Newron Pharmaceuticals focuses its brainpower on finding remedies for nervous system disorders. As a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system diseases, Newron is developing a pipeline that includes treatments for Parkinson's disease and neuropathic back pain (pain which results from damage to nerve cells). The company is also in the early stages of developing treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other neuropathic pain disorders. Newron is currently partnered with Merck Serono for development of Newron's primary drug product Safinamide, a Parkinson's treatment.

Garden of Life, Inc. Company manufactures and supplies nutritional supplements, specialty food items, and personal care products. Its supplements include weight management, digestive health, and immune-system support products. The company's Original Medicine division produces nutritional products for distribution by health practitioners; its other lines are sold through natural foods retailers. Many of Garden of Life's products are based on a program called The Maker's Diet which was created by company founder and chairman Jordan Rubin in 2000 after overcoming Crohn's disease. Garden of Life has agreed to be acquired by Atrium Innovations.

Alimera Sciences' tunnel vision is a real asset. The biopharmaceutical company specializes in prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, particularly those aimed at treating ocular diseases affecting the retina. Alimera's most advanced product candidate, Iluvien, is an insert about the size of a grain of rice that slowly releases a drug to the back of the eye used in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME); DME, a retinal disease affecting diabetics, can lead to severe vision loss and blindness. Iluvien is effective for up to 36 months and may also have the potential to affect other ophthalmic diseases, such as retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Alimera Sciences is looking to go public through an $80 million IPO.

Diagnostic HYBRIDS was founded in 1983 by Ohio University professors and private investor and entrepreneur Dr. Wilfred Konneker. It has agreed to be acquired by Quidel for $130 million. Diagnostic HYBRIDS will tell you which kind you have. The company develops and markets cell culture kits to help identify various viruses and endocrine diseases. Its product line include kits to detect a wide range of influenza viruses, herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2, Chlamydia and Cytomegalovirus, which includes the viruses that cause chicken pox and mononucleosis. Other kits demonstrate thyroid functioning. The biotech firm also develops and sells cell-based detection products.

Alacer Corp. will "C" you through your cold. Maker of the popular Emergen-C fizzy drink mix, the company set the cornerstone on branded vitamin C products. In addition to Emergen-C, which blends mineral ascorbates with B vitamins and mineral complexes, the company's other products include ElectroMIX (electrolyte drink mix) and its Super Gram time-released tablets. Alacer also develops other vitamin and herbal supplements, all with a walloping dose of vitamin C stirred in. Its products are sold through natural foods retailers, mass market retailers, and chain drug stores.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals wants to be "the" drug company for the new millennium. Its cancer drug Velcade is approved as a treatment for multiple myeloma (a type of blood cancer) and Mantle Cell Lymphoma (or MCL, an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). The company has more than a dozen other candidates in the pipeline, most of them cancer-related. Millennium's oncology-focused sales force, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ortho Biotech, sells the drug in the US; Ortho Biotech is responsible for sales in Europe and in other countries where Velcade is approved (except Japan, which is covered by Janssen). Takeda Pharmaceutical acquired Millennium Pharmaceuticals for $8.8 billion in 2008.

FAES was founded in 1933. Faes Farma SA is a Spanish company primarily engaged in the research, manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and skin-care treatments, as well as raw materials used in the pharmaceutical industry. The Company’s facilities include one research and development center and three manufacturing plants, which are located in the cities of Leioa, Lisbon and Madrid. The Company is a parent of Grupo Faes, a group which comprises Laboratorios Vitoria SA, Laboratorios Veris SA, Iquinosa Farma SA, Lazlo International SA, Hispana Dos SA SICAV, Ingaso Farm SLU, Biotecnet I MAS D SA, Esfion SA, Olve Farmaceutica Lda, Veris Farmaceutica Lda, Vitalion Lda and Farmalavi Lda. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates mainly in Spain and Portugal. It also has presence in approximately 50 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia.

Antisoma plc company was founded in 1988. Antisoma is anti-cancer. The drug development firm scouts academic or cancer research institutions for promising new oncology drug candidates and snaps them up. Once the drugs are in its pipeline, Antisoma conducts preclinical and clinical trials. The company's leading candidates in clinical trials include possible treatments for lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and breast cancer. Its 2008 acquisition of Xanthus Pharmaceuticals brought along more candidates, and helped Antisoma expand in the US. Antisoma also partners with larger drug makers and research groups, including Novartis, to develop and commercialize products.

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals wouldn't necessarily characterize proteins as difficult to characterize, especially not if it's using the technology it developed. The biotech research firm's HySpec and HyNet are high-throughput systems for protein expression, purification, and analysis. Prolexys, formerly known as Myriad Proteomics, has also developed its own bioinformatics to put together protein interaction maps from the data generated by HySpec and HyNet. The company has been focusing on cancer research, working with groups such as Columbia University and the Tower Cancer Research Foundation to study advanced solid tumors. Myriad Genetics spun off Prolexys, which was founded in 2001, as a private company in 2003.

Fortitech, Inc. company makes nutrient-rich premixes -- chock full of vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients -- that food and beverage makers add to their products to improve their nutritional content. Companies use Fortitech's custom-made nutrient premixes to fortify a variety of foods and other products, including baby formula, cereals, sports drinks, nutrition bars, supplements, snack foods, noodles, and rice. The firm works with its customers to develop blends that target various health conditions or demographic groups; it then makes and distributes the premixes, which come in both liquid and powder form, from facilities located around the world.

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