Chimerix, Inc. company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. Chimerix has developed technology to make molecules with therapeutic potential into oral drugs. Its lipid conjugate technology can modify drug compounds to mimic a particular lipid metabolite that is absorbed by the small intestine, thus protecting the compounds from being broken down in the stomach. Chimerix is using its technology to develop lead drug candidate CMX001 to fight smallpox infections or bad reactions to smallpox vaccinations. The development-stage firm is also targeting drug-resistant HIV and hepatitis.

Radiant Research is aglow with success. The contract research organization (CRO) conducts late phase human clinical trials for drugmakers and medical device makers at a network of some 25 research facilities that it owns across the US. Its services run the gamut from early Phase IIb trials all the way to post-approval Phase IV testing for new therapies in areas including cardiology, infectious diseases, asthma and allergies, and women's health. Radiant recruits the participants for the trials as well as gathers data for the companies; it also provides study design, consulting, and analysis services. Clients include major pharmaceutical companies, as well as biotech and medical device companies.

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.

Founded in 1929, the not-for-profit organization is a leading researcher of human diseases, their causes, and their potential cures. Much of its research into mammalian genetics is focused on mice, which share a similar genetic makeup to humans. In addition to its own research in areas such as cancer, immunology, and metabolic disease, the organization maintains colonies of mice and supplies them under the brand name JAX to other laboratories around the globe. Additionally, The Jackson Laboratory offers educational programs -- including internships, workshops, and predoctoral programs -- for both current and future scientists.

Hemispherx Biopharma, based in Philadelphia, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of viral and immune-based disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental immunotherapeutics/antivirals Ampligen® and Oragens®.Alferon N Injection® is the company's registered trademark for its injectable formulation of Natural Alpha Interferon, and is approved by the FDA for a category of STD infection. Alferon N Injection® (interferon alfa-n3 human leukocyte derived) is a highly purified, natural source, glycosylated, multispecies alpha interferon product, composed of eight forms of high-purified alpha interferon. Alferon LDO® (Low Dose Oral) is a new experimental drug delivery platform for the Company’s highly purified, natural source alpha interferon.

Minrad International, Inc. company, through its Minrad Inc. subsidiary, develops real-time image guidance products used in anesthesiology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and interventional radiology. The company's technologies, including its SabreSource system, improve accuracy in surgical procedures and reduce radiation exposure. Minrad also makes handheld surgical instruments and generic inhalation anesthetics used in human and veterinary surgeries. In addition, the company is developing other anesthetic drugs that relieve patients' pain during surgery without the loss of consciousness. Minrad belongs to Indian pharma firm Piramal Healthcare.

Sanofi-Aventis U.S. is just a subsidiary, but it's still one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the US. As the US operations of European drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis, the company develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products. Its production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of Sanofi-Aventis' primary manufacturing sites, and it produces pharmaceuticals for sale in the US and around the world. Some of its key products include sleep aid Ambien, cancer drug Taxotere, and blood thinner Plavix. Sanofi-Aventis US markets its parent's products in the US through its 8,000 field sales professionals.

STADA Arzneimittel AG (STADA) is a Germany-based company active in the pharmaceutical sector, concentrating on the development and marketing of products with off-patent active pharmaceutical ingredients. The Company’s primary business segments are: Generics, comprised of low-priced and active-ingredient products, and Branded Products, focusing on multisource products that are accessible without active ingredient research. STADA’s generic drugs are marketed by the Group subsidiary, STADApharm GmbH, through a sales network including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Its branded products are distributed internationally as well, in such countries as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company operates through subsidiaries located in Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland, as well as in the United States.

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets and distributes branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements and nutrition bars in the United States and throughout the world. The Company offers a range of capsules, tablets and nutrition bars. Its portfolio of brands includes Schiff, Move Free, MegaRed and Tiger’s Milk, which is marketed through the mass market, including club and health food store distribution channels. The Company markets a range of specialty supplements, vitamins and minerals under the Schiff brand. The Schiff brand specialty supplements are designed to provide consumers with targeted support for their wellness efforts. Its specialty supplements include joint care products marketed under the Schiff brand, including its Move Free and Glucosamine products. Its Move Free product is one of the joint care products in the mass market channel.

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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