Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes generic and branded pharmaceuticals drugs in the United States. Its principal generic products include Metoprolol succinate ER, Fluticasone, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Cabergoline, Sumatriptan succinate injection, Propranolol HCl ER, amoxicillin products, Dronabinol, Ibuprofen Rx, Megestrol oral suspension, Methimazole, Fluoxetine, Lovastatin, Tramadol HCl and acetaminophen tablets, Ranitidine HCl Syrup, Quinapril, and Cefprozil. The company offers its drugs in the solid oral dosage form, such as tablets, caplets, and two-piece hard-shell capsules, as well as oral suspension products and certain products in the semi-solid form of a cream.It markets its products to wholesalers, drug store chains, supermarket chains, mass merchandisers, distributors, managed health care organizations, mail order accounts, drug distributors, clinics, and government agencies. The company's brand products include Megace ES drugs for the treatment of anorexia, cachexia, or any unexplained significant weight loss in patients with a diagnosis of AIDS; and NanoCrystal Dispersion for megestrol acetate oral suspension. It has a joint venture with Rhodes Technology to research, develop, commercialize, and market pharmaceutical preparations for human therapy; a license and commercialization agreement with Intellipharmaceutics Corp. for the development of Dexmethylphenidate XR; and a development and supply agreement with Cipla Limited for the development of one generic product. The company has a collaboration agreement with Actavis Group for the development of 4 extended release generic products, such as Nifedipine XR, Methylphenidate LA, Zolpidem CR, and Alfuzosin.

Metabolic Nutrition ships out products that help people shape up. Products include meal replacement shake powders, weight loss supplements, and anti-oxidant formulations. Its weight loss division offers products such as SyneDrex and Phenolox, which are metabolism stimulators, and Ametrol, a carbohydrate inhibitor. Sports performance offerings includes meal replacement Advantage and stamina enhancer TAG. The health and wellness division offers customers vitamin supplement Quidprim and immune system booster Stipatore, among other formulations. Metabolic Nutrition's products are sold in select health food stores; the company also takes orders through its Web site and over the phone.

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.

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.

Epigenomics AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the molecular diagnostics sector. It divides its products into two areas: solutions for early diagnosis of cancer and products for special diagnosis of cancer. Epigenomics AG produces and develops tests that help in the diagnosis of the colorectal, prostate and lung cancer. The Company also offers services in the field of identification and development of methylated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) biomarkers. Industry partners and the medical and life science communities can access the Company’s portfolio of filed patent families covering DNA methylation technologies and biomarkers, as well as its DNA methylation expertise through research products, biomarker services, in vitro diagnostics (IVD) development collaborations and licensing. It develops its solutions together with its commercial partners, Abbott Molecular Inc and Quest Diagnostics Inc. The Company has a subsidiary in the United States, Epigenomics, Inc.

ACON Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1995 and is based in San Diego, California. ACON Laboratories has a contracted manufacturing facility located in Hangzhou, China. ACON Laboratories, Inc. engages in the custom product design and contract manufacturing of diagnostic healthcare products. It offers rapid test products for fertility, infectious diseases, and drugs of abuse, as well as provides tumor markers, cardiac markers, lateral flow immunoassay products, blood glucose monitoring systems, and urinalysis products. The company also provides urinalysis reagent strips, breath alcohol detectors, antibodies test kits, urine analyzers, antibody enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test kits, hepatitis B virus EIA test kits, hepatitis C virus antibody EIA test kits, syphilis antibody EIA test kits, antigen test devices, gonorrhea and Chlamydia test strips, gonorrhea test strips, and tuberculosis test devices. In addition, it offers diagnostic rapid test products, which are used to detect pregnancy, ovulation, menopause, HCV, HIV, helicobacter pyloris, malaria, and dengue. The company supplies its products to hospitals, clinical laboratories, blood banks, and consumer outlets. ACON Laboratories sells its products through independent medical distributors in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Russian Federation, and Latin America.

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. company's products treat a variety of dermatological ailments including acne, psoriasis, and even warts. Among the company's prescribed products are Duac and Brevoxyl acne medications and rosacea treatment Rosac. Stiefel also makes such over-the-counter remedies as fungal infection treatment Zeasorb and Sarna Lotion for itchy skin. Through subsidiaries, the company has manufacturing, marketing, and research operations in more than 30 countries, and markets it products in more than 70 countries. Founded in 1847, the company was owned by the Stiefel family before being acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2009.

Merial Limited company makes a variety of drugs and vaccines that treat and prevent disease in pets, livestock, and wildlife. Used by veterinarians, farmers, and pet owners in some 150 countries, Merial company's products include Ivomec, an anti-parasitic for livestock; Frontline flea and tick treatments for cats and dogs; heartworm prevention drug Heartgard; and rabies vaccine Raboral. Merial focuses its R&D on combating parasites, viral and bacterial invaders, and pain, as well as treating chronic conditions of household pets. Merial company is owned by Sanofi-Aventis.

NeoPharm, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Lake Bluff, Illinois. NeoPharm, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various cancers and other diseases primarily in the United States. Its products include LEP-ETU, which is in Phase II trial for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer; LE-DT that is in Phase I trial for the treatment of various forms of cancer; and LE-rafAON, which completed preclinical studies to treat pancreatic cancer. The company has a co-operative research and development agreement with the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke for research on a therapeutic agent for untreatable brain diseases in humans. NeoPharm would provide its proprietary drug, Cintredekin Besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR), and technical resources to study its effects in various brain cancers in humans. Its IL13-PE38QQR also completed preclinical studies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and asthma. The company was formerly known as OncoMed, Inc. and changed its name to NeoPharm, Inc. in March 1995.

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of medicines for the treatment of cancer and related conditions. It is conducting an international Phase III registration study of its lead product candidate, retaspimycin hydrochloride (IPI-504), an intravenously-administered small molecule inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), in patients with refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumors; and a Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The company's developing products include IPI-504 in combination with Taxotere in Phase Ib clinical trial for patients with solid tumors; IPI-493, an orally-delivered inhibitor of Hsp90 for patients with advanced solid tumors in Phase I clinical trial; and IPI-926, a hedgehog pathway inhibitor for patients with advanced and/or metastatic solid tumors in Phase I clinical trial. Further, the company has a discovery program focusing on fatty acid amide hydrolase, an enzyme that degrades anandamide and is targeted for neuropathic pain; and developing compounds that target Bcl-2, or Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL anti-apoptotic proteins. Infinity Pharmaceuticals has strategic alliance agreements with Mundipharma International Corporation Limited and Purdue Pharmaceutical Products L.P. to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products; and a product development and commercialization agreement with MedImmune, Inc. to develop and commercialize cancer drugs targeting Hsp90 and the hedgehog pathway.

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