Merz Pharmaceuticals, the US subsidiary of German drugmaker Merz, develops and distributes prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical treatments for skin and nail care. The company's products include Mederma, which is used to reduce the appearance of scarring; Appearex, which treats weak and brittle nails; and Naftin, a topical antifungal. Merz also sells the Aqua Glycolic line of skin cleansers and moisturizers. The company distributes a handful of non-dermatology products developed by its parent company, and is conducting research into aesthetic dermatology products.

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.

Endocyte, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is based in West Lafayette, Indiana. Endocyte, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops receptor-targeted therapeutics to treat cancer and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases. The company provides EC17, a folate-targeted hapten therapy drug to treat metastatic renal and ovarian cancer; EC145, a folate-targeted chemotherapeutic conjugate to treat various tumors, including cancers of the breast, lung, and blood; EC0225, a targeted chemotherapy drug; BMS753493, a folate-targeted anti-cancer therapy drug; EC0434 to target folate receptor positive tumors; and EC0305, an anti-cancer therapy drug. It also offers EC0286, a folate-targeted small molecule for the treatment of inflammatory diseases; and EC20, a folate-targeted radiopharmaceutical imaging agent to identify folate-receptor positive cancers.

Pfizer Limited company is the top provider of medicines to the UK's National Health Service, offering many of its parent company's products to treat conditions including cardiovascular ailments and cancers. It also provides animal health products. Pfizer Limited conducts research and development activities, focusing on medications in the areas of allergy, respiratory, urinary, metabolic, and gastrointestinal ailments, as well as vaccines, anti-retrovirals, and pain treatments.

Nycomed International Management GmbH the Swiss pharmaceutical company develops presciption and OTC medicines mainly focusing on cardiology, gastroenterology, osteoporosis, respiratory, and pain management therapies. It operates nearly 20 facilities in a dozen European countries, where it conducts its own research and drug testing. It also develops products in conjunction with partner pharmaceutical companies. The majority of Nycomed's revenues come from direct drug sales to doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies in Europe, the Americas, Russia, and Asia/Pacific as well as from licensing product rights to and from other companies.

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Samaritan) is an entrepreneurial biopharmaceutical company, focused on commercializing therapeutic products to relieve the suffering of patients with Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Hepatitis C. Samaritan also focuses on commercializing its acquired marketing and sales rights to sell marketed revenue-generating products, in Greece, and/or various Eastern European countries. The Company has partnered its oral entry inhibitor HIV drug SP-01A, a drug that has demonstrated efficacy, in Phase II clinical trials, with Pharmaplaz, Ireland to advance to Phase III clinical trials. In addition, it focuses on commercializing three market drug candidates with late-stage preclinical development programs.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Caraco) is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing generic and private-label pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, distributors, warehousing and non-warehousing chain drugstores and managed care providers, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), Caraco received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) relating to three products. It had filed 10 ANDAs relating to nine products with the FDA during fiscal 2009. This brings Caraco’s total number of ANDAs pending approval by the FDA to 29 (including four tentative approvals) relating to 25 products as of March 31, 2009.

Takeda San Diego develops high-throughput protein crystallography systems used to speed up the drug discovery process. The company's technology can detect the three-dimensional shape of proteins, an important step in determining how a drug can be attached to a protein to produce a therapeutic effect. The US biotech developer is one of Japanese drug maker Takeda's main research and development facilities. The subsidiary's drug discovery know-how is being used to develop new therapies for metabolic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and inflammatory conditions.

The health care products subsidiary of Bayer AG, Bayer HealthCare develops and manufactures products for humans and animals. Bayer HealthCare operates through four divisions: Pharmaceuticals (represented by Bayer Schering Pharma and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals); Consumer Care (OTC medications); Animal Health (veterinary drugs); and Medical Care (diagnostic equipment makers including Diabetes Care and MEDRAD). Bayer HealthCare's better-known products include YAZ birth control pills, antibiotic Avelox, erectile dysfunction treatment Levitra, Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day vitamins, and the flea preventative Advantage.

ZymoGenetics, Inc. company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. ZymoGenetics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of human diseases, including hemostasis, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, cancer, and viral infections. Its products include RECOTHROM, a recombinant thrombin, which is a topical hemostatic agent used for the control of moderate bleeding during surgical procedures. The company's product candidates in clinical development stages include PEG-IFN-l, a pegylated version of the IFN-l1 protein, which is in Phase Ib clinical trials for the treatment of viral infections and autoimmune diseases; IL-21 for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and metastatic renal cell carcinoma; IL-21 monoclonal antibody (mAb) to treat inflammatory diseases; and IL-31 mAb for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and inflammatory diseases. Its out-licensed product candidates include atacicept for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis; Augment Bone Graft for orthopedic fracture and other bone defects; rFactor XIII for congenital factor XIII deficiency, cardiac surgery, and cancer related bleeding; Fibroblast growth factor-18 for osteoarthritis; IL-17 receptor C for inflammatory diseases; and IL-20 and IL-22 receptor subunit alpha for psoriasis. The company also offers out-licensed commercial products comprising Novolin and insulin analogs for diabetes; NovoSeven for the treatment of hemophilia; Regranex for wound healing; GEM 21S for periodontal defects; GlucaGen for hypoglycemia and gastrointestinal motility inhibition; and Cleactor for treatment of myocardial infarction. ZymoGenetics has collaboration agreements with Bayer Schering Pharma AG; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and Merck Serono S.A.

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