Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Rules-Based Medicine, Inc., a life sciences company, focuses on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostic tests based on novel biomarker patterns primarily for the psychiatric market. It develops molecular diagnostic tests using its proprietary multi-analyte profiling, or MAP, technology that helps to screen large sets of well-characterized clinical samples from both diseased and non-diseased populations against a menu of biomarker immunoassays. The company’s pharmaceutical services consist of MAP testing services, custom MAP services, multiplexed immunoassay kits, and TruCulture and other co-culture services. It markets its laboratory testing products and services primarily to drug development professionals at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

American Bio Medica Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells immunoassay diagnostic test kits for the point of collection testing (POCT) for drugs of abuse in North America, Europe, the Asia/Pacific Rim, Africa, and South America. Its products include Rapid Drug Screen, a POCT kit to detect the presence or absence of 2 to 10 drugs of abuse in a single urine specimen; Rapid One, which screens for the presence or absence of a single drug of abuse in a urine specimen; Rapid TEC that contains 1 or 2 drug testing strips to test for 2 to 5 drugs of abuse in a single urine specimen; RDS InCup, a POCT for 2 to 12 drugs of abuse that incorporate collection and testing of sample in a device; Rapid TOX, a drug screen that detects 2 to 10 drugs of abuse in a single urine specimen; and Rapid TOX Cup, a POCT for 2 to 14 drugs of abuse that incorporate collection and testing of sample in a single device.American Bio Medica Corporation company’s products also include OralStat, a POCT system to detect drugs of abuse in oral fluids; OralStat EX, an oral fluid POCT for point of collection testing and confirmation testing; and Rapid STAT, an oral fluid POCT. In addition, it offers Rapid Reader, a compact and portable device that captures a picture of the test results on an ABMC drug screen. Further, American Bio distributes various POCTs to detect the presence or absence of adulterants, alcohol, and nicotine; and provides bulk strip contract manufacturing services to non-affiliated POCT diagnostic companies. It offers products for employers, law enforcement, government, health care, laboratory, and education professionals to test for cocaine, THC, opiates, amphetamines, PCP, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, methadone, oxycodone, propoxyphene, and buprenorphine. The company was formerly known as American Micro Media, Inc and changed its name to American Bio Medica Corporation in September 1992. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Kinderhook, New York.

MPI Research was founded in 1962. MPI Research helps drug developers answer a crucial question: Is it safe? The contract research organization (CRO) specializes in providing pre-clinical research services to pharmaceutical, medical device, chemical, and agricultural development companies, as well as regulatory and other government agencies. Its toxicology testing services investigate and determine the safety and dosage levels of substances being considered for use in drugs, pesticides, petrochemicals, and food additives. MPI Research also offers contract bioanalytical and pharmacology services.

Roche Scientific Company (India) is the Indian arm of Roche. Roche's products and services address the needs for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, and Roche Scientific Company (India) keeps the Indian product pipeline moving smoothly. The company, along with Roche Diagnostics (India), ensures Roche's products and services comply with Indian regulations including registration of new products, control of clinical trials, and monitoring of guidelines set by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IFPMA). The company also sponors research and development projects for new bulk drugs in India and disseminates product information via medical education programs.

APP Pharmaceuticals, a company that develops, makes, and markets anesthetics and other injectable drugs. Specializing in generics, APP's critical care products segment includes market-leading general anesthetic Diprivan and blood thinner Heparin. Other product segments focus on injectable oncology treatments and drugs that fight ear, heart, respiratory tract, skin, and sinus infections. APP markets through a direct sales force and often sells through group purchasing organizations to customers that include hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics in North America. APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC company is a subsidiary of German medical firm Fresenius.

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.

Discovery Laboratories was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Warrington, Pennsylvania. Discovery Laboratories, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in developing surfactant replacement therapies (SRT) to treat respiratory disorders and diseases. The company's proprietary technology, KL4 Surfactant Technology, produces a synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant that is structurally similar to pulmonary surfactant. Its products include Surfaxin, a synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant for use in pediatric medicine; Surfaxin (lucinactant) for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants; and Aerosurf, which is a KL4 Surfactant in aerosolized form to treat premature infants at risk for RDS. Discovery Laboratories also focuses on the development of Surfaxin to address bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants, acute respiratory failure in children, cystic fibrosis, acute lung injury, and other diseases associated with the inflammation of the lung, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company has a license agreement with Philip Morris USA Inc. to use its Capillary Aerosolization Technology for use with pulmonary surfactants for the respiratory diseases; and has a strategic alliance with Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A. to develop, market, and sell surfactant products in Andorra, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drug candidates for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. As of December 31, 2008, the Company was marketing two medicines to treat diabetes: BYETTA (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection. In addition to its marketed products, the Company is working with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) and Alkermes, Inc. (Alkermes) to develop exenatide once weekly. The Company maintains a discovery research program focused on peptide and protein therapeutics.

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Haifa, Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a development stage bio-therapeutics company, engages in the research, development, and production of placental-derived adherent stromal cells (ASCs). The company also involves in the commercialization of non-personalized (allogeneic) cell therapy products for the treatment of various severe degenerative, ischemic, and autoimmune disorders. It develops a pipeline of products that are derived from the human placenta, a non-controversial, non-embryonic, and adult stem cell source. These placental adherent stromal cells (ASCs) are expanded in the company’s proprietary PluriX three-dimensional bioreactor, which imitates the natural microstructure of bone marrow and does not require supplemental growth factors or other exogenous materials. The company’s principal product under Phase I clinical trial is PLX-PAD for people suffering from peripheral artery disease. Its pre-clinical products include PLX-IBD for inflammatory bowel diseases; PLX-STROKE for ischemic strokes; PLX-BMT for bone marrow transplantation; and PLX-MS for multiple sclerosis. The company was formerly known as Pluristem Life Systems Inc. and changed its name to Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. in November 2007.

Paladin Labs Inc. company's slate of prescription offerings includes drugs for urology, endocrinology, cancer, dermatology, neurology, and women's health. Among Paladin's key products are prostate cancer treatment Trelstar, testosterone deficiency drug Testim, and osteoarthritis therapy Pennsaid. The company also offers some over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in Canada, including emergency contraceptive Plan B. The company focuses on serving markets that are overlooked by larger pharmaceutical firms, typically by forming developing and marketing partnerships with other drugmakers.

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