Bristol-Myers Squibb Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global biopharmaceutical company, engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The company focuses on the areas of serious unmet medical need, such as cardiovascular disease, mental illness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C, rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes, solid organ transplantation, and Alzheimer's disease. Its lead products include cardiovascular medicines, including PLAVIX and AVAPRO/AVALIDE; ABILIFY, a medicine for the treatment of mental illness; ERBITUX, SPRYCEL, and IXEMPRA, which are cancer medicines; HIV medicines, such as REYATAZ, SUSTIVA, and ATRIPLA; BARACLUDE, a medicine for hepatitis B; ONGLYZA, a type 2 diabetes treatment; and ORENCIA, a medicine for rheumatoid arthritis. The company also has a pipeline with compounds in phase III clinical trials, including apixaban, dapagliflozin, ipilimumab, belatacept, and brivanib. It sells its products to wholesalers, distributors, retailers, hospitals, clinics, government agencies, and pharmacies. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has agreements with Sanofi-Aventis; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Eli Lilly and Company; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; AstraZeneca PLC; Pfizer, Inc.; and various biotech companies.

BTG plc company acquires patent rights to new technologies and licenses them to manufacturers around the globe. With a focus on biopharmaceuticals and medical products, BTG reviews prospective technologies developed by research institutions, universities, and companies around the globe. In addition, BTG helps raise venture capital for start-up businesses and creates ventures (often through partnerships) to exploit new technologies. Originally set up by the British government to protect and patent British inventions, BTG has helped bring to market such famous inventions as the hovercraft and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Peplin, Inc. company is developing drugs aimed at treating potentially cancerous skin conditions. Its lead drug candidate, a topical gel, is intended to serve as a less-costly alternative to surgical treatments for a common pre-cancerous skin condition known as actinic keratosis (AK). Derived from a plant known as petty spurge or radium weed, the product will be used to treat AK (characterized by rough patches of skin resulting from excessive exposure to sunlight) before it develops into skin cancer. Peplin was acquired by pharmaceutical giant LEO Pharma in late 2009 for $285 million.

Synbiotics is concerned with the conditions of cats, cows, canines, and other critters. The company provides diagnostic products for the animal health care industry worldwide, through facilities in the US and France. Its canine reproduction services division trains vets in canine reproductive services, including artificial insemination, and runs the Canine Freezing Center Network, which operates what Synbiotics says is the largest bank of frozen canine semen in the world. Synbiotics company also develops and markets test kits for animal parasites, pregnancy, viruses, and other diseases and conditions in the animal kingdom. Its test for bird flu, the FluDetect Avian Influenza Type A antigen kit, is sold globally.

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.

The German drug company -- seller of popular over-the-counter remedies Zantac and Dulcolax, as well as prescription Flomax for enlarged prostate -- makes a host of prescription and OTC products, not to mention fine chemicals and pet medications. Its prescription drugs include treatments for respiratory ailments, hypertension, HIV, and depression. Boehringer also offers cold, gastrointestinal, and pain remedies, as well as vaccines, drugs, and nutritionals for farm animals and pets. The company operates worldwide. The founding Boehringer family controls the company through parent company C.H. Boehringer Sohn.

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.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a focus on developing and marketing products to urologists, endocrinologists, orthopedists and select primary care physicians. The Company’s product, Testim, is a topical 1% testosterone once-a-day gel indicated for the treatment of hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is defined as reduced or absent secretion of testosterone which can lead to symptoms such as low energy, loss of libido, adverse changes in body composition, irritability and poor concentration. The product pipeline of the Company includes XIAFLEX (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture (Dupuytren’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease (Peyronie’s), XIAFLEX for the treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis (frozen shoulder syndrome), AA4010, treatment for overactive bladder using the transmucosal film delivery system and fentanyl pain product using the transmucosal film delivery system.

Helix BioPharma discovers, develops, and seeks licensing for pharmaceuticals to prevent and treat cancer. The company's drug candidates include treatments for female conditions such as human papillomavirus (HPV), a precursor to cervical cancer; common forms of lung cancer such as andenocarcinoma; and potential therapies for breast and prostate cancers. To help fund its drug discovery operations, Helix BioPharma distributes pharmaceuticals and other products for conditions such as gastrointestinal, orthopedic, and immune system disorders in Canada through subsidiary Rivex Pharma.

Instrumentation Laboratory Company develops and manufactures diagnostic medical equipment primarily for hospitals and clinical laboratories around the globe. The company provides critical care systems, hemostasis products, and information management services. Its product lines include GEM and Synthesis analyzers for critical care diagnostics, and ACL and HemosIL analyzers and reagents for automated clot-timing testing. Its products are marketed through global affiliates and third-party distributors. Instrumentation Laboratory was established in 1959 and is a division of private Spanish health care company Werfen Group.

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