Quarks may be the basic building blocks of matter, but it's a fundamental unit of biology -- genes -- that Quark Pharmaceuticals is interested in. The drug development company is using cutting-edge RNA interference (RNAi) technology to develop small-interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, or drugs that inhibit targeted genes from producing proteins associated with certain diseases. Its lead product RTP801i-14, which it has licensed to Pfizer, aims to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (a cause of blindness in the elderly). Quark Pharmaceuticals is developing other candidates for ailments such as acute renal (kidney) failure, hearing loss, and dyslipidemia (a metabolic syndrome).

Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (Cardium) is a medical technology development-stage company. The Company is primarily focused on the development, manufacture and sale of therapeutic products and devices for cardiovascular, ischemic and related indications. Cardium owns a portfolio of biologic growth factors and related delivery techniques, acquired from the Schering AG Group, for potential use in treating ischemic and other cardiovascular conditions. Cardium owns rights to the assets and technologies of Tissue Repair Company, a company focused on the development of growth factor therapeutics for the potential treatment of tissue wounds, such as chronic diabetic wounds. Tissue Repair Company is operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardium. In July 2009, the Company completed the asset sale of its InnerCool Therapies business to Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV.

Cardiome Pharma Corp. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Cardiome Pharma Corp., a life sciences company, focuses on developing drugs to treat or prevent cardiovascular diseases. Its product Vernakalant (iv), which has completed Phase III (ACT 4) and in Phase III (European Comparator) trial is used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation; Vernakalant (oral) that has completed Phase IIa Pilot and Phase IIb study is used for atrial fibrillation; GED-aPC, an ongoing Phase I study product for multiple disease states; and Artesian Programs, which is in pre-clinical studies to attenuate the deleterious effects of the excessive neurohormonal activation that occurs in diseases of cardiac dysfunction.

Sanofi Pasteur helps you guard against getting sick in the first place. The company is the US vaccines division of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis. It makes vaccines that protect against such infectious diseases as influenza, polio, and meningitis. Some of its top sellers are flu vaccines, childhood combination vaccines, and adult booster shots. It also makes travelers' vaccines that keep globetrotters safe from typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, and the like. Projects in development include improved vaccines for influenza, preventative vaccines for HIV and dengue fever, and therapeutic vaccines for cancer.

The Medicines Company was founded in 1996 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The Medicines Company, a pharmaceutical company, provides medicines for the treatment of critical care patients worldwide. It markets Angiomax, an intravenous direct thrombin inhibitor for use as an anticoagulant in combination with aspirin in patients with unstable angina undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; and Cleviprex, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, for the control of high blood pressure. The company's development products include cangrelor, an injectable antiplatelet agent that prevents platelet activation and aggregation in the clotting process; Oritavancin, a semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptide antibiotic for the treatment of gram-positive infections; and CU-2010 for the prevention of blood loss during surgery. Its customers include hospital management, physicians, hospital pharmacists, nurses, and other care staff. The Medicines Company sells its products through sales representatives and managers. The company has commercial supply agreement with Lonza Braine S.A. for the development and supply of the Angiomax bulk drug substance.

Indiana Botanic Gardens makes, markets, and sells herbal supplements, cosmetics, and other natural products.Its Botanic Choice and Botanic Spa lines feature such exotic ingredients as hoodia (an African desert plant), Indian Water Hyssop, and emu oil. In all, it sells about 1,700 items to customers throughout the US and abroad. The company does most of its business through its mail-order catalogue and online retail site; it also operates a retail store and offers wholesale sales for other retailers. Joseph E. Meyer, author of the classic reference book The Herbalist, founded Indiana Botanic Gardens in 1910. His great-grandson Tim Cleland is the company's president.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company develops sustained-release therapies based on DepoFoam, an injectable drug delivery technology that allows both immediate and sustained release. Its two marketable products are DepoCyt for treating cancer-related neoplastic meningitis and DepoDur for the treatment of post-operative pain. Pacira's lead candidate is EXPAREL, an injectable local anesthetic. The company has two manufacturing facilities that make its Depo products. Once the injectables subsidiary of drug-delivery company SkyePharma PLC, Pacira was bought out in 2007 by an investor group led by MPM Capital, OrbiMed, HBM Bioventures, and Sanderling Ventures.

YM Biosciences was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. YM Biosciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the licensing and commercialization of drug products and technologies primarily for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related conditions worldwide. Its approved product Nimotuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor, is used for the treatment nasopharyngeal carcinomas, head and neck cancer, refractory children glioma, adult glioma, and stage III/IV glioma. The company is also developing Nimotuzumab for various other epithelial cancers; and AeroLEF, a proprietary formulation of free and liposome-encapsulated fentanyl administered by pulmonary inhalation for the treatment of severe and moderate acute pain, including cancer pain. In addition, its other product candidates include TGFa and HER-1, the anti-cancer vaccines.

MonoSol Rx, Inc. company develops thin film versions (about the size of a postage stamp) of new and existing prescription and over-the-counter drugs for colds, nausea, pain, and other ailments. MonoSol creates its thin film products, which are easier to take than tablets or capsules, primarily through partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies. Brands of current drug candidates for its thin film strips include Ambien, a sleep aid, and Lexapro, an anti-depressant. The company has a manufacturing facility in Portage, Indiana, and focuses on creating products for US, Europe, and Asia/Pacific markets.

Experimental and Applied Sciences (EAS) makes and distributes dietary supplements and weight-management products worldwide. The firm's shakes, nutrition bars, protein drinks, and nutritional supplements -- branded as AdvantEdge, Catapult, EAS, Muscle Armor, and Myoplex -- fuel dieters, body builders, and other athletes. EAS also sells training and exercise videos as well as best-selling book, Body for Life (written by one-time owner Bill Phillips). EAS is part of Abbott Nutrition, a division of leading health care products maker Abbott Laboratories.

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