Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (Abraxis) is an integrated biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development and delivery of next-generation therapeutics and core technologies that offer patients treatments for cancer and other critical illnesses. The Company’s portfolio includes protein-based nanoparticle chemotherapeutic compound (Abraxane), which is based on its tumor targeting technology known as the nab technology platform. Abraxis owns the worldwide rights to Abraxane, a next-generation, nanometer-sized, solvent-free taxane that was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2005 for its initial indication in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and launched in February 2005. The Company’s product pipeline includes over five clinical oncology and cardiovascular product candidates in various stages of testing and development, including Abraxane and Coroxane for various indications.

Herborium Group is a developer and marketer of herbal nutritional supplements. Herborium's product line includes Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal blends designed to clear up acne (AcnEase), boost energy (Energy Restoration), and heighten sexual performance (Lasting Pleasure for women, MaleForce for men). Herborium sells it products in the US, the UK, and continental Europe through a network of distributors, specialty retailers, such as natural foods stores, and online marketplaces. The company's founder, president and CEO Agnes Olszewski and director James Gilligan hold about 70% of the company's shares.

Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Jiangbo), formerly Genesis Pharmaceuticals Enterprises, Inc., is a holding company. The Company operates, controls and owns the pharmaceutical business of Laiyang Jiangbo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Laiyang Jiangbo). Laiyang Jiangbo researches, develops, manufactures, markets and sells pharmaceutical products and health supplements in the PRC. Laiyang Jiangbo produces tablets, capsules, granules, syrup and electuary for both Western medical drugs and Chinese herbal-based medical drugs. Approximately 35% of its products are Chinese herbal-based drugs and 65% are Western medical drugs. In February 2009, the Company acquired Shandong Hongrui Pharmaceutical Factory (Shandong Hongrui).

Nature's Way Holding Company manufactures and markets nutritional supplements and other OTC products which are sold with the Enzymatic Therapy, Nature's Way, and Remifemin labels through natural foods retailers and mass market retailers in the US. Its products are aimed to alleviate everything from sleeplessness to hot flashes and are distributed throughout the US and to more than 40 other countries. Its Integrative Therapeutics and Vitaline brands are sold through healthcare practitioners' offices. The company is a unit of German firm Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals.

Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses primarily on the development of drugs to treat gastrointestinal disorders and diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, neuroendocrine cancer, and acute leukemia. The company has three drugs in development, which include SP-304, a guanylyl cyclase C receptor agonist for the treatment of chronic constipation and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, which has completed Phase I clinical trial; Atiprimod, an orally administered drug with antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic activities, which is in Phase II development for advanced carcinoid cancer; and L-Annamycin, a novel compound from the anthracycline family of proven anti-cancer drugs for the treatment of leukemia. It also focuses on the development of Atiprimod for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The company has license agreements with AnorMED Inc. to research, develop, sell, and commercialize the Atiprimod patent rights; and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to develop and commercialize the L-Annamycin patent rights.

ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. company was founded by Yasutami Yamada in 1899 as Shintendo Yamada Anmin Pharmacy. Later, it changed its name to Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 1949. Rohto Pharmaceutical is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products in Japan and internationally. It primarily offers eye care, skin care, and oral medicine and supplement products. The company's eye care products include eye drops, eye wash preparations, and contact lens care products. Its eye care products spreads moisture over the surface of the eyes, suppresses allergy and works on ocular itching, as well as are used for the treatment of sties and conjunctivitis, inflammation or itching caused by bacteria on lenses, and eye disease causing pollens and house dust.Rohto company's skin care products include dermal medicines, which are used for the treatment of dry skin and females' anorectal discomforts; lip care products that are used for the prevention of dry, sore, and roughness of lips; and hand, body, sun, and acne care products. Rohto Pharmaceutical's oral medicine and supplement products include `Pansion' brand products, which are primarily used for the treatment of gastric discomfort, mucosal repair agents and stomachics for improving damaged gastric mucosa, stomach pain, and heartburn and other hyperacidity-related symptoms. It also offers a range of test products, including blood sugar testing kits, ovulation self-test kits, and pregnancy self-test kits; and denture cleansers.

Clinimetrics Research Associates, Inc. company is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides clinical research services, consulting, project management, data management, and electronic data capture services through most stages of clinical trials. Its services aim to control costs for customers including global biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies. It specializes in biotech development, as well as in therapeutic areas such as oncology and cardiology research. Clinimetrics has locations throughout North America. The company is a subsidiary of institutional pharmacy operator Omnicare.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, including renal disease and cancer. Its products under development include Zerenex, an oral iron-based compound is in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States and Japan; and KRX-0401, an oral anti-cancer agent in Phase II clinical development that modulates Akt, and various other key signal transduction pathways, including the JNK and MAPK pathways, which are pathways associated with programmed cell death, cell growth, cell differentiation, and cell survival. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals has strategic alliances with AEterna Zentaris Inc.; Panion & BF Biotech, Inc.; Japan Tobacco Inc.; and Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the manufacture and commercialization of its products.

ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ARCA), formerly Nuvelo, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing genetically-targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. ARCA’s lead product candidate Gencaro (bucindolol hydrochloride), a beta-blocker and mild vasodilator is under review by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for chronic heart failure (HF). Gencaro is an oral tablet formulation, dosed twice daily. On January 27, 2009, Nuvelo, Inc. (Nuvelo) completed the merger with ARCA biopharma, Inc. (ABI). Pursuant to the Merger, Dawn Acquisition Sub, Inc. merged with and into ABI, with ABI continuing after the merger as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuvelo. Pursuant to the Merger, ABI changed its name to ARCA biopharma Colorado, Inc. and Nuvelo changed its name to ARCA biopharma, Inc.

Genzyme and Medtronic are out to prove that it doesn't just take time to heal a broken heart. The two companies' joint venture, MG Biotherapeutics, was created in 2004 to develop new treatments for heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions. The company in 2006 ceased enrollment of new patients in its Phase II clinical trial, which had been testing the use of cell therapy to repair damaged heart tissue following a heart attack, after evidence showed the trial would not be successful. MG Biotherapeutics is also engaged in long-term research into next-generation cell therapies and is developing a less-invasive, catheter-based delivery system for cell therapy using Medtronic's TransAccess technology.

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