QuA Vodis aims to help biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies get where they are going. The company, whose name shouldn't be confused with the movie Quo Vadis, offers interim management, quality assurance system development and training, and regulatory assistance to firms engaged in human and veterinary medical research. Its main focus for consultations is to enable the organizations to maintain operations and quality with as little internal disruption as possible. QuA Vodis has experience working with products such as sterile injectibles, radiopharmaceuticals, and blood and tissue products.

Seattle Genetics, Inc. company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington. Seattle Genetics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing and commercializing monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. Its lead product, SGN-35, is in pivotal trial for patients with relapsed or refractory hodgkin lymphoma under a special protocol assessment. The company's other product candidates in various stages of clinical trials include dacetuzumab (SGN-40), a humanized anti-CD40 antibody; lintuzumab (SGN-33), a humanized anti-CD33 antibody; and SGN-70, a humanized anti-CD70 antibody. In addition, its product candidates in development comprise SGN-75 for CD70-positive hematologic malignancies and solid tumors; AGS-5ADC for solid tumors; and SGN-19A for CD19-positive hematologic malignancies. It has a collaboration agreement with Genentech, Inc. to develop and commercialize Dacetuzumab; with Genentech, Inc., Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation, CuraGen Corporation, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., and MedImmune Inc. for the company's antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) technology; and an ADC co-development agreement with Agensys, Inc.

Amgen GmbH speaks the language of biotech geeks, only with a German accent. Amgen GmbH is a German unit of US-based Amgen, the world's largest biotech company. The subsidiary was established in 1989 to help sell and distribute biotechnical therapies for the treatment of such ailments as chemotherapy side effects, chronic kidney failure, and rheumatoid arthritis. Among the group's products are Epogen and Aranesp, for the treatment of anemia in people with chronic kidney disease; Neupogen and Neulasta, to help restore white blood cell counts for cancer patients; and Enbrel, for the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals brings a little German drugmaking know-how to the USA. The firm is the pharmaceuticals unit of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, which is the US headquarters of Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim. It sells a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the US market, including respiratory treatments Spiriva and Atrovent; high blood pressure medication Micardis; enlarged prostate treatment Flomax; Parkinson's disease drug Mirapex; and HIV/AIDS products Aptivus and Viramune. It is also an R&D center for Boehringer Ingelheim, specializing in immunology, inflammatory conditions, and cardiovascular disease.

Roche s.r.o in the Czech Republic is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from parent company Roche Holding Ltd. in nearby Switzerland. Its operations are focused more on the parent company's diagnostic products than on its traditional pharmaceuticals; Roche s.r.o. has two facilities in Prague for manufacturing and distributing tests for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, cancer, and other diseases. One is devoted exclusively to diabetic products -- diabetes is a growing problem in the Czech Republic. Roche s.r.o. also markets pharmaceuticals made at other Roche facilities, including such popular therapies as cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin, lymphona drug MabThera, and osteporosis drug Bonviva.

Orbus Pharma offers pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, packaging, and warehousing services on a contract basis for other drug companies. Orbus Pharma specializes in oral suspension and generic pharmaceutical products. The company serves the North American, European, and other international markets. It develops formulations of existing drugs using proprietary delivery systems and then provides out-licensing and contract manufacturing services for the products. Orbus has agreed to allow China-based pharmaceutical firm Nanjing Sanhome Pharmaceutical Co. to acquire a majority of its shares.

Warner Chilcott plc company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Rockaway, New Jersey. Warner Chilcott PLC, formerly Warner Chilcott Limited, is a Bermuda-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the women’s healthcare and dermatology segments of the United States pharmaceutical market. It is an integrated company with internal resources dedicated to the development, manufacturing and promotion of its products. Its operations are carried through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Companies franchises are comprised of complementary portfolios of established branded and development-stage products. In October 2009, the Company announced it completed the acquisition of The Procter & Gamble Company’s global branded prescription pharmaceutical business.

BioMS Medical Corp. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. BioMS Medical Corp., a development stage biotechnology company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic technologies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada. Its lead product under development includes Dirucotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for secondary progressive MS patients; and MAESTRO-01, a pivotal phase II/III trial in Canada and western Europe. The company also develops Maestro-02, an open-label follow-on study to the Maestro-01 pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of Dirucotide, which targets secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), as well as MAESTRO-03 trial, a pivotal Phase III product to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dirucotide in patients with SPMS in the United States. BioMS Medical Corp. has a licensing and development agreement with Eli Lilly and Company. The company was formerly known as EPS Capital Corp. and changed its name to BioMS Medical Corp. in July 2001.

ReNew Life Formulas, Inc. was founded by President Brenda Watson in 1997. ReNew Life Formulas aims to make a clean sweep of clogged colons and hasten one's pace to the restroom. ReNew Life Formulas company makes and wholesales dietary supplements and therapeutic products for digestive health. Its products CleanseSMART, ParaGONE, CandiGONE, and Liver Detox are a few of the products offered as part of its cleansing and detoxification line. Its digestive support products include fish oils, probiotics, and digestive enzymes. The company also makes products tailored for kids. ReNew Life Formulas sells its products through health food stores and online retailers in the US and Canada.

Trius Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Torezolid phosphate, its most important drug in development, is an IV- and orally-administered antibiotic with a potential to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of staph infections, known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Until the company is able to sell torezolid phosphate to hospitals and other health care providers, the company is primarily funded by government grants, research contracts, and collaboration agreements. The company filed for an initial public offering in November 2009.

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