Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, marketing, and sale of over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products. It offers Zicam Cold Remedy nasal pump, a homeopathic nasal gel that reduces the duration and severity of the common cold; Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs for consumers, who dislike nasal sprays; and Zicam Cold Remedy Chewables, Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts, Zicam Cold Remedy Oral Mist, Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts + Vitamin C, and Zicam Cold Remedy RapidMelts + Vitamin C and Echinacea, which are oral cold remedy products that deliver a dose of ionic zinc to the oral mucosa. The company also provides Zicam Allergy Relief, a homeopathic nasal gel formula to control allergy symptoms for sufferers of hay fever and upper respiratory allergies; Zicam Extreme Congestion Relief, a nasal gel for relief of nasal congestion and sinus pressure; and Zicam Sinus Relief that provides the benefit of the product with the aromatic strength of a cooling menthol/eucalyptus blend. In addition, it offers Zicam Cough Spray products to deliver cough relief and soothe throat irritation, including Zicam Cough Max, a liquid spray formulation that provides relief. Further, the company offers Zicam Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu Relief products, which utilize a spoon dosing delivery to provide relief of cold and flu symptoms; and Xcid, a creamy antacid product. It sells products directly to food, drug, mass market, and wholesale warehouse retailers in the United States, as well as to distributors that sell to retail establishments under the Zicam, Nasal Comfort, and Xcid brands.

DURECT Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Cupertino, California. DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for pain, central nervous system, disorders, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases based on its proprietary drug formulations and delivery platform technologies. The company's products include POSIDUR, a release formulation of bupivacaine under Phase IIb clinical trial, which is used for the treatment of post-surgical pain; and ELADUR, a transdermal bupivacaine patch under Phase IIb clinical trial that provides continuous delivery of bupivacaine for up to three days from a single application, as well as is used for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia. DURECT Corporation also offers Remoxy, an oral oxycodone gelatin capsule under development with pain therapeutics; and TRANSDUR-Sufentanil, a proprietary transdermal sufentanil patch under development, which provides continuous delivery of sufentanil for a period of up to seven days from a single application. In addition, the company offers CHRONOGESIC (sufentanil), a pain therapy system; and ALZET, the miniature implantable osmotic pumps and accessories for experimental research in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals, as well as conducts research and development of pharmaceutical products in collaboration with third party pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Further, it designs, develops, and manufactures various biodegradable polymers based on lactide, glycolide, and caprolactone under the LACTEL brand for pharmaceutical and medical device clients for use as raw materials in their products.

Bioniche Life Sciences is seeking its niche in the development of drugs for both humans and animals. The firm has three divisions: Human Health, Animal Health, and Food Safety. The Bioniche Animal Health division sells products to improve livestock breeding and to boost livestock immunity without antibiotics. Bioniche's Food Safety division works to improve food and water quality by developing technology to prevent infections and diseases in animals that are passed on to humans. The company's Bioniche Therapeutics segment is developing pharmaceuticals to help humankind; it focuses on urology, oncology, and immune system disorders.

CombiMatrix Corporation company was founded in 1995 and is based in Mukilteo, Washington. CombiMatrix Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops technologies, products, and services in the areas of drug development, genetic analysis, molecular diagnostics, nanotechnology, defense, and homeland security. Its technologies include a platform to produce user-defined, in-situ synthesized, and oligonucleotide arrays for use in identifying and determining the roles of genes, gene mutations, and proteins in the areas of genomics, proteomics, biosensors, drug discovery, drug development, diagnostics, combinatorial chemistry, material sciences, and nanotechnology.CombiMatrix Corporation's products and services include CustomArray platform, an oligonucleotide array for genetic studies; CatalogArray Microarrays for gene expression studies, mutation analysis, and other studies; Micro-RNA Arrays that are used to study micro-RNA molecules; DNA Array Synthesizer, an instrument that enables researchers to fabricate DNA arrays to their specifications; stripping reagents, which enable researchers to re-use microarrays; ElectraSense Reader, an electrochemical scanning instrument; and comparative genomic hybridization arrays, which are used for research and molecular diagnostic applications. CombiMatrix Corporation also offers proprietary molecular synthesis and screening methods for the discovery of potential new drugs. In addition, the company develops capabilities of producing arrays that utilize bacterial artificial chromosomes that enable genetic analysis; and a series of compounds to address various oncology-related diseases. It sells its products and services directly, with partners, and through distributors to customers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Tropical Oasis hopes to be exactly that, offering much needed refreshment to bodies in need of liquid. Through its three brands, Tropical Oasis, Liquid Solutions, and Radical Performance Technology, the company offers a variety of nutritional and sports drinks which can boost energy, replenish certain nutrients and vitamins, and assist in weight loss efforts.

Amgen GmbH speaks the language of biotech geeks, only with a German accent. Amgen GmbH is a German unit of US-based Amgen, the world's largest biotech company. The subsidiary was established in 1989 to help sell and distribute biotechnical therapies for the treatment of such ailments as chemotherapy side effects, chronic kidney failure, and rheumatoid arthritis. Among the group's products are Epogen and Aranesp, for the treatment of anemia in people with chronic kidney disease; Neupogen and Neulasta, to help restore white blood cell counts for cancer patients; and Enbrel, for the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIAD) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of medicines to treat cancers by regulating cell signaling with small molecules. The Company’s lead cancer product candidate, deforolimus, is an internally discovered, potent inhibitor of the protein mTOR, a master switch in cancer cells. Blocking mTOR creates a starvation-like effect in cancer cells by interfering with cell growth, division, metabolism and angiogenesis. Its second product candidate, AP24534, is a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor that has potential applications in cancer and is wholly owned by the Company. The company also focused drug discovery program centered on small-molecule therapies, molecularly targeted to cell-signaling pathways implicated in cancer. It also developed a portfolio of cell-signaling regulation technologies, its ARGENT technology, to control intracellular processes with small molecules.

Amgen Inc. company was founded in 1980 and is based in Thousand Oaks, California. Amgen Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of human therapeutics based on advances in cellular and molecular biology. The company markets human therapeutic products primarily in the areas of supportive cancer care, nephrology, and inflammation. Its principal products include Aranesp and EPOGEN that stimulate the production of red blood cells to treat anemia; Neulasta and NEUPOGEN, which selectively stimulate the production of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infections; and ENBREL that blocks the biologic activity of tumor necrosis factor by inhibiting TNF, a substance induced in response to inflammatory and immunological responses, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. The company has a joint venture with Kirin Holdings Company, Limited to manufacture and market darbepoetin alfa; a co-promotion agreement with Wyeth for marketing and selling of ENBREL; and Johnson & Johnson to commercialize recombinant human erythropoietin as a human therapeutic. It markets its products to healthcare providers, including physicians or their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies primarily in the United States, Europe, and Canada.

Intercell AG really wants give the pharmaceutical industry a shot in the arm. The Austrian company develops new vaccinations that aim to invoke strong immune system responses. It sells a travelers vaccine for Japanese encephalitis in areas of Europe, the Asia/Pacific region, and North America. Vaccine development candidates aim to fight staph infections, pandemic influenza, hepatitis C, and other viral and bacterial infections. The company also develops antibody (protein) therapies. Intercell has commercial licensing and co-development agreements with larger companies, including Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck.

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (AOB) is an integrated, pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and commercialization of a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The Company’s business comprises prescription pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products and nutraceutical products. Its pharmaceutical products have been approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). The Company sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and retail outlets at over 100,000 locations in all provinces, including rural areas and cities in China. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AOB marketed over 60 pharmaceutical products in China. On October 18, 2008, the Company acquired Nuo Hua Investment Company Limited. On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired GuangXi HuiKe Pharmaceutical Research and Development Co., Ltd.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.