company (TDR). On April 3, 2008, TDR completed its acquisition of Heilongjiang Tianlong Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development stage pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of products for the treatment of diseases and disorders, in which the body is unable to mount immune or metabolic response due to disease or the process of aging. The company focuses on developing a series of adrenal steroid hormones and hormone analogs that are derived from its Hormonal Signaling Technology Platform. It develops two clinical drug development candidates, TRIOLEX (HE3286), which is in initial clinical trials for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis; and APOPTONE (HE3235) that is in a clinical trial for late-stage prostate cancer. The company is also exploring APOPTONE for other cancers, such as breast cancer. In addition, Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals has a research program that is generating clinical leads for evaluation in preclinical models of various diseases, including metabolic and autoimmune conditions, as well as inflammatory diseases of the lung, bone metabolism, and regenerative medicine.

GlaxoSmithKline S.p.A. (GSK Italy), the Italian unit of global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. GSK Italy promotes and sells the therapeutic products of its parent company in the Italian market. The company also makes antibiotics, vaccines, and other injectable drugs at its manufacturing facilities in Parma and Verona, and it has a Milan-based division that sells consumer health care products and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, GSK Italy boasts a research and development unit in Verona that targets neurological drug development, including treatments for depression, addiction, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders.

TapImmune Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative therapeutics and vaccines in the areas of oncology and infectious disease. The company’s lead product, the TAP vaccine performs a key step in moving characteristic markers called antigens to the surfaces of cells. Without TAP, there are no cancer markers, so the immune system fails to spot the rogue cells and the cancerous cells can grow undetected. The Company’s vaccine has shown effective restoration of TAP which restores and augments the marker (antigen) presentation and subsequent recognition and killing of cancer cells by the immune system. The TAP molecule also works as an adjuvant or ‘accelerant’ to enhance targeted vaccines against infectious diseases. Including TAP in the studied Smallpox Vaccine showed potency was increased by 100-1000 times. The company is currently developing AdhTAP for the commencement of toxicology studies leading to the initiation of Phase I clinical trials. The global vaccine market is expected to grow from $13 billion in 2007 to $21 billion in 2010.

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