Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based pharmaceutical company. Taisho Company, along with its subsidiaries and associated companies, operates in two business segment. The Self Medication segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of self-medication pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs and food products. This segment is also involved in the provision of insurance services, logistics services, printing services, as well as real estate leasing, management and operation services. The Prescribed Medication segment is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of prescribed pharmaceuticals. Taisho Company has 23 subsidiaries and three associated companies. The Company acquired 97.97% stake in PT Bristol-Myers Squibb Indonesia Tbk. on October 31, 2009.

Inovio Biomedical Corporation was founded in 1983 and is based in San Diego, California. Inovio Biomedical Corporation engages in the design, development, and delivery of a new generation of vaccines, called DNA vaccines, focused on cancers and infectious diseases. The company's SynCon technology enables the design of DNA-based vaccines capable of providing cross-protection against evolving, unmatched strains of pathogens, such as influenza. Inovio's proprietary electroporation DNA delivery technology uses brief, controlled electrical pulses to increase cellular DNA vaccine uptake. The company also has access to formulation and manufacturing expertise, and technology through its controlling ownership in VGX International. Inovio's clinical programs include trials for HPV/cervical cancer (therapeutic) and HIV vaccines; and an IND has been filed for an avian influenza vaccine. Its partners and collaborators include Merck, Tripep, University of Southampton, University of Pennsylvania, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, NIH Vaccine Research Center, and National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The company was formerly known as Genetronics Biomedical Corp. and changed its name to Inovio Biomedical Corporation in March 2005.

Marligen Biosciences is where researchers go again and again for testing products and services. The company makes nucleic acid purification systems, genetic analysis assays, and other genomics research supplies. Its nucleic acid purification systems include rapid plasma purification systems which are used for isolation DNA so it can mapped, cloned, amplified, labeled, and sequenced. Its genetic analysis assays are sold under the Signet brand name and can screen for certain classes of DNA or be tailored to the researchers needs. Marlingen was acquired by another genetic services provider, OriGene, in 2009.

Established in 1968 by French vet Pierre-Richard Dick, Virbac provides biological and pharmaceutical products for veterinary and animal health use and is one of the 10 biggest veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the world. Products include vaccines, flea treatments, wormers, and antibiotics for animals. With some 20 subsidiaries (including US-based Virbac Corporation), the company's products are sold in more than 100 countries. Virbac's companion animal segment (dogs, cats, horses) represents more than 60% of the company's sales, while its food-producing animal segment (cows, chickens, cattle) brings in about 37%. The founding Dick family owns about 50% of the company.

Adolor Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. Adolor Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company has specialized in the discovery and development of prescription pain management products. It has a number of product candidates in various stages of development, ranging from preclinical studies to pivotal clinical trials. On May 20, 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Company’s first product, ENTEREG (alvimopan), for the management of postoperative ileus following bowel resection surgery (POI). ENTEREG is specifically indicated to accelerate the time to upper and lower gastrointestinal recovery following partial large or small bowel resection surgery with primary anastomosis. The Company in collaboration with Glaxo Group Limited (Glaxo), launched ENTEREG in the United States in mid-2008.

Lectus Therapeutics Limited is a UK-based pharmaceutical company. Its mission is to build a development pipeline containing first-in-class ion channel therapeutics identified through the use of its proprietary proteomics technology for pain management and the treatment of urinary bladder disorders.Lectus, which began operations in the summer of 2003, exploits the power of its proprietary functional proteomics platform, LEPTICS® (Leveraged Enabling Proteomics Technology for Ion Channel Screening), and builds on its knowledge of ion channels and protein-protein interactions, to identify and develop next-generation ion channel modulators that offer desirable clinical profiles with commensurate economic advantages.

Rx for Africa Inc., formerly Diamond Entertainment Corporation, doing business as e-DMEC, markets and sells a variety of digital video disc (DVD) and videocassette titles to the budget home video and DVD market. The Company's DVD and videocassette titles include certain public domain programs and certain licensed programs. Public domain programs are video titles that are not subject to copyright protection. Licensed programs are programs that have been licensed by DMEC from a third party for duplication and distribution, generally on a non-exclusive basis. DMEC markets its video programs to national and regional mass merchandisers, department stores, drug stores, supermarkets and other similar retail outlets. Its video and DVD products are also offered by consignment arrangements through one mail order catalog company and one retail chain. On May 4, 2007, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Diamond Entertainment Acquisition, Inc., acquired Rx for Africa, Inc. through a merger.

Cerus Corporation company was founded in 1991 and is based in Concord, California. Cerus Corporation, a biomedical products company, engages in the development and commercialization of the INTERCEPT Blood System. The company’s INTERCEPT system is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in donated blood components intended for transfusion. It markets the INTERCEPT system for platelets and plasma primarily in Europe, the Russian Federation, and the Middle East. The company is also developing INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells or red blood cell system, which is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in donated red blood cells for transfusion. It has collaboration agreements with Baxter International, Inc., BioOne Corporation, and Laboratorios Grifols S.A., as well as the United States Armed Forces.

Biolex uses its LEX System and "Plantibodies" technologies for harvesting proteins from Lemna, an aquatic plant, and genetically transforming them into monoclonal antibodies for use in treating human diseases such as hepatitis C. Its lead drug candidate, Locteron, when combined with ribavarin, greatly reduces the viral load of the disease while causing fewer side effects. Its BLX-155 is used to dissolve blood clots; BLX-301 is designated for treating non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma. Chairman Chris Hegal owns just under 25% of the company. Biolex has withdrawn its IPO filing.

The Micron Group delves deeply into the world of drug discovery. Composed of companies based in the UK, the US, and South Africa -- including Micron Research, the group's flagship unit -- the group provides consulting services for pharmaceuticals research, development, and delivery companies. With expertise in Phase I-IV drug discovery trials, clinical research, data delivery, medical education, and medical communications, the group's services range from clinical development and research to marketing, strategic planning, and report publishing. The Micron Group also offers its SILK software for managing pharmaceutical R&D and marketing processes. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb and the World Health Organization.

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