Centocor Ortho Biotech has ways of making your immune system behave itself. The Johnson & Johnson subsidiary makes blockbuster biotech drug Remicade, a monoclonal antibody used to treat a number of autoimmune conditions, or diseases in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues. It is approved in the US and Europe for several indications, including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis (a type of arthritis of the spine). The company also makes oncology drugs Doxil and Leustatin, and immunosuppressant Orthoclone for organ transplantation.

China Sky One Medical, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of over-the-counter, branded nutritional supplements and over-the-counter plant and herb based pharmaceutical and medicinal products. Its principal products are external use Traditional Chinese Herbal Remedies/Medicines (TCM). The Company is also an integrated manufacturer, marketer and distributor of external use Chinese medicine products sold primarily in China and through Chinese domestic pharmaceutical chains. The Company sells both its own manufactured products, as well as medicinal and pharmaceutical products manufactured by others in China. All of its business is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, American California Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (ACPG) which, in turn, wholly owns Harbin Tian Di Ren Medical Science and Technology Company (TDR). On April 3, 2008, TDR completed its acquisition of Heilongjiang Tianlong Pharmaceutical, Inc.

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (AOB) is an integrated, pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and commercialization of a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The Company’s business comprises prescription pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products and nutraceutical products. Its pharmaceutical products have been approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). The Company sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and retail outlets at over 100,000 locations in all provinces, including rural areas and cities in China. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AOB marketed over 60 pharmaceutical products in China. On October 18, 2008, the Company acquired Nuo Hua Investment Company Limited. On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired GuangXi HuiKe Pharmaceutical Research and Development Co., Ltd.

Orexigen Therapeutics was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California. Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focusing on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Orexigen Therapeutics's lead combination product candidates targeted for obesity are Contrave, which is in Phase III clinical trials, and Empatic, which is in the later stages of Phase II clinical development. It selected these two product candidates for obesity based research regarding CNS regulation of appetite and energy expenditure, as well as mechanisms in the brain that reinforce unhealthy eating behaviors. Each of these product candidates is a combination of generic drugs that is screened for synergistic CNS activity.

Dako makes disease diagnosis a little more clear-cut. A leader in the area of pathology testing, Dako makes instrumentation systems, reagents, and software used by pathology laboratories to analyze human tissues for the presence of cancer. Its Automated Link line of pathology instruments include staining and visualization systems, chemical and antibody reagents, and Dako Link workflow management software. The company also makes reagents used in flow cytometry testing (which analyzes the cells in blood) and in clinical immunochemistry (which measures proteins in body fluids). The company was acquired by private equity fund EQT in 2007 and subsequently divested its flow cytometry instrumentation business.

Zogenix is intent on alleviating that nasty migraine of yours. The biopharmaceutical company is focused on developing and commercializing central nervous system (CNS) and therapeutic pain medications. The company received FDA approval for its Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan) candidate in 2009. The drug, previously known as Intraject, utilizes the company's needle-free drug delivery technology and administers sumatriptan for the relief of acute migraines and cluster headaches. Its other late-stage candidate, ZX002, is an oral controlled release formulation of hydrocodone, used for the treatment of chronic pain. Biotechnology veteran Cam Garner founded Zogenix in 2006.

Dey, L.P. company, a subsidiary of generic drugmaker Mylan, makes prescription drugs for the treatment of allergies and respiratory diseases. Dey markets EpiPen autoinjectors, used by patients to self-administer epinephrine for severe allergic reactions. Its premeasured unit-dose inhalation products include treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These treatments, called bronchodialators, are used in air-driven breathing devices called nebulizers and include branded DuoNeb and Perforomist products. It also offers several non-branded generic nebulizer treatments. A direct sales force markets Dey's products to doctors, pharmacies, and wholesalers.

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.

Nile Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 2005 and is based in San Mateo, California. Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other areas of unmet medical needs. The company focuses on developing its lead compound, CD-NP, a novel rationally designed chimeric peptide in clinical studies for the treatment of heart failure. CD-NP was designed to reduce symptoms of dyspnea in heart failure patients through both a reduction in intracardiac pressure and an improvement in renal function. Nile is also developing CU-NP, a novel, rationally designed natriuretic peptide.

Genzyme Biosurgery may turn you into the Six Million Dollar Man, but it can't do anything about your Six Million Dollar Medical Bill. The Genzyme Corp. division develops biotech products for orthopedic procedures. Top sellers include knee osteoarthritis treatment Synvisc and Carticel, which repairs damaged knee cartilage. Genzyme Biosurgery's biosurgical specialties unit makes Seprafilm, which prevents tissue adhesions after surgery. Other products include those to assist in adhesion prevention and hernia repair (Sepramesh) and severe burn treatment (Epicel).

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