Kalypsys is searching for new medicines, and has developed a zippy way to find them. Its ultra-high throughput automated epiK screening system can analyze more than one million cell-based assay wells a day and can run 24 hours a day seven days a week. With that kind of research capability, the company has developed its own bioinformatics software to enable researchers to quickly find and compare data points. Kalypsys is generous enough to market the system, under the Kalypsys Systems brand, to other pharmaceutical research facilities. Its own drug development pipeline includes compounds in early stages of development, targeting cancer, inflammatory diseases, pain, and metabolic diseases.

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based pharmaceutical company. Taisho Company, along with its subsidiaries and associated companies, operates in two business segment. The Self Medication segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of self-medication pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs and food products. This segment is also involved in the provision of insurance services, logistics services, printing services, as well as real estate leasing, management and operation services. The Prescribed Medication segment is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of prescribed pharmaceuticals. Taisho Company has 23 subsidiaries and three associated companies. The Company acquired 97.97% stake in PT Bristol-Myers Squibb Indonesia Tbk. on October 31, 2009.

Chesapeake PERL was founded in 2000. Chesapeake PERL calls a "mini bioreactor" to produce proteins. Using its PERLXpress technology platform, the company mass produces antibodies, enzymes, viral antigens, and other proteins in whole insect larvae. It sells its custom protein development services, as well as some research reagents, to biotech concerns, including drug and diagnostics companies, biotech instrument makers, agricultural companies, and makers of industrial enzymes. It has also received federal grants from the NIH, the US Army, and the US Department of Energy.

Entelos using its PhysioLab technology, the company develops computer models of diseases that drug makers and other researchers can use to design drugs and other therapies more effectively. The disease models integrate known genomic and proteomic data with physiologic, environmental, and other information collected from clinical trials, case studies, and other sources. Entelos has developed PhysioLab models for asthma, diabetes, obesity, and rheumatoid arthritis. The models are built in partnership with such firms as Eli Lilly, PDL Biopharma, and UCB Pharma.

NeurogesX, Inc. (NeurogesX) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing pain management therapies. The Company is assembling a portfolio of pain management product candidates and is developing new therapies based on known chemical entities. Its initial focus is on the management of chronic peripheral neuropathic pain conditions. The Company’s most advanced product candidate, Qutenza, a dermal patch containing a high concentration of synthetic capsaicin, is designed to manage pain associated with peripheral neuropathic pain conditions. The Company submitted to the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) an new drug application (NDA) for Qutenza for the management of pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), in October 2008 which was filed by the FDA in December 2008. The Company's Products include Qutenza, NGX-1998, Acetaminophen Prodrugs (NGX-1576, NGX-9674, NGX-5752) and Opioid Prodrugs (NGX-6052).

Biovail Corporation company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. Biovail Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, engages in the formulation, clinical testing, registration, manufacture, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products principally in the United States and Canada. The company focuses on central nervous system disorders, pain management, and cardiovascular diseases. Its products include Xenazine for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease; Wellbutrin XL for the treatment of depression in adults; Ultram ER for the management of chronic pain in adults; Zovirax Ointment for the management of initial genital herpes; Zovirax Cream for the treatment of herpes labialis; and Cardizem LA that provides blood pressure control.Biovail Corporation company also provides Tiazac/Tiazac XC for the treatment of hypertension and angina; Wellbutrin SR for the treatment of depression; Zyban for smoking cessation treatment; Monocor for the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure; Retavase, a tissue plasminogen activator used in thrombolytic therapy; Glumetza to control hyperglycemia in adult patients with non-insulin dependent and mature onset diabetes; Ralivia for the management of pain; and Nitoman for the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders, such as Huntington's chorea, Hemiballismus, Senile Chorea, Tic and Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, and Tardive Dyskinesia. Its legacy products comprise Cardizem CD medications in the calcium channel blocker category of cardiovascular drugs; Ativan for the management of anxiety disorders; and Isordil to treat prophylaxis of ischemic heart pain associated with coronary insufficiency. The company's generic products consist of bioequivalent formulations of Cardizem CD, Adalat CC, Procardia XL, Tiazac, Voltaren XR, and Trental. In addition, it offers research, development, and clinical contract research services to third parties.

"Osme" means smell in Greek, and Osmetech is intent on finding ways to sniff out what's wrong with people. Founded in 1993, the company has several molecular diagnostics products on the market. Its eSensor system can detect RNA and DNA targets, such as genes that indicate sensitivity to certain drugs, as well as for detecting cystic fibrosis carriers. Though headquartered in the UK, the company's principal operations are in the US. Its diagnostic systems, tubes, and microarrays are used by hospitals, laboratories, and physician practices through its US sales force and a network of international distributors.

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (Sanger Institute) is a leading research center dedicated to analyzing and understanding genomics. Best known for its work on the Human Genome Project (the institute is responsible for sequencing one-third of the human genome), the Sanger Institute is applying genomics to the study of organisms that cause diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and tuberculosis. The institute was founded in 1993 by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council, and has been funded by a $430 million grant from the Wellcome Trust since 2001.

Established in 2004, Merrion operates offices in North Carolina and Ireland. Merrion Pharmaceuticals wants to make complicated drug dosing regimens easier to swallow. A specialty pharmaceutical firm, Merrion develops (independently and in collaboration with other drug companies) oral drugs to replace already-approved injectable-only medicines. Using its patented drug delivery technologies, Merrion's Gastrointestinal Permeation Enhancement Technology (GIPET) improves the absorption of drugs into the blood stream. Its Gastrointestinal Retention System (GIRES) helps the stomach retain drugs, allowing for their extended, controlled release. The company has four candidates in the development pipeline.

Isotechnika Pharma may have isolated a new drug to combat organ rejection. Lead drug candidate voclosporin could replace cyclosporine as the immunosuppressant of choice for organ transplant recipients and patients with autoimmune conditions. Studies indicate it is more effective and has fewer side effects than cyclosporine. Isotechnika is testing the drug for kidney transplant recipients and psoriasis. Minority shareholder Paladin Labs has signed on to develop and market the drug in certain markets. Its Isotechnika Diagnostics division sells "breathalyzer" tests to diagnose H. pylori infections, which cause chronic gastritis and ulcers.

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