GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals s.a. company was founded in 1945 and is based in Rixensart, Belgium. Glaxosmithkline Biologicals S.A. operates as a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc. Glaxosmithkline Biologicals S.A. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and supply of vaccines. Its vaccination products are used to tackle various diseases, such as rabies, diphtheria, tetanus, and yellow fever, as well as polio, measles, mumps, and rubella and hepatitis B. Glaxosmithkline Biologicals S.A. was formerly known as SmithKline Beecham Biologicals S.A. and changed its name to GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals S.A. in 2000.

Quality Assured Services (QAS) is a direct marketer of point-of-care and self-testing diagnostic products. It distributes easy-to-use diagnostic kits directly to consumers' homes, as well as to health professionals and home health care providers. Its products include anticoagulation tests, cholesterol tests, and other products that monitor and diagnose such conditions as blood pressure, diabetes, lung function, and infectious diseases. The company also provides telemedicine support, patient management software, insurance verification, and billing services. QAS is a subsidiary of diagnostic products firm Inverness Medical Innovations.

TopoTarget A/S company develops and markets anti-cancer drugs, as well as therapies for cancer-related conditions. Its portfolio includes preclinical candidates, drugs in clinical development, and marketed products. Its Savene therapy is sold in Europe and is a detoxifying drug which limits tissue damage after accidental exposure to certain chemotherapy agents; the drug is also marketed as Totect in the US. Founded in 2000, TopoTarget works with academic and commercial development partners in the US and Europe. Its biopharmaceutical candidates aim to fight cancers such as lymphoma, melanoma, and ovarian, breast, and neck cancers.

DiagnoCure Inc. company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada. DiagnoCure, Inc., a life sciences company, engages in the research, development, production, and commercialization of diagnostic tests for the detection and management of cancers in Canada. It focuses on colon, prostate, breast, and lung cancers. The company provides ImmunoCyt /uCyt+, a tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer; uPM3, a noninvasive test for the detection of prostate cancer; and molecular diagnostic tests for lung cancer. It also offers Previstage GCC colorectal cancer staging test for the management of colorectal cancer. The company holds worldwide diagnostic and therapeutic rights for the use of the PCA3 technology in prostate cancer diagnosis. DiagnoCure has a strategic alliance with Gen-Probe Incorporated for the development and commercialization of diagnostic products using the DiagnoCure PCA3 gene technology for prostate cancer.

Trius Therapeutics is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing antibiotics to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. Torezolid phosphate, its most important drug in development, is an IV- and orally-administered antibiotic with a potential to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of staph infections, known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Until the company is able to sell torezolid phosphate to hospitals and other health care providers, the company is primarily funded by government grants, research contracts, and collaboration agreements. The company filed for an initial public offering in November 2009.

Oxagen is focused on becoming a significant biopharmaceutical company, developing a pipeline of novel drugs to treat inflammatory diseases. The Company has created a portfolio of valuable drug targets centered on the highly attractive class of receptors, GPCRs. Through its heritage in human genetics, Oxagen has validated a number of GPCR targets, many of them novel, and selected the most promising as drug targets.Oxagen was established in April 1997 and initially focused on identifying drug targets through genetics. Since 2003 the Company has focused on building a drug discovery and development capability and pipeline around GPCR targets. Oxagen’s lead compound OC000459 is a novel oral anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of allergic disease and has successfully completed Phase IIa trials demonstrating efficacy in both asthma and allergic rhinitis. Phase IIb dose-range finding studies are currently underway. The Company is based in Milton Park, south of Oxford.

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.

CombiMatrix Corporation company was founded in 1995 and is based in Mukilteo, Washington. CombiMatrix Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops technologies, products, and services in the areas of drug development, genetic analysis, molecular diagnostics, nanotechnology, defense, and homeland security. Its technologies include a platform to produce user-defined, in-situ synthesized, and oligonucleotide arrays for use in identifying and determining the roles of genes, gene mutations, and proteins in the areas of genomics, proteomics, biosensors, drug discovery, drug development, diagnostics, combinatorial chemistry, material sciences, and nanotechnology.CombiMatrix Corporation's products and services include CustomArray platform, an oligonucleotide array for genetic studies; CatalogArray Microarrays for gene expression studies, mutation analysis, and other studies; Micro-RNA Arrays that are used to study micro-RNA molecules; DNA Array Synthesizer, an instrument that enables researchers to fabricate DNA arrays to their specifications; stripping reagents, which enable researchers to re-use microarrays; ElectraSense Reader, an electrochemical scanning instrument; and comparative genomic hybridization arrays, which are used for research and molecular diagnostic applications. CombiMatrix Corporation also offers proprietary molecular synthesis and screening methods for the discovery of potential new drugs. In addition, the company develops capabilities of producing arrays that utilize bacterial artificial chromosomes that enable genetic analysis; and a series of compounds to address various oncology-related diseases. It sells its products and services directly, with partners, and through distributors to customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Quintiles Transnational has plenty to CRO about. One of the world's top contract research organizations (CROs), with operations in more than 50 countries, it helps drug and medical device companies develop and sell their products. The firm provides a comprehensive range of clinical trials management services, including patient recruitment, data analysis, laboratory testing, and regulatory filing. Its consulting unit offers strategic advice at every stage of drug discovery and development, and its Innovex subsidiary is a contract sales organization providing sales personnel to promote approved products. An investment group led by founder and CEO Dennis Gillings owns the company.

TargeGen is developing small molecule therapeutics to treat cancer and cardiovascular disease. The development-stage firm's lead drug candidate, TG 100-115, could prevent complications after heart attacks. Other therapies in TargeGen's pipeline include a potential treatment for colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and macular degeneration, an eye condition that often leads to blindness. The biotech company had been eying an IPO but opted in mid-2005 to stay private and took on an additional round of venture capital financing to fund trials of TG 100-115.

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