CEDRA is a contract research organization, deep in the heart of Texas. CEDRA conducts phase I-IV clinical drug trials at its facilities in Austin and San Antonio, including general pharmacodynamics (what a drug does to a live human body) and pharmacokinetics (what a live human body does to a drug). The company also performs bioequivalency studies for generic pharmaceutical makers. It has experience in testing drugs ranging from allergy medicines to pain management and Parkinson's drugs. Its research customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology drug makers, as well as the federal government. CEDRA is a division of Worldwide Clinical Trials.

Ono Pharmaceutical traces its history back to 1717, though it took its current form in 1947. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals. The Company offers oral medication for the treatment of bronchial asthma, disturbances of peripheral circulation, chronic pancreatitis and overactive bladder, as well as injection drugs for the treatment of acute lung injury, generalized intravascular coagulation syndrome, acute phase cerebral thrombosis and blood pressure regulators used during surgical operations. The Company has four subsidiaries and two associated companies.

BBI Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and manufacture of noninvasive lateral flow tests, and the distribution of diabetes products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Diagnostics, Enzymes, and Healthcare. The Diagnostics division involves in the development, manufacture, supply of reagents. The Enzymes engages in the manufacturer and supply of specialist natural enzymes to the medical diagnostics industry. The Healthcare segment involves in the sale and marketing of GlucoGel, a dextrose gel used by diabetes patients when they experience hypoglycaemia; and development of diabetes care product portfolio. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom. As of February 12, 2008, BBI Holdings plc operates as a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) is Osaka's answer to disease. The Japanese drugmaker produces drugs in a wide range of therapeutic categories including cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and infections. Its products include blood pressure medication Amlodin, digestive tract treatment Gasmotin, and antibiotic Meropen. Subsidiary Sepracordevelops and markets central nervous system and respiratory drugs in North America; its top selling product is insomnia therapy Lunesta. In addition to pharmaceuticals, DSP makes food and feed additives, veterinary drugs, fine chemicals, and diagnostic reagents used in research and clinical laboratories. Sumitomo Chemical owns just over half of DSP.

Novavax, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing vaccines using its virus-like particle platform technology for infectious diseases. It develops vaccines against the H5N1 and other subtypes of avian influenza with pandemic potential, human seasonal influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, as well as Varicella Zoster that causes shingles. The company has a joint venture with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to develop and commercialize seasonal influenza virus-like-particle-based vaccine candidates and therapeutic vaccine candidates against cancer, as well as adjuvants, biogeneric products, and other diagnostic products for the territory of India. It also has a strategic collaboration Xcellerex Inc. for the production of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. owned company was founded in 1995 by Professor Sir Edwin Southern. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) provides microarray products and services that enable clinical research and molecular diagnostics in academic, hospital, and government research laboratories. One of its key business areas, licensing, gives companies access to its intellectual property that covers microarrays, genomics, and electrochemistry. OGT's research focuses on developing novel microarray technologies for new applications such as drug discovery and disease diagnosis.

Corgenix Medical Corporation company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Corgenix Medical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of in vitro diagnostic products for use in disease detection and prevention in the United States and internationally. The company offers autoimmune disease products that are used for the diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune diseases, including RA, SLE, mixed connective tissue diseases, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Dermatopolymyositis, and Scleroderma; and antiphospholipid antibody testing products, which are used in the diagnosis of clotting and bleeding disorders, including von Willebrand's disease. It also provides AspirinWorks, a urine test kit that measures an individual's response to aspirin dosage and allows physicians to adjust the dosage or recommend alternative therapy; and liver disease products, which include hyaluronic acid, a component of the matrix of connective tissues found in synovial fluid of the joints where it acts as a lubricant and for water retention. The company sells its products to hospitals, clinical testing laboratories, universities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions. It markets its products through a network of sales representatives, distributors, and private label agreements.

Genome Explorations Inc. was founded by Dr. Divyen H. Patel to provide academic and industrial institutes with a 'Complete Solution' for Genotyping, Gene expression and miRNA profiling. Dr. Patel initiated and ran the Affymetrix GeneChip processing core at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The finding's from one of the many studies conducted through his core was described in a seminal study on the cover of Cancer Cell (Cancer Cell Vol. 1 133-143 March 2002). The study showed for the first time that microarray technology could be used to enhance diagnosis of pediatric leukemia and could also be used to evaluate prognostic outcome. The extensive experience gained through working with scores of investigators on many varying projects has made Genome Explorations Inc. the number one choice for Investigators worldwide.

Stratagene has a strategy for using genes to reach success. The company makes reagents, kits, and other products for gene and protein analysis, gene transfer, protein purification, DNA replication, and other molecular biology applications. It also makes medical diagnostics including allergy testing kits, autoimmune tests that diagnose such disorders as rheumatoid arthritis, and the KOVA urinalysis system. Stratagene sells its products in more than 60 countries; in key markets, the firm uses its own sales force and relies on distributors for other markets. The company is a division of scientific instrument-maker Agilent.

Oxford BioMedica has no reservations about launching attacks on disease. The biotechnology company focuses on developing gene therapy treatments for oncology and neurotherapy. Its lead product,TroVax, is in testing for renal and colorectal cancer and is designed to stimulate the body's immune response to attack tumor cells. Another leading candidate, ProSavin, is in testing for treatment of Parkinson's disease. The company has several additional products in various stages of clinical development. Oxford BioMedica has awarded Sanofi-Aventis exclusive rights to develop and commercialize TroVax globally. The company's California-based BioMedica subsidiary handles its business development in North America and Asia.

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