Argenta Discovery hopes to find some help for those suffering from respiratory diseases. The pharmaceutical research and development company's quest focuses on discovering treatments for allergic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis. With seven products in various preclinical and clinical testing stages, Argenta has ongoing strategic alliances with AstraZeneca, Domantis, and Dr. Reddy's to help develop certain compounds once they clear phase II trials. Argenta also performs fee-for-service research for third-party clients which have included Genentech, Zafgen, Antisoma, and Novartis. Argenta was spun off from Aventis (now Sanofi-Aventis) in 2000.

Diosynth Biotechnology is all about the cGMP and protein. The company is a leading provider of cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) production for recombinant therapeutic proteins and peptides. Diosynth's line of proteins include monoclonal antibodies, cancer vaccines, fusion proteins, hormones, cancer vaccines, and anti-coagulants. The company also offers contract manufacturing, process development, and validation services. Diosynth has manufacturing facilities in the US, serving a wide range of customers. The company (which originally began operating in 1923) was a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel until Schering-Plough bought that company's pharmaceutical operations in 2007.

Novavax, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing vaccines using its virus-like particle platform technology for infectious diseases. It develops vaccines against the H5N1 and other subtypes of avian influenza with pandemic potential, human seasonal influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, as well as Varicella Zoster that causes shingles. The company has a joint venture with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to develop and commercialize seasonal influenza virus-like-particle-based vaccine candidates and therapeutic vaccine candidates against cancer, as well as adjuvants, biogeneric products, and other diagnostic products for the territory of India. It also has a strategic collaboration Xcellerex Inc. for the production of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group, or SPGC, knows that Big Pharma is big business. One of China's largest pharmaceutical companies, SPGC makes over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, prescription drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), biopharmaceuticals, and traditional Chinese medicine. The vertically-integrated company distributes its wares and owns more than 1,000 retail locations. SPGC sells drugs in 30 countries from five foreign offices. Its R&D facility, Central Research Institute, operates 10 centers across China. In 1996 many small producers, including Sine, Dragon & Tiger, and Pioneer, merged to form SPGC.

Takeda San Diego develops high-throughput protein crystallography systems used to speed up the drug discovery process. The company's technology can detect the three-dimensional shape of proteins, an important step in determining how a drug can be attached to a protein to produce a therapeutic effect. The US biotech developer is one of Japanese drug maker Takeda's main research and development facilities. The subsidiary's drug discovery know-how is being used to develop new therapies for metabolic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and inflammatory conditions.

Cyprotex PLC is a holding company, which is engaged in the provision of in vitro and in silico ADMET/PK (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity/Pharmacokinetic) information to the pharmaceutical industry. The Company developed a suite of services and technologies known as Cloe (Cyprotex Lead Optimisation Engine). It combines in vitro screening with pharmacokinetic prediction system to offer an integrated suite of ADME services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company introduced a new Cloe product line, Cloe Select, which focuses on studies performed of drug discovery or preclinical development stage. Its subsidiaries include Cyprotex Discovery Ltd, Cyprotex Research Ltd and Cyprotex North America, Inc.

Hycor Biomedical makes medical diagnostic products and sells them in the US and abroad. Hycor's KOVA urinalysis system, which enables labs to perform uniform microscopic analyses of urine specimens, is used in applications including personnel safety and pregnancy testing. Hycor company also produces allergy diagnosis products and kits for detecting rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Its products are sold by distributors and the company's sales force. Hycor Biomedical is a subsidiary of life sciences company Agilent.

Ardea Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cancer, and inflammatory diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate includes RDEA594, a product for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. Its other products comprise RDEA806 for the treatment of patients with HIV; and RDEA427, a second-generation NNRTI for the treatment of HIV, in a human micro-dose pharmacokinetic study. Ardea Biosciences is evaluating RDEA119, a non-ATP EK inhibitor, in a Phase I/II study in combination with sorafenib and as a single agent in a Phase I study, both in advanced cancer patients. It also develops RDEA436 for the treatment of inflammation. The company is based in San Diego, California.

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in San Diego, California. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases and disorders in the United States. The company develops drugs for endometriosis, anxiety, depression, pain, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, and other neurological and endocrine related diseases and disorders. Its products in clinical development comprise Elagolix, a Phase II product for Endometriosis; CRF1 Antagonist, a phase II product for mood disorders; CRF2 Peptide Agonist, a phase II drug for Cardiovascular related diseases; CRF1 Antagonist, a Phase I product for treating Mood Disorders and Irritable Bowel Syndrome; and Elagolix, a Phase I product for treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Uterine Fibroids. The company's research programs include Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 Inhibitor for movement disorders and schizophrenia; Glucose Dependent Insulin Secretagogues for type II diabetes; Antiepileptic drugs for epilepsy and bipolar disorder; and GnRH Antagonists for hormone dependent diseases and oncology. It has strategic alliances with GlaxoSmithKline to develop and commercialize CRF antagonists for psychiatric, neurological, and gastrointestinal diseases; and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. to develop and commercialize indiplon in Japan.

Repros Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas. Repros Therapeutics Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of oral small molecule drugs for the treatment of male and female reproductive disorders. Its lead drug includes Proellex, a selective blocker of the progesterone receptor, which is in Phase III clinical trials for use as a pre-surgical treatment for women with anemia due to excessive menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids, or anemia associated with uterine fibroids; in Phase III clinical trials for the chronic treatment of symptoms associated with uterine fibroids; and in Phase II clinical trials for the chronic treatment of symptoms associated with endometriosis. The company's product candidates also comprise Androxal, a single isomer of clomiphene citrate, which is in Phase IIb clinical trials for the treatment of low testosterone levels in men, who want to improve or maintain their fertility and/or sperm number and function. In addition, it holds a patent portfolio of phentolamine-based product candidates, including VASOMAX for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction under the Z-Max brand name. The company was formerly known as Zonagen, Inc. and changed its name to Repros Therapeutics Inc. in May 2006 to reflect company's focus on therapeutics for reproductive disorders.

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