Laboratoires Arkopharma's products offer a glimpse of modern worries: ampoules of fat reducers, tablets to help quit smoking, creams to tackle cellulite, and capsules to alleviate anxiety and stress. Arkopharma produces plant-derived OTC drugs and nutritional supplements. The company also manufactures homeopathic remedies and cosmetics. Arkopharma markets its products under a variety of brands, including Arkocaps, Arkofluide, 4.3.2.1. Slim, Phyto Soya, and Plante System. Subsidiaries of the company can be found in Australia, Europe, and the UK. The founding Rombi family controls the company through its holding company Imarko.

Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG (Santhera) is a Swiss company focused on discovery, development and commercialization of small-molecule pharmaceutical products for the treatment of severe neuromuscular diseases. CATENA is Santhera’s first product approved in Canada for symptomatic treatment of Friedreich's ataxia. Santhera has five clinical-stage development programs, three of which investigate its core compound, SNT-MC17/idebenon, in the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy. Another clinical program investigates JP-1730/fipamezole in the treatment of dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease. The fifth program concerns congenital muscular dystrophies. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Schweiz) AG, engaged in research and development of pharmaceuticals, Santhera Pharmaceuticals (Canada), Inc., active in marketing and sales of pharmaceuticals, and Santhera Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.

Genencor manufactures genetically modified enzymes for the industrial, agricultural, and consumer products markets. Using its biotechnology know-how, the company discovers useful enzymes (naturally occurring protein catalysts) and develops them for mass production; the enzymes are used in myriad ways, including as additives in animal feed and detergents, as a method of converting starch into ethanol, and in the production of textiles and paper. Genencor International is a division of food ingredient company Danisco.

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.

H. Lundbeck develops medicine primarily for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system. Sold throughout the world, Lundbeck's main products include Cipralex (licensed to Forest Laboratories in the US market under the brand Lexapro) for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, Ebixa for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and Azilect for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Lundbeck spends about 20% of its revenue on research and development. The company has additional licensing and collaborative agreements with other drug makers including Teva Pharmaceuticals, Takeda, Merz, and Solvay.

Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. company was founded in 1972 and is based in Provo, Utah. Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of nutritional and personal care products worldwide. The company offers herbal products in the form of capsules or tablets; single herbs and herb combinations in the form of liquid herbs and extracts; vitamins and mineral supplements in the form of chewable or non-chewable tablets; personal care products, including oils and lotions, aloe vera gel, herbal shampoo, herbal skin treatment, toothpaste, and skin cleanser; and various other products, such as nutritional drinks, homeopathic products, and powders. Nature's Sunshine Products sells its products to a sales force of independent distributors and managers, who use the products themselves or resell them to other distributors or consumers. It also exports its products to various countries, including Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and Norway.

PetMed Express, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida. PetMed Express, Inc. (PetMed) and its subsidiaries, doing business as 1-800-PetMeds, is a pet pharmacy. The Company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, and other health products for dogs, cats, and horses direct to the consumer. The Company markets its products through national television, online, and direct mail/print advertising campaigns. PetMed offers a selection of products for dogs, cats, and horses. As of March 31, 2009, its product line contains approximately 750 stock keeping units (skus). These products include brands of medication, such as Frontline Plus, K9 Advantix, Advantage, Heartgard Plus, Sentinel, Interceptor, Program, Revolution, Deramaxx and Rimadyl.

Mission Pharmacal was founded in 1946 by the Walsdorf family, which still owns and runs the business. Mission Pharmacal Company makes prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) remedies for infection, kidney stones, and arthritis, and nutritional supplements. Mission's products include muscle ointment Thera-Gesic, Fosfree multivitamin supplement, kidney stone preventer Urocit-K, parasitic and bacterial infection fighter Tindamax, and CitraNatal prescription prenatal vitamins. The company also offers third-party OTC, nutritional, and prescription manufacturing, packaging, and inventory management from its Texas-based production facility.

Antigenics was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Antigenics Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing technologies to treat cancers and infectious diseases, primarily based on immunological approaches. Its products include Oncophage (vitespen), a patient-specific therapeutic cancer vaccine registered for use in the Russia Federation, as well as under review by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of kidney cancer patients with earlier-stage disease. The company tested Oncophage in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and metastatic melanoma; and phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials for various indications, as well as in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of recurrent glioma, a type of brain cancer. Its product candidate portfolio also includes QS-21 Stimulon adjuvant, which is used in various vaccines under development in trials for diseases, such as hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, influenza, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, malaria, and tuberculosis; AG-707, a therapeutic vaccine program for the treatment of genital herpes; and Aroplatin, a liposomal chemotherapeutic for the treatment of solid malignancies and B-cell lymphomas. The company was formerly known as Antigenics L.L.C. and changed its name to Antigenics, Inc. in February 2000.

China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (Shenghuo) is primarily engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement and cosmetic products. Almost all of its products are derived from the medicinal herb Panax notoginseng, also known as Sanqi, Sanchi or Tienchi. Its main product, Xuesaitong Soft Capsules, accounted for more than 87% of its sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. Xuesaitong Soft Capsules are primarily sold in China, but the product is also sold in various developing countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS), the active ingredient in Panax notoginseng, is extracted from the plant using high-tech equipment and in accord with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

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