Babraham Bioscience Technologies (BBT) is the operating company of the Babraham Institute, which works with companies around the world on pharmaceutical and biotechnology research projects. The company is committed to fostering innovation and bridging the gap from research to daily application. Through Babraham Technix, the company provides financial and administrative services to start-up biotech companies. It gives special emphasis to companies emerging from its Babraham Bioincubator division, which supports companies that research the role of genomics in healthcare. Commercial spin-offs from BBT include Discerna Ltd. and Orla Protein Technologies.

Since its inception in 1740, Whatman knows what it takes to separate the wheat from the chaff. Whatman company makes filters, membranes, and specialty products for applications in the analytical, health care, and bioscience markets in some 70 countries. Whatman company's products can be found in medical devices and diagnostic testing kits. Whatman has also developed technology for the isolation, transportation, storage, and purification of DNA for gathering genetic information. Whatman makes other products such as blotting papers, syringe filters, and chromatography products. Whatman company was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2008.

PLIVA wants you to remember its scientific research and business acumen, and less the names of its products. PLIVA company develops and produces generic pharmaceuticals, particularly in the anti-inflammatory and anti-infective areas. PLIVA also produces the active pharmaceutical ingredients used by other drug makers. Its products include both prescription and over-the-counter drugs, pills, creams, and injectables. PLIVA was founded in 1921 and operates in more than 30 countries. The company is a subsidiary of global generics firm Teva Pharmaceutical.

Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark. Novo Nordisk A/S, a healthcare company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products. It operates in two segments, Diabetes Care and Biopharmaceuticals. The Diabetes Care segment covers insulin franchise, including modern insulins, human insulins, insulin-related sales, and oral antidiabetic drugs, as well as GLP-1 compounds in development for both the treatment of type 2 diabetes and as an anti-obesity agent. The Biopharmaceuticals segment provides products in the areas of haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy, hormone replacement therapy, inflammation therapy, and other therapy areas. The company sells its products principally in the United States, Japan, China, the Russian Federation, India, Turkey, and other European countries.

Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company was founded in 2001 and is based in New York, New York. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical therapies in the United States. Its product candidates under development include Hedrin, a novel, non-insecticide treatment for pediculosis; and Topical PTH (1-34) for the treatment of psoriasis. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals has a joint venture agreement with Nordic Biotech Advisors ApS to develop and commercialize Hedrin.

The Micron Group delves deeply into the world of drug discovery. Composed of companies based in the UK, the US, and South Africa -- including Micron Research, the group's flagship unit -- the group provides consulting services for pharmaceuticals research, development, and delivery companies. With expertise in Phase I-IV drug discovery trials, clinical research, data delivery, medical education, and medical communications, the group's services range from clinical development and research to marketing, strategic planning, and report publishing. The Micron Group also offers its SILK software for managing pharmaceutical R&D and marketing processes. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb and the World Health Organization.

Mikart offers contract pharmaceutical manufacturing services, specializing in oral capsule and tablet formulations. Tablets and capsules can be immediate or time-release; the company also makes liquid formulations and provides specialty packaging, including laminated foil, blister, and pouches. Its facilities have the capacity to produce everything from small pilot-scale batches all the way up to full-scale commercial production. Other services include drug development, feasibility studies, and product testing. Mikart will also walk customers through all the required regulatory processes.

CGI Pharmaceuticals (formerly Cellular Genomics) is using a chemical genetics platform to discover and develop new therapies for cancer and inflammatory diseases. The company also helps other drug makers fill their pipelines with the help of its chemical genetics screening technology. Its specialty is identifying and developing kinase inhibitor therapeutics, but it also offers assay development, in vivo disease modeling, and clinical and regulatory affairs management. Partners include Pfizer, Merck Serono, and Eli Lilly.

Acusphere, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops drugs and formulations of existing drugs using its porous microparticle technology. This technology enables the Company to control the size and porosity of particles, including nanoparticles and microparticles, so that the particles can be customized to address the delivery needs of a variety of drugs. These product candidates include Imagify (perflubutane polymer microspheres for delivery in an injectable suspension, formerly known as AI-700), a cardiovascular drug for the detection of coronary artery disease; Hydrophobic Drug Delivery System (HDDS), which converts drugs that do not dissolve well in water into microparticles or nanoparticles of the drugs embedded in small microparticles; and Pulmonary Drug Delivery System (PDDS).

Wockhardt works hard in the pharmaceutical world. The research and pharmaceutical manufacturing firm employs more than 500 scientists who focus on recombinant biopharmaceuticals, generics, and new drug discovery. Wockhardt's products include injectables, tablets, liquids, and topicals (creams and ointments) that it manufactures to sell itself and for AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Cell Therapeutics, Schering-Plough, and other major drug companies. It operates 15 manufacturing plants in India, the UK, Ireland, France, and the US, and has filed more than 250 patents for biotechnology products. The company is a subsidiary of Khorakiwala Holdings and Investments.

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