Essential Group, Inc. company was founded in 1994 and taken private in 2007. Essential Group (formerly AmericasDoctor) is helping medical researchers find a more advanced way to cure that bellyache. The company acts as a contract research organization (CRO) to handle everything needed in a clinical drug trial, including study design, patient recruitment, clinical monitoring, and writing up the findings. It conducts Phase I-IV trials in areas such as cardiology, gastroenterology, urology, and women's health through test sites across the US. Essential Group's primary clients are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

EpiCept has made leukemia remission its entire mission. Its lead cancer drug candidate, Ceplene, is designed for use in adult patients who have had a complete remission from acute myeloid leukemia, but who are still at risk for relapse. It has been approved for use, along with interleukin-2, as a remission maintenance therapy in the EU, and it is awaiting approval in the US. The company's pipeline includes other cancer candidates, as well as topical analgesics for both acute and chronic pain. However, EpiCept has put all drug-discovery work on the back burner to focus on bringing Ceplene to market.

UCB SA is a Belgium-based biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company that specializes in two therapeutic areas: diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and immunology. In the area of central nervous system disorders, the Company is focused on epilepsy, diabetic neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome and Parkinson’s disease, and in the area of immunology on allergies, bone loss disorders, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and Systemic lupus erythematosus. UCB SA delivers small and large molecule solutions to specialists for use in the treatment of severe diseases. UCB also has a selective presence in primary care. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, has research and development facilities in Belgium, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. As of December 31, 2008, UCB SA had a number of wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

Neos Therapeutics makes generic drugs take their time. The contract pharmaceutical manufacturer develops and manufactures branded and generic prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals with an emphasis on time-released formulations. Its products include cold and cough remedies and nutritional supplements. Customers are primarily pharmaceutical distributors and other manufacturers. Neos Therapeutics was slapped hard by the FDA in 2007 for manufacturing unapproved drugs. The action prompted a change in ownership and the company was required to re-file its drug applications in order to resume manufacturing.

Biodel Inc. company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. Biodel Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of treatments for diabetes. The company develops its product candidates by utilizing its proprietary VIAdel technology that allows to study the interaction between peptide hormones and small molecules. Its product candidates include VIAject, an injectable formulation of recombinant human insulin, which has completed two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; and VIAtab, a sublingual tablet formulation of insulin, which has completed Phase I clinical trial for Type 1 diabetes.

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of medical technologies to enable the practice of regenerative medicine. The company develops its product pipeline for the treatments of cardiovascular disease, spinal disc degeneration, gastrointestinal disorders, liver and renal disease, and pelvic health conditions. Its principal products include the Celution System family of products, which processes patients' cells at the bedside in real time. Each member of the Celution System family of products consists of a central device, a related single-use consumable used for each patient procedure, proprietary enzymes, and related instrumentation. The company also offers Celution 800/CRS System for the European cosmetic and reconstructive surgery market through a network of medical distributors; and the Celution 900/MB in Japan through its commercialization partner as part of the StemSource Cell Bank, which prepares cells for cryopreservation. Cytori Therapeutics is conducting two clinical trials on adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells processed with the Celution 600 System in patients suffering from chronic myocardial ischemia and in heart attack patients. In addition, it develops and sells thin film bioresorbable implants in Japan. Further, the company operates a tissue bank facility for the preservation of stem and regenerative cells extracted from adipose tissue. Additionally, it has a joint venture with Olympus Corporation to develop and manufacture second generation devices based on its Celution system.

Medivation, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in San Francisco, California. Medivation, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and castration-resistant prostate cancer. Its product pipeline includes Dimebon, which is in pivotal Phase 3 trial in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, and is in Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with mild-to-moderate Huntington's disease; and MDV3100, a Phase 1-2 clinical trial product in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company has a collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc to develop and commercialize Dimebon for the treatment of Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases, as well as an agreement to develop and commercialize MDV3100, an investigational drug for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Santarus was founded in 1996 and is based in San Diego, California. Santarus, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing proprietary products that treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Its products include Zegerid capsules and powder for oral suspension, which are proprietary immediate-release formulations that combine antacids and omeprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) to treat upper gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); and Glumetza for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The company is also developing a Zegerid tablet formulation, Budesonide MMX for the treatment of mild or moderate active ulcerative colitis, and Rifamycin SV MMX for the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea. It has strategic alliances with Schering-Plough to develop, manufacture, and sell Zegerid brand OTC products in the lower dosage strength of 20 mg of omeprazole in the United States and Canada; GlaxoSmithKline to develop, manufacture, and commercialize prescription and OTC products in approximately 100 countries, including in Africa, Asia, the Middle-East, and Central and South America; and Cosmo Technologies, Ltd, which grants Santarus exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Budesonide MMX and Rifamycin SV MMX for the United States market. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors in the pharmaceutical industry.

Solvay Pharmaceuticals is out to solve the medical maladies of the world. Part of Solvay SA's pharmaceuticals division, the US-based company develops, produces, and markets therapies for cardiovascular, gastroenterological, and neurological disorders. Solvay Pharmaceuticals also makes and markets flu vaccines and products for specialized markets such as women's and men's health. Its marketed products include AndroGel (testosterone replacement gel), Marinol (appetite stimulator and antiemetic), and ACEON (an antihypertension drug). Abbott Laboratories has agreed to acquire the Solvay Pharmaceuticals organization. Solvay Pharmaceuticals is led by CEO Stephen Hill.

Inspire Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1993 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in researching, developing, and commercializing prescription pharmaceutical products for ophthalmic and pulmonary diseases. The company offers AzaSite, an azithromycin ophthalmic solution and topical anti-infective; Elestat, an epinastine HCl ophthalmic solution and topical antihistamine for the prevention of ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis; and Restasis, a cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion for the treatment of dry eye disease in adults and children in the United States. Its product candidates in clinical development include Prolacria, a diquafosol tetrasodium for the treatment of dry eye disease in phase III; denufosol tetrasodium, an inhaled product for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in phase III; AzaSite for the treatment of blepharitis, which is in phase II; and INS115644 and INS117548, which are in phase I clinical trial for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The company has a joint license agreement with Allergan, Inc. to develop and commercialize Prolacria; a license agreement with InSite Vision Incorporated to commercialize AzaSite, as well as other topical anti-infective products containing azithromycin used in the treatment of human ocular or ophthalmic indications primarily in the U.S. and Canada; and a development, license, and supply agreement with Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the development of diquafosol tetrasodium for the therapeutic treatment of ocular surface diseases in Asia.

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