LGC (Holdings) Limited company provides chemical, DNA and other scientific analysis through four operating divisions: LGC forensics, life and food sciences, research and technology, and LGC standards. Its customers are involved in such areas as drug development, health care services, chemicals and petrochemicals, law enforcement, and environmental quality and maintenance. The company's LGC Prochem unit sells enzymes, proteins, reagents, and other laboratory supplies. Investment firm 3i Group owns about 30% of LGC, as does its employees.

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.

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1986 and is based in Tarrytown, New York. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products to treat the unmet medical needs of patients with debilitating conditions and life-threatening diseases in the United States and internationally. The company, in collaboration with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, provides RELISTOR-Subcutaneous injection for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in advanced illness patients receiving palliative care. It is also developing the HIV entry inhibitor, PRO 140, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the entry co-receptor, CCR5, and is in Phase II clinical testing; and a novel HCV entry inhibitor, PRO 206. In addition, Progenics Pharmaceuticals is conducting a Phase I clinical trial of a human monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to selectively target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a protein found on the surface of prostate cancer cells, as well as in blood vessels supplying non-prostatic solid tumors; and various Phase I clinical trials with vaccines designed to treat prostate cancer by stimulating an immune response to PSMA.

Ono Pharmaceutical traces its history back to 1717, though it took its current form in 1947. Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals. The Company offers oral medication for the treatment of bronchial asthma, disturbances of peripheral circulation, chronic pancreatitis and overactive bladder, as well as injection drugs for the treatment of acute lung injury, generalized intravascular coagulation syndrome, acute phase cerebral thrombosis and blood pressure regulators used during surgical operations. The Company has four subsidiaries and two associated companies.

Prestige Brands Holdings was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Prestige) sells over-the-counter healthcare, household cleaning and personal care products in a global marketplace. The Company’s products are sold through multiple channels, including mass merchandisers and drug, grocery, dollar and club stores, which allow it to launch products across all distribution channels and reduce its exposure to any single distribution channel. The Company conducts its operations through three principal business segments: over-the-counter healthcare, household cleaning and personal care. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), Prestige’s principal brands accounted for approximately 94.5% of its net revenues.

Minrad International, Inc. company, through its Minrad Inc. subsidiary, develops real-time image guidance products used in anesthesiology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and interventional radiology. The company's technologies, including its SabreSource system, improve accuracy in surgical procedures and reduce radiation exposure. Minrad also makes handheld surgical instruments and generic inhalation anesthetics used in human and veterinary surgeries. In addition, the company is developing other anesthetic drugs that relieve patients' pain during surgery without the loss of consciousness. Minrad belongs to Indian pharma firm Piramal Healthcare.

Life Sciences Research stands ready to test everything that humans, animals, and the environment eat, use, and are exposed to. The contract research organization (CRO) performs safety and efficacy tests on pharmaceutical and chemical compounds used in products being developed by drug, agricultural, industrial, and veterinary companies. Life Sciences Research and its subsidiaries provide both large and start-up drugmaker clients worldwide with toxicology, metabolism, and stability studies for preclinical candidates that are applying for product approval. The company was taken private in 2009 after being acquired by Lion Holdings.

Nuvo Research Inc. primarily focuses on the research and development of drug products that are delivered to and through the skin in Canada. It develops drugs based on two technology platforms, transdermal drug delivery and immune system regulation. The company’s lead products include Pennsaid, a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, which is used to treat the pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee; and Pennsaid Plus, a pre clinical stage product used for applications in various therapeutic areas. Nuvo Research Inc. markets its Pennsaid products in Canada and the Caribbean, as well as in European countries, such as Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Its products also comprise Oxoferin, a topical wound healing agent; and WF10, a chlorite-based, immunomodulating drug, which is in the Phase II clinical trial used for the treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer. It markets its Oxoferin drug in Europe, Asia, and South America under the Oxoferin and Oxovasin trade names.

Javelin is a specialty pharmaceutical company that applies innovative proprietary technologies to develop new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs that target current unmet and underserved medical need in the pain management market. Javelin’s product candidates address the acute moderate-to-severe pain medication market segment. We are developing differentiated pain control products that provide the flexibility and versatility required to address the limitations of existing prescription pain medications in supervised health care settings. Indications under development include post-operative pain, orthopedic injury pain, procedural pain, burn pain and trauma. Our product candidates offer enhanced pain relief, fewer adverse side effects and faster relief of pain compared to other currently available treatments. Javelin has three late stage product candidates in development: Dyloject™ (diclofenac sodium, injectable), Rylomine™ (intranasal morphine) and Ereska™ (intranasal ketamine).

ARIUS Research Inc. company was founded in 1999 and is based in Toronto, Canada. As of September 23, 2008, Arius Research Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Roche Holding AG. ARIUS Research, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics primarily focusing on breast, prostate, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and lung cancers, leukemia, and melanoma. It identifies monoclonal antibodies targeting various cancer indications through its technology platform, FunctionFIRST. The company’s product pipeline includes CD63 program that is in preclinical studies for various cancer indications; ARH460-16-2, an antibody targeting the cancer stem cell antigen CD44; AR36A36.11.1 and AR10A304.7, which targets the complement-inhibitory molecule CD59; AR47A6.4.2 and AR52A301.5, which are monoclonal antibodies directed to the cancer-associated protein TROP-2 that is homologous to human EpCAM, an another cell surface cancer related protein; and AR40A746.2.3 that targets leukemia cancer stem cells. It also has antibody programs targeting the MCSP antigen and 37LRP. ARIUS has partnerships with Oxford BioMedica plc, Xerion Pharmaceuticals AG, PDL BioPharma, Inc., Medarex, Inc., Genentech, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

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