Asterand operates a biorepository, but cast out of your mind any visions of pickled livers and brains floating in large clear jars. Asterand, Inc. collects donated specimens of diseased tissue and sells them to researchers to help them better understand and treat such ailments as prostate, breast, and lung cancer, as well as autoimmune, cardiovascular, inflammatory, psychiatric, and respiratory conditions. In addition to supplying these biological samples to researchers, Asterand offers such services as high-throughput screening to speed drug discovery and collaborative research. Asterand, Inc. acquired Pharmagene in a reverse merger.

Hyaluron, Inc. company specializes in aseptically filling syinges and vials with liquid and lyophilized (treated for preservation) products serving the medical and pharmaceutical markets. Hyaluron manufacturing facility can accomodate the needs of clients small and large, from pre-clincial batches to commercial scale development. Hyaluron's expertise also extends into scaling up formulations such as emulsions, viscous gels, suspensions, liposomes, and proteins which will eventually fill the vials and syringes of the company's clients. The company can fill about 150,000 syringes a day and 75,000 vials.

he UK-based company makes non-invasive diagnostic tests, which are marketed under the foodSCAN and First Step Food Intolerance Test brand name, used to determine which foods a patient may be allergic to. It also provides customers with its LiverCheck brand tests, which are used to test the health of your liver, and Body ID Plan, which offers a diet plan from an analysis of a blood sample. Founded in 1982, YORKTEST Laboratories Ltd. makes its home health tests available for sale on its Web site.

Calyx Bio-Ventures (formerly Chromos Molecular Systems) wants you to part with that chromosome. The company is developing therapeutic products to fight diseases based on its REM (rapid expansion method) technology. The company has sold its ACE System (artificial chromosome expression) technology but retains some rights to use the ACE System for gene therapy applications. The system's potential biopharmaceutical product applications include therapies for infectious diseases and cancers. The company emerged from bankruptcy protection in late 2007 and completed its restructuring when it merged its operations into its Calyx subsidiary the following year.

Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, marketing, and sale of over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products. It offers Zicam Cold Remedy nasal pump, a homeopathic nasal gel that reduces the duration and severity of the common cold; Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs for consumers, who dislike nasal sprays; and Zicam Cold Remedy Chewables, Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts, Zicam Cold Remedy Oral Mist, Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts + Vitamin C, and Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts + Vitamin C and Echinacea, which are oral cold remedy products that deliver a dose of ionic zinc to the oral mucosa. The company also provides Zicam Allergy Relief, a homeopathic nasal gel formula to control allergy symptoms for sufferers of hay fever and upper respiratory allergies; Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief, a nasal gel for relief of nasal congestion and sinus pressure; and Zicam Sinus Relief that provides the benefit of the product with the aromatic strength of a cooling menthol/eucalyptus blend. In addition, it offers Zicam Cough Spray products to deliver cough relief and soothe throat irritation, including Zicam Cough Max, a liquid spray formulation that provides relief. Further, the company offers Zicam Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu Relief products, which utilize a spoon dosing delivery to provide relief of cold and flu symptoms; and Xcid, a creamy antacid product. It sells products directly to food, drug, mass market, and wholesale warehouse retailers in the United States, as well as to distributors that sell to retail establishments under the Zicam, Nasal Comfort, and Xcid brands.

NicOx S.A. company researches nitric oxide-donating drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic ailments, inflammation, and pain. NicOx is researching the combination of nitric oxide with various compounds to treat a variety of diseases, including osteoarthritis, atherosclerosis (vascular inflammation), hypertension, ophthalmic conditions, and respiratory diseases. Its drug development efforts are partially conducted through co-development and licensing agreements with larger drug companies.

China DongSheng International manufactures nutritional supplements and air purifiers. Founded in 1991 as PaperClip Imaging Software, the company's original business was document management software development. After a 2006 reverse merger with American Sunrise International (the holding company of China-based Jilin Dongsheng Weiye Science & Technology Development Co.), the company changed its name to China DongSheng International and shifted its focus to natural health supplements and purifiers. Now generating the majority of its revenues from its new lines, China DongSheng plans to spin off its PaperClip operations.

Agennix develops oral, topical, and other forms of cancer treatments. The company's primary candidate, Talactoferrin, is an oral therapy in the late stages of development that is targeted to treat non-small cell lung cancer, a common and slow-growing type of lung cancer. Its other clinical development-stage candidates include therapies to treat tumors and prostate cancer, as well as non-cancerous conditions such as sepsis and diabetic foot ulcers. Agennix, which has offices in Munich, Germany; Princeton, New Jersey; and Houston, Texas, was formed in 2009 from the merger of Germany-based GPC Biotech AG and US-based Agennix Inc.

Cambridge Laboratories Limited company was founded in 1987 and is now owned by its board of directors. Cambridge Laboratories develops and distributes pharmaceuticals to treat the central nervous system, cancer, vitamin deficiency, and other niches. Its product line includes ImmuCyst (for treatment of superficial bladder cancer), Nabilone (chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting), and Gelclair (oral ulcers and inflammation). Cambridge Labs has distribution alliances to market its products in over 40 countries.

Minster Pharmaceuticals plc, through its subsidiary, Minster Research Limited, develops pharmaceutical compounds for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions in the United Kingdom. Its products pipeline comprises Tonabersat, which is in Phase IIb clinical trial for the prevention and treatment of migraine; and Sabcomeline, a Phase IIa clinical trial product for the management of cognitive decline and negative symptoms in schizophrenia. The company is based in Saffron Walden, the United Kingdom.

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