Third Wave Technologies is riding the biotech breakers. Using its Invader technology, Third Wave develops molecular diagnostic tests that detect genetic variations associated with a variety of conditions, including cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular risk factors, and infectious disease. Some tests can determine a patient's likely response to certain drugs, making it possible for doctors to avoid prescribing a drug that might cause dangerous side effects. Third Wave company has a strong presence in Japan, where it has a collaboration agreement with genetic researchers at the University of Tokyo. Third Wave Technologies was acquired by Hologic in 2008 for $580 million.

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focuses on acquiring, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders primarily in the United States and Canada. Its lead product candidate includes Zenviatm, which has completed three Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect; and a Phase III trial for the treatment of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. The company also offers Abreva, an over-the-counter product for the treatment of cold sores.

Pharmacyclics, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Pharmacyclics, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on developing and commercializing small-molecule drugs for the treatment of immune mediated disease and cancer. Pharmacyclics's products in clinical development includes HDAC Inhibitor for advanced solid tumors, recurrent lymphomas, and sarcoma; Factor VIIa Inhibitor for cancer therapy; B Cell Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor for the treatment of B-Cell lymphomas, and autoimmune diseases and mast cell diseases; and MGd for primary brain tumor and childhood brain tumors. Its pre-clinical development products comprise B Cell Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for autoimmune disease and mast cell disease; and HDAC8 Inhibitors for the treatment of autoimmune and cancer.

Clinical Data, Inc. company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. Clinical Data, Inc. operates as a global biotechnology company developing early and late stage targeted therapeutics, as well as genetic and pharmacogenomic tests that detect serious diseases and help predict drug safety, tolerability, and efficacy. Its late-stage compounds include Vilazodone, a potential drug candidate for the treatment of depression, and Stedivaze, a potential cardiac stress agent. The company employs biomarker strategies and technologies to develop targeted therapeutics with advantages over existing treatments to help patients, healthcare professionals, and payers. Its PGxHealth division is leveraging its biomarker discovery expertise and intellectual property to develop and commercialize pharmacogenomic tests to detect serious diseases and help predict drug safety, tolerability, and efficacy. PGxHealth built the commercial, managed care, and CLIA-certified laboratory infrastructure and capabilities to support its marketed tests, including the FAMILION family of genetic tests for inherited heart diseases and PGxPredict tests for predicting drug response. The company has a collaboration and licensing agreement with CombinatoRx Inc. to develop an adenosine A2A agonist compound in a combination therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other B-cell cancers.

Unicity distributes nutritional supplements and skin care products through a multilevel marketing network of some 350,000 independent contractors who sell direct to consumers. Unicity's products include Bios Life branded weight management products, and a variety of herbal remedies for allergies, anti-aging, diabetes, digestive problems, heart health, and stress reduction. Unicity was formed in 2001 when network marketing firms Rexall Showcase International and Enrich International merged. It operates offices in a dozen countries and sells its products in more than 20 countries.

De Novo Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. De Novo Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., a drug discovery company, provides computational drug design services. It focuses on small molecule therapeutics. The company provides services to drug discovery customers seeking progress from validated target to novel hits; and to medicinal chemistry groups interested in focused chemical libraries. It offers SkelGen, a chemical structure-generation platform and a suite of software tools for the analysis of structural information on a protein target and the de novo design of molecules to bind into its site, as well as for the hit and lead discovery to the pharmaceutical industry. The company offers its SkelGen for scaffold hopping, virtual high-throughput screening, focused library design, intelligent fragment linking, and low affinity fragment-based design applications. It also provides drug discovery partnerships, such as structure-based drug design, ligand-based drug design, and fragment-based drug design services, as well as focused libraries for medicinal chemistry seeking the design of focused libraries against classes of targets. In addition, the company involves in applying its SkelGen silico drug design platform to design compounds for various targets within the diabetes field.

lmmuCell Corporation company was founded in 1982 and is based in Portland, Maine. ImmuCell Corporation, an animal health biotechnology company, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of products that improve animal health and productivity in the United States and internationally. It offers First Defense, an orally delivered scours preventive product that is manufactured from cows colostrums using proprietary vaccine and milk protein purification technologies. The company also provides products that aid in the management of inflammation of the mammary gland caused by bacterial infections, including Wipe Out Dairy Wipes, which consist of pre-moistened, biodegradable towelettes that are impregnated with Nisin to prepare the teat area of a cow in advance of milking; MASTiK, a mastitis antibiotic susceptibility test kit; and California Mastitis Test (CMT), which is performed at cow-side for early detection of mastitis. CMT can be used for bulk tank and individual cow sample monitoring, and for determining the quarter of the udder that is mastitic. In addition, it offers Rapid Johne's Test, which identifies cattle with symptomatic Johne's disease in a herd. Additionally, ImmuCell Corporation focuses on developing Mast Out, an intramammary infusion product containing Nisin for use in the treatment of mastitis in lactating dairy cows. It sells and markets its products primarily to veterinarians and producers in the dairy and beef industries.

QuA Vodis aims to help biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies get where they are going. The company, whose name shouldn't be confused with the movie Quo Vadis, offers interim management, quality assurance system development and training, and regulatory assistance to firms engaged in human and veterinary medical research. Its main focus for consultations is to enable the organizations to maintain operations and quality with as little internal disruption as possible. QuA Vodis has experience working with products such as sterile injectibles, radiopharmaceuticals, and blood and tissue products.

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.

Ipsen develops pharmaceutical products that target oncology, endocrinology, and neuromuscular disorders. The group additionally markets products to treat gastroenterology, cardiovascular, and cognitive disorders. Ipsen operates research-and-development (R&D) centers in Paris, Boston, Barcelona, and London, which have churned out more than 20 products to the global therapeutic market. Its R&D efforts focus on peptide engineering, protein engineering, medicinal chemistry, and advanced drug delivery. The company markets its products directly as well as through third parties, and has formed strategic development alliances with the likes of Medicis and Applied Biosystems (now part of Life Technologies Corporation).

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