Merz may be a little sterile, but it aims to take care of every part of the functioning human organism. Merz primarily makes pharmaceuticals, focusing on therapies for central nervous system and liver metabolism. The company also offers several OTC products, including cold remedies, skin care products, and vitamin supplements under the brand names tetesept and Merz Special. Subsidiaries include Merz Pharmaceuticals, Merz Consumer Care, Merz Dental, maker of dental equipment and artificial teeth, and Merz & Krell, which produces Senator-brand writing instruments.

William Ransom & Son plc is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the supply of branded natural health products, vitamins and food supplements, the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and the extraction of plant material for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries. The Company operates in three divisions: consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical and natural products. Consumer healthcare includes the sale of consumer-branded healthcare products. The pharmaceutical division includes the manufacture of its own Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)-licensed products, as well as pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products for third parties. The natural products division includes the manufacture of botanical extracts used as ingredients by the pharmaceutical division and sold to third parties.

Cedarburg Hauser, formerly Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, makes drugs, components of drugs, and ingredients for drugs. The contract manufacturer does everything from project management to manufacturing to validating study results. It produces custom chemicals, natural and synthetic active pharmaceutical ingredients, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. And, because Cedarburg Hauser also holds Drug Enforcement Agency permits, it makes controlled substances including pain killers and other narcotics. Other services include process development and a whole host of analytical services including quality control and stability studies.

Acurian hopes you can help them find a cure for everything from cancer to anxiety disorders. Acurian company matches up biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies with patients interested in participating in clinical trials for experimental and innovative therapies. The company's website allows interested patients to register their ailments and express their willingness to participate. All this has helped Acurian develop a database of over 50 million interested people, which it connects with about 60 pharma and biotech companies. The company also develops software to help contract research organizations (CROs) manage and track the results of clinical trials.

Gilead Palo Alto (formerly CV Therapeutics) is honed in on cardiovascular research. The drug development company specializes in pharmaceuticals to treat chronic cardiovascular diseases. The firm's drug Ranexa, licensed from a Roche subsidiary, is FDA-approved as a first-line and second-line treatment for patients with chronic angina (chest pain). Gilead Palo Alto won approval for its cardiac imaging agent, Lexiscan, in 2008; the drug is marketed by Astellas Pharma. The company is developing potential therapies for ailments including heart failure and atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat). Gilead Palo Alto changed its name from CV Therapeutics after being acquired by Gilead Sciences in 2009.

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. is a regenerative medicine company and focuses on the clinical development of autologous cell products for the repair or regeneration of multiple human tissues, based on its Tissue Repair Cell (TRC) technology. The Company’s preclinical and clinical product development programs utilize patient-derived bone marrow stem and early progenitor cell populations and are investigated for their ability to aid in the regeneration of tissues, such as cardiac, vascular and bone. TRC-based products have been used in over 350 patients, and its stages of development are Cardiac regeneration includes Cardiac Repair Cells (CRCs); Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (severe heart failure); Vascular regeneration includes Vascular Repair Cells (VRCs); Critical limb ischemia (CLI); Bone regeneration includes Bone Repair Cells (BRCs); Osteonecrosis of the femoral head; Non-union fractures, and Maxillofacial.

Laboratorio Chile S.A. makes branded, generic, and OTC drugs, including treatments for respiratory and infectious diseases, as well as cardiovascular, neurological, pain management, and hormone therapy products. Laboratorio Chile also makes such consumer fare as sweetener Marco Sweet, nutritional supplement Esvit-C, and Freshmel antiseptic throat lozenges. The company markets its wares in over a dozen Latin American countries.

Bioheart, Inc. company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunrise, Florida. Bioheart, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic acute heart damage and peripheral vascular disease. MyoCell is a clinical therapy designed to populate regions of scar tissue within a patient’s heart with living cells for the purpose of improving cardiac function in chronic heart failure patients. The Company’s clinical trials of MyoCell include the SEISMIC Trial, a completed 40 patient Phase II clinical trial conducted in Europe, and the MYOHEART Trial, a completed 20 patient, Phase I dose escalation trial conducted in the United States. In its pipeline, the Company has multiple product candidates for the treatment of heart damage, including Bioheart Acute Cell Therapy, an autologous, adipose cell treatment for acute heart damage, and MyoCell SDF-1, a therapy utilizing autologous cells genetically modified to express additional growth proteins.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in San Diego, California. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing oral drugs in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases. The company also discovers small molecule drug candidates that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Its clinical development programs include lorcaserin in Phase 3 trial program for the treatment of obesity; APD791, an anti-thrombotic drug candidate, which has completed Phase 1a and Phase 1b clinical trials; and APD125 that is in Phase 2b clinical trial for the treatment of insomnia. The company's clinical development programs also include APD597, an oral GPR119 agonist that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of type 2 diabetes; APD916 drug candidate, which has completed preclinical development for the treatment of narcolepsy and cataplexy; and APD811, a preclinical drug candidate for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its drug candidates use GPCR-focused drug discovery and development approach, as well as technologies, including constitutively activated receptor technology and melanophore technology.

Herborium Group is a developer and marketer of herbal nutritional supplements. Herborium's product line includes Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal blends designed to clear up acne (AcnEase), boost energy (Energy Restoration), and heighten sexual performance (Lasting Pleasure for women, MaleForce for men). Herborium sells it products in the US, the UK, and continental Europe through a network of distributors, specialty retailers, such as natural foods stores, and online marketplaces. The company's founder, president and CEO Agnes Olszewski and director James Gilligan hold about 70% of the company's shares.

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