Agennix develops oral, topical, and other forms of cancer treatments. The company's primary candidate, Talactoferrin, is an oral therapy in the late stages of development that is targeted to treat non-small cell lung cancer, a common and slow-growing type of lung cancer. Its other clinical development-stage candidates include therapies to treat tumors and prostate cancer, as well as non-cancerous conditions such as sepsis and diabetic foot ulcers. Agennix, which has offices in Munich, Germany; Princeton, New Jersey; and Houston, Texas, was formed in 2009 from the merger of Germany-based GPC Biotech AG and US-based Agennix Inc.

Evotec AG (Evotec) is a drug discovery and development company focused on small molecule therapeutics. Evotec is developing treatments for diseases in the areas of neuroscience, pain, and inflammation. Evotec’s portfolio comprises five clinical drug candidates: EVT 101, a subtype selective NMDA receptor antagonist with potential for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, pain and depression, EVT 201, a partial positive allosteric modulator (pPAM) of the GABAA receptor complex for the treatment of insomnia, EVT 302, a MAO-B inhibitor in development for smoking cessation, a P2X7 antagonist for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, and a small molecule vanilloid receptor (VR1) antagonist for the treatment of pain in partnership with Pfizer. Evotec’s late stage preclinical research programs focus on EVT 103, a back-up compound to EVT 101, H3 antagonists for the treatment of cognitive disorders and/or sleep, as well as antagonists for the purinergic receptor P2X3 for the treatment of pain.

Inhibitex, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Inhibitex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops differentiated anti-infective products to prevent and treat serious infections primarily shingles and chronic hepatitis C. Its anti- infective product candidates include FV-100, an orally available nucleoside analogue prodrug, which completed Phase I trials used for the treatment of herpes zoster or shingles; and aurexis, a humanized monoclonal antibody, which completed Phase IIa trials used for the treatment of serious S. aureus infections. The company's preclinical product candidates include HCV polymerase inhibitors, which are used for the treatment of chronic HCV infection; HIV integrase inhibitors that are used for the treatment of HIV infection; and staphylococcal vaccines, an active vaccine to prevent S. aureus infections. It has MSCRAMM based license and collaboration agreement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for the development of staphylococcal vaccines; and royalty-bearing license agreement with Cardiff University and Katholieke Universiteit for intellectual property of HCV nucleoside polymerase inhibitors.

Calypte Biomedical Corporation company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Calypte Biomedical Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of in vitro diagnostic tests primarily for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It focuses on the commercialization of HIV-1/2 rapid tests for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV 2 in oral fluid and blood samples using a lateral flow dipstick design. The company also offers HIV-1 BED Incidence EIA Test, which detects HIV-1 infections that have occurred within approximately the prior six months, and could be used by public health agencies to identify those regions and the populations within them where HIV transmission is occurring most recently. Calypte Biomedical, through its 51%-owned joint ventures, Beijing Calypte Biomedical Technology Ltd. and Beijing Marr Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., manufactures and markets its products in China.

YM Biosciences was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. YM Biosciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the licensing and commercialization of drug products and technologies primarily for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related conditions worldwide. Its approved product Nimotuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor, is used for the treatment nasopharyngeal carcinomas, head and neck cancer, refractory children glioma, adult glioma, and stage III/IV glioma. The company is also developing Nimotuzumab for various other epithelial cancers; and AeroLEF, a proprietary formulation of free and liposome-encapsulated fentanyl administered by pulmonary inhalation for the treatment of severe and moderate acute pain, including cancer pain. In addition, its other product candidates include TGFa and HER-1, the anti-cancer vaccines.

The revolution in genomics and proteomics spawned by the human genome project is providing a steady stream of protein therapeutic candidates. Many of these proteins require enhancements in their pharmacokinetic properties in order to be clinically effective because of inherent limitations of proteins as drugs. Advanced Proteome Therapeutics has initiated a program that is broadly applicable to proteins. It builds on a technology platform developed over twenty years of targeting proteins for site-selective modification and addresses issues which limit therapeutic utilization of promising proteins.The Company’s laboratories are located at the BioSquare Innovation and Discovery Center on the campus of the Boston University School of Medicine. Its scientists are engaged in research and development applying leading edge chemical and biochemical methodologies to commercially viable proteins. The technology is applicable to the generation of a variety of protein products including protein therapeutics, protein diagnostics and high value reagents for research.

Diagnostic HYBRIDS was founded in 1983 by Ohio University professors and private investor and entrepreneur Dr. Wilfred Konneker. It has agreed to be acquired by Quidel for $130 million. Diagnostic HYBRIDS will tell you which kind you have. The company develops and markets cell culture kits to help identify various viruses and endocrine diseases. Its product line include kits to detect a wide range of influenza viruses, herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2, Chlamydia and Cytomegalovirus, which includes the viruses that cause chicken pox and mononucleosis. Other kits demonstrate thyroid functioning. The biotech firm also develops and sells cell-based detection products.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human disease, including immunology, metabolism, cardiology, and ophthalmology. The company's drug candidates include LX1031, which is in a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders; LX1032 that has completed Phase I clinical trials to treat the symptoms associated with carcinoid syndrome; LX2931, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases; and LX4211 that is in Phase 1 clinical trials to treat Type 2 diabetes. It also has a preclinical development drug candidate, LX7101, for the treatment of glaucoma. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has drug discovery alliances with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to discover, develop, and commercialize small molecule drugs in the neuroscience field; and N.V. Organon to discover, develop, and commercialize new biotherapeutic drugs. It also has an alliance with Nuevolution A/S, which provides access to Nuevolution's Chemetics platform chemistry technology.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sun Pharma) is an international specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company’s product portfolio consists of four categories of products: India branded generics, US generics, international branded generics and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The products of the Company are prescribed in therapy areas like cardiology, psychiatry, neurology, gastroenterology, diabetology and respiratory. The products manufactured by the Company include Supatret, Winolap, Donamem, Exmasin, Lenzest, Octride Depot 10, Carcidox, Tyrogef, Cernos depot, Milnorm, Levipil, Exzilor and Macorate. The Company’s subsidiaries include Sun Pharma Global Inc. BVI., Sun Pharma Global-FZE, Sun Pharmaceutical (Bangladesh) Ltd., Sun Pharmaceutical Peru S.A.C. and Sun Farmaceutica Ltda-Brazil. In November 2008, the Company, along with its subsidiaries, completed the acquisition of Chattem Chemicals, Inc.

Antisoma plc company was founded in 1988. Antisoma is anti-cancer. The drug development firm scouts academic or cancer research institutions for promising new oncology drug candidates and snaps them up. Once the drugs are in its pipeline, Antisoma conducts preclinical and clinical trials. The company's leading candidates in clinical trials include possible treatments for lung cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and breast cancer. Its 2008 acquisition of Xanthus Pharmaceuticals brought along more candidates, and helped Antisoma expand in the US. Antisoma also partners with larger drug makers and research groups, including Novartis, to develop and commercialize products.

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