Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. Its product line includes TH-302, a product candidate in phase I/II for the potential treatment of patients with cancer; Glufosfamide for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; and 2DG, a phase I product candidate for the treatment of patients with cancer.

Takeda Cambridge (formerly Paradigm Therapeutics) is researching hundreds of potential drug targets in hopes of finding more effective and faster treatments for central nervous system disorders, endocrinology, urology, chronic pain, and metabolic diseases. The genomics-based drug discovery company, which was spun out of the University of Cambridge, uses several research methods based on genetic models and pharmacology to identify drug targets. Subsidiary Takeda Singapore Pte Ltd conducts research in Asia. The company was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical in 2007.

Pfizer Limited company is the top provider of medicines to the UK's National Health Service, offering many of its parent company's products to treat conditions including cardiovascular ailments and cancers. It also provides animal health products. Pfizer Limited conducts research and development activities, focusing on medications in the areas of allergy, respiratory, urinary, metabolic, and gastrointestinal ailments, as well as vaccines, anti-retrovirals, and pain treatments.

PharmaNet, a global, drug development services company, provides a comprehensive range of services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical device industries. PharmaNet offers clinical-development solutions including consulting services, Phase I clinical studies, bioequivalency and pharmacodynamic studies, bioanalytical analyses, and Phase II, III, and IV clinical development programs. In addition, PharmaNet offers technology tools for managing clinical trial data.

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (Abraxis) is an integrated biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in the discovery, development and delivery of next-generation therapeutics and core technologies that offer patients treatments for cancer and other critical illnesses. The Company’s portfolio includes protein-based nanoparticle chemotherapeutic compound (Abraxane), which is based on its tumor targeting technology known as the nab technology platform. Abraxis owns the worldwide rights to Abraxane, a next-generation, nanometer-sized, solvent-free taxane that was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2005 for its initial indication in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and launched in February 2005. The Company’s product pipeline includes over five clinical oncology and cardiovascular product candidates in various stages of testing and development, including Abraxane and Coroxane for various indications.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Caraco) is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing generic and private-label pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, distributors, warehousing and non-warehousing chain drugstores and managed care providers, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), Caraco received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) relating to three products. It had filed 10 ANDAs relating to nine products with the FDA during fiscal 2009. This brings Caraco’s total number of ANDAs pending approval by the FDA to 29 (including four tentative approvals) relating to 25 products as of March 31, 2009.

Mediatech, Inc. company develops, manufactures, and distributes molecular biology and cell culture reagents used by research labs. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and academic institutions. Mediatech's products are sold under the cellgro and Insectagro brands, and include cell culture media, reagents, salt solutions, antibiotics, and bioprocess collection containers. The company also provides custom formulation and contract manufacturing services. Its products are sold in the US through its own sales force and through third-party distributors internationally. Mediatech was formed in 1984.

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. designs and develops novel small-molecule antibiotics for the treatment of serious infections. Its products include delafloxacin, which is used for complicated skin and soft tissue infections; and radezolid, which is used for community acquired pneumonia, and uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections. The company’ products are also used for the treatment of serious hospital gram-negative infections. Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

Newron Pharmaceuticals focuses its brainpower on finding remedies for nervous system disorders. As a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system diseases, Newron is developing a pipeline that includes treatments for Parkinson's disease and neuropathic back pain (pain which results from damage to nerve cells). The company is also in the early stages of developing treatments for Restless Leg Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other neuropathic pain disorders. Newron is currently partnered with Merck Serono for development of Newron's primary drug product Safinamide, a Parkinson's treatment.

Lifecore Biomedical hopes to help bodies plump up, smooth out, and keep moving. Lifecore's hyaluronan division makes products using hyaluronan, a natural lubricating compound found in animal and human connective tissues. The products are used in cataract surgeries, bone grafting, pain treatments for osteoarthritis, and veterinary orthopedics. Hyaluronan is also being tapped for use in cosmetic procedures as a dermal filler (to smooth out wrinkles). Lifecore has supply agreements with Alcon to use its hyaluronan solution in cataract surgery products. In 2008 the firm was taken private by Warburg Pincus.

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