Janssen has gone totally mental. A US-based arm of Johnson & Johnson'sglobal pharmaceuticals segment, Janssen focuses exclusively on treatments for mental health conditions. Its flagship offering Risperdal combats bipolar mania and schizophrenia, as well as irritability associated with autism. A long-acting injectable version of the drug, called Risperdal Consta, is approved as a treatment for schizophrenia. With its sister company Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, the company is working on potential drugs for a range of psychiatric problems, including psychosis, sleep disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and substance abuse.

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company with products and product candidates for the treatment of inflammation, ocular pain, glaucoma, allergy and dry eye. The Company has three products available for sale in the United States: Xibrom, (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of inflammation and pain following cataract surgery, Istalol, (timolol maleate ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of glaucoma, and Vitrase (hyaluronidase for injection) for use as a spreading agent. The Company also has several product candidates in various stages of development. These include a strong steroid product candidate to treat ocular inflammation, iganidipine to enhance ocular nerve blood flow and a new formulation of latanoprost for the treatment of glaucoma.

Paddock Laboratories, Inc. company was founded in 1977 by Chairman Bruce Paddock. Paddock Laboratories, Inc. company develops and manufactures bioequivalent generic pharmaceuticals and OTC specialty products. Paddock's product line includes suppositories, diabetes treatments, topical powders, enemas, injectables, and dermatological offerings, as well as compounding bases and charcoal products. Its manufacturing facilities are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to the US market, some of Paddock's products are sold in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region through distributors.

Beijing Tongrentang Co., Ltd. company makes and sells a variety of traditional Chinese herbal medicines under the Tongrentang brand. Products include treatments for a number of maladies including colds and fevers, and preparations designed to improve circulation and kidney function. Tongrentang also exports its herbal remedies and has expanded beyond Chinese borders through a number of joint ventures and subsidiaries, establishing retail drug stores and clinics specializing in traditional Chinese medicine. The company's origins date back more than 300 years as a family business offering its remedies in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty.

Delcath Systems, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York. Delcath Systems, Inc., a development stage company, develops and manufactures devices to administer high dose chemotherapy and other therapeutic agents directly to diseased organs or regions of the body. It focuses on the development of the Delcath PHP System, a Phase III clinical trial product, which isolates the liver from the patient's general circulatory system and delivers high dose of melphalan hydrochloride or other therapeutic agents directly to the liver. The Delcath PHP System kit includes an arterial infusion catheter, a multi-passageway/double balloon catheter, a blood tubing/extracorporeal filtration circuit, two activated carbon hemoperfusion filters, a return catheter/a thin-walled blood sheath, and a series of introducers and related accessories to properly place the catheters. The company also conducts Phase II clinical trials to test the Delcath PHP System with the drug melphalan against liver cancer/hepatocellular tumors, neuroendocrine and adenocarcinoma tumors that have spread to the liver, and melanomas metastatic to the liver that have received prior regional treatment. It has a collaboration with the National Cancer Institute to develop and evaluate the Delcath PHP System device to deliver high-dose melphalan to patients, and to evaluate the use of additional chemotherapy agents with the Delcath PHP System.

GW was founded in 1998. GW Pharmaceuticals has "high" hopes that its products will help relieve the pain and muscle stiffness that have resulted from cancer, multiple sclerosis, and surgery. The company develops prescription medicinal drugs derived from an hybrid form of cannabis that doesn't cause a psychotropic high. GW's lead drug candidate is Sativex, a whole-plant cannabis extract delivered by an oral spray. Sativex has been approved in Canada for the treatment of pain caused by multiple sclerosis. The company has agreed to let Bayer market the drug in the UK and Canada.

Immunomedics, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Immunomedics, Inc. (Immunomedics) is a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal, antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases. The Company has developed a number of advanced technologies that allow it to create humanized antibodies that can be used either alone in unlabeled or naked form, or conjugated with radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutics or toxins, in each case to create targeted agents. Immunomedics has licensed its product candidate epratuzumab, to UCB S.A. (UCB), for the treatment of all autoimmune disease indications worldwide. Epratuzumab’s most advanced clinical testing is for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The Company has antibody product candidates in clinical development targeting B-cell NHL, other B-cell mediated diseases and various solid tumors.

Geron Corporation was founded in 1990 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Geron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure, and diabetes. The company develops a range of anti-cancer therapies, including anti-cancer therapies based on telomerase inhibitors and telomerase therapeutic vaccines, as well as focuses on the development of products using telomerase as a marker for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, patient monitoring, and screening. Its products include GRN163 and GRN163L, which are telomerase inhibitors for the treatment of chronic lymphoproliferative diseases, solid tumors, non-small cell-lung cancer, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma, which are in Phase I trials; and GRNVAC1, a telomerase cancer vaccine that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia. Geron Corporation also develops human embryonic stem cell-based therapeutics, with its spinal cord injury treatment. The company has research, development, and commercialization license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to use telomerase in non-dendritic cell cancer vaccines; and a license agreement with Sienna Cancer Diagnostics to detect telomerase for in vitro cancer diagnosis.

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.

Nycomed US Inc. (formerly Altana Inc) is a subsidiary of Nycomed, which operates three divisions in the US focused on specialty pharmaceuticals in dermatology. Founded in 1849, Fougera is the largest of the three divisions and is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of multi-source topical steroids, antibiotics and antifungal products. The PharmaDerm division of Nycomed is dedicated to bringing innovative products to the dermatologists so they can best care for their patients. Nycomed US also markets and sells Savage Laboratories products, which focus on emergency care.

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