Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a facility in Denver, Colorado. Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in developing, manufacturing, commercializing, marketing, and distributing prescription and over-the-counter products. It offers drugs for cardiology, women's health, dermatology, neurology, and epilepsy and Parkinson's diseases. The company also provides prenatal vitamins. It serves patients, physicians, pharmacists, and healthcare organizations.

CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1993 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas. CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of drugs specifically designed to address limitations of current therapies. It develops a portfolio of product candidates utilizing its drug formulation technology using Captisol, a group of cyclodextrins. The company’s products include Geodon IM and Abilify Injection IM for bipolar disorder/schizophrenia; Vfend IV for antifungal; and Cerenia for canine motion sickness. It also develops Fosphenytoin IV and IM for status epilepticus; Melphalan IV for multiple myeloma; Topiramate IV for epilepsy; Amiodarone IV for arrhythmia; Budesonide Solution Inhalation for asthma; Clopidogrel IV for atherothrombosis; and Budesonide/Azelastine Nasal Spray for allergic rhinitis. In addition, the company out license its technology to third parties for use in the development of their products. CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as CyDex, Inc. and it changed its name in November 2007.

MWG-Biotech is doing its part to help decode the world's most complicated and delicate language: the genome. The company has developed a highly sophisticated system of gene sequencing, analysis and genotyping, as well as applying those analyses to replacement, alteration, and synthesis of RNA and oligonucleotides. Its automated laboratories can carry out tasks in less than two days. The company performs its sequencing work at production sites in Germany, India, and the US.

Ambrilia Biopharma likes to work with drug candidates when they're still in the early stages of development. Once they hit late stage, the company prefers to license them out for further development. The company is also working to manufacture better formulations of existing drugs to bring in cash. Ambrilia's pipeline includes anti-virals and a handful of oncology drug candidates including generic candidates Octreotide and Goserelin. While it is shifting its focus onto anti-viral drugs, the company is continuing with clinical trials of the two oncology drugs. Mid-shift, however, the company's funds dried up and it filed for bankruptcy protection in the Canadian courts.

Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1989 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, discovers and develops DNA- and RNA-based drug candidates for the treatment of infectious diseases, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, cancer, and asthma and allergies, and for use as vaccine adjuvants. The company designs and creates proprietary Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) to modulate immune responses, including TLR agonist, a compound that stimulates an immune response through the targeted TLR; and TLR antagonist, a compound that blocks activation of an immune response through the targeted TLR. Its drug candidates include IMO-2125, a TLR9 agonist, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial for hepatitis C virus infection; and TLR7, 8, and 9 agonists that are in research stage for viral diseases. The company also develops IMO-3100, a dual TLR7/TLR9 antagonist, which is in preclinical development stage for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and colitis.In addition, its drug candidates also comprise TLR7 and TLR8 agonists that are in research stage for solid tumor cancers. The company has a licensing and collaboration agreement with Merck KGaA to research, develop, and commercialize TLR9 agonists for the treatment of cancer, excluding cancer vaccines; a license and research collaboration agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to research, develop, and commercialize therapeutic and prophylactic vaccine products containing its TLR7, 8, and 9 agonists in the fields of cancer, infectious diseases, and Alzheimer's disease; and a research collaboration and option agreement, and a license, development, and commercialization agreement with Novartis International Pharmaceutical, Ltd. to discover, develop, and commercialize TLR9 agonists for the treatment of asthma and allergies.

Nutra Pharma Corporation was founded in 2000 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida. Nutra Pharma Corporation operates as a biotechnology company specializing in the acquisition, licensing, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of neurological disorders, cancer, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. The company, through its subsidiaries, carries out basic drug discovery research and clinical development, and also seeks strategic licensing partnerships to reduce the risks associated with the drug development process. Nutra Pharma's wholly-owned drug discovery subsidiary, ReceptoPharm, is developing proprietary therapeutic protein products primarily for the prevention and treatment of viral and neurological diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and pain in humans. Additionally, ReceptoPharm provides contract research services through its ISO class 5 and GMP certified facilities. The company's wholly-owned medical devices subsidiary, Designer Diagnostics, engages in the research and development of diagnostic test kits designed to be used for the rapid identification of infectious diseases, such Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM). Nutra Pharma continues to identify and acquire intellectual property and companies in the biotechnology arena.

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a not-for-profit UK government-financed organization that promotes and funds medical and other health-related research. Founded in 1913, MRC funding has been responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs in life sciences, such as the purification of penicillin and the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The council's funding is distributed to researchers in universities, the National Health System, and MRC research centers. Current research priorities include AIDS, antibiotic resistance, the use of animals in research, chronic fatigue syndrome, the study of cognitive systems, intensive care, multiple sclerosis, and other areas of public health.

Bactolac Pharmaceutical (formerly Advanced Nutraceuticals) makes private-label vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other over-the-counter nutritional supplement products. The company's encapsulated and tablet-based products are available already packaged and branded, or sold in bulk to customers who repackage them for private-label sale. Customers include distributors, retailers, and multi-level marketing companies. Its services include product formulation, sample runs, and product testing. Chairman and CEO Pailla Reddy holds a majority of the company.

Cortex Pharmaceuticals develops drugs to treat neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Its research focuses on the AMPA receptor, which facilitates communication between nerve cells; the firm's Ampakine compounds may enhance this receptor's activity. Its lead drug candidate is CX717, which it is developing for a number of indications including respiratory depression (a potentially fatal side effect of some anesthetics and post-surgical painkillers), Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and daytime sleepiness. The firm believes Ampakine drugs may also be helpful in treating a variety of other brain-related disorders, including depression, autism, and Huntington's disease.

GlaxoSmithKline S.p.A. (GSK Italy), the Italian unit of global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. GSK Italy promotes and sells the therapeutic products of its parent company in the Italian market. The company also makes antibiotics, vaccines, and other injectable drugs at its manufacturing facilities in Parma and Verona, and it has a Milan-based division that sells consumer health care products and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, GSK Italy boasts a research and development unit in Verona that targets neurological drug development, including treatments for depression, addiction, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders.

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