When new drugs are tested, someone has to go first and Chiltern (Early Phase) Ltd. (formerly Drug Development Solutions) will help find that person. A contract research organization (CRO), the company specializes in bridging the gap between preclinical studies and the early stages of clinical trials in humans for drug candidates. Its clients include large multinational companies as well as small biotech startups. The company's facilities are based inside a major hospital with access to emergency medical care if needed. The company was spun off from the University of Dundee in 1982 and then acquired by CRO giant Chiltern International in 2008.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is a multi-national specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a range of pharmaceutical products. The Company focuses on the therapeutic areas of dermatology and neurology. Its products are sold through three segments: Specialty Pharmaceuticals, Branded Generics (Europe) and Branded Generics (Latin America). In January 2008, the Company sold its product rights to Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC. In June 2008, the Company sold its subsidiaries in Argentina and Uruguay. In September 2008, the Company sold its business operations located in Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (the WEEMEA business) to Meda AB of Sweden. In October 2008, the Company completed a worldwide License and Collaboration Agreement with Glaxo Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc. In May 2009, the Company acquired EMO-FARM Ltd., a privately held company located in Poland.

Helicon Therapeutics is a development-stage biotechnology firm working on new therapies for memory loss and other cognition disorders. The company's research and development efforts focus on a protein that controls the signal pathway key to forming long-term memories. Scientists working for Helicon Therapeutics discovered the protein while studying the fruit fly genome. The company is working on drugs to not only maintain memory but also possibly to prevent memories from forming in the first place. Lead drug candidate HT-0712 has shown the ability to improve long-term memory in rats. Other candidates are in early stages of development.

MethylGene's endeavors in the field of medicine may earn it a good look. The company is developing enzyme inhibitors to treat cancer and various infectious diseases. It develops product candidates for treatments for ailments such as solid tumors and hematological malignancies. MethylGene has also researched therapies to battle conditions including fungal infections and antibiotic resistance. The company forms licensing and collaboration agreements with other pharmaceutical firms to further its development programs.

Genetix Group plc, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of automated systems, services and consumables for cell biology, cytogenetics, pathology, proteomic and genomic research worldwide. The biopharmaceutical family of products include the ClonePixFL and associated reagents, which are used to identify the antibody clones that form the basis of pharmaceutical drugs. The ClonePix FL is also used to identify high-yielding cell lines for a customer’s production process. Its Cytovision systems are used worldwide for both pre and post natal genetic testing, and identifying certain forms of cancer, such as leukemia. Its Ariol system is used to image tissue samples from patients. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include Genetix Limited, Genescreen Limited, Genpak Limited, Genetix GmbH and Genetix KK. In April 2009, the Company acquired SlidePath Limited. In January 2010, Danaher Corporation acquired 97% interest in the Company.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapies targeting the molecular mechanisms causing cancer in the United States and internationally. Its lead product includes Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets, a novel, oral multiple kinase inhibitor that targets proteins involved in tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. This product is being developed and marketed in collaboration with Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. The company is also conducting various ongoing trials on Nexavar for conditions, such as non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, and other cancers. It also develops ONX 0801, an oncology compound in preclinical development stage, under a development and license agreement with BTG International Limited. In addition, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, through a development collaboration, option, and license agreement with S*BIO Pte Ltd, owns options to license the rights of ONX 0803 and ONX 0805. ONX 0803 is an orally available, potent, and selective inhibitor of JAK2; and ONX 0805 is a JAK2 inhibitor. Further, the company has a research and development collaboration agreement with Warner-Lambert Company to discover and commercialize small molecule drugs that restore the control of, or otherwise intervene in, the misregulated cell cycle in tumor cells.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland. MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of anti-infective drug products in the United States. The company develops a proprietary delivery technology called PULSYS, which enables the pulsatile delivery, or delivery in rapid bursts, of drugs. Its product portfolio includes MOXATAG tablets for the treatment of pharyngitis and tonsillitis; and KEFLEX capsules for the treatment of skin and skin structure infections and upper respiratory tract infections. MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals sells its products through specialty pharmaceutical distributors and wholesalers to physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies.

Icagen, Inc. company was founded in 1992 and is based in Durham, North Carolina. Icagen, Inc. (Icagen) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of orally-administered small molecule drugs that modulate ion channel targets. The Company’s programs include ICA-105665 for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, for which the Company is conducting a Phase I multiple ascending dose study in healthy volunteers and epilepsy patients and Senicapoc, previously referred to as ICA-17043, for asthma, for which the Company is conducting two Phase II proof-of-concept clinical trials.

BioMS Medical Corp. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. BioMS Medical Corp., a development stage biotechnology company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic technologies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada. Its lead product under development includes Dirucotide for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for secondary progressive MS patients; and MAESTRO-01, a pivotal phase II/III trial in Canada and western Europe. The company also develops Maestro-02, an open-label follow-on study to the Maestro-01 pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of Dirucotide, which targets secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), as well as MAESTRO-03 trial, a pivotal Phase III product to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dirucotide in patients with SPMS in the United States. BioMS Medical Corp. has a licensing and development agreement with Eli Lilly and Company. The company was formerly known as EPS Capital Corp. and changed its name to BioMS Medical Corp. in July 2001.

Synbiotics is concerned with the conditions of cats, cows, canines, and other critters. The company provides diagnostic products for the animal health care industry worldwide, through facilities in the US and France. Its canine reproduction services division trains vets in canine reproductive services, including artificial insemination, and runs the Canine Freezing Center Network, which operates what Synbiotics says is the largest bank of frozen canine semen in the world. Synbiotics company also develops and markets test kits for animal parasites, pregnancy, viruses, and other diseases and conditions in the animal kingdom. Its test for bird flu, the FluDetect Avian Influenza Type A antigen kit, is sold globally.

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