Launched in 1982 with a single product, Pharmadass (through subsidiary HealthAid) sells more than 450 products: vitamins and minerals, beauty care items, weight-loss formulas, and aromatherapy oils. It also sells anti-smoking products, herbal cigarettes, anti-snoring spray, and such supplements as fish oils and bee products. Specialty lines focus on such areas as mood enhancement, women's health, the immune system, and vitality. Pharmadass products are found in about 4,000 pharmacies and health food stores in the UK and in 30 countries worldwide.

Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Urigen) is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for urological disorders. The Company’s product pipeline includes URG101, for the treatment of Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS), which has completed a Phase II double blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center trial, and URG301, targeting urethritis and nocturia. Urigen specializes in the development of products for patients with urological ailments including, specifically, the development of products for amelioration Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS or PBS/IC), Urethritis, Nocturia and Overactive Bladder (OAB). Urology represents a specialty pharmaceutical market of approximately 12,000 physicians in North America. Urologists treat a variety of ailments of the urinary tract including urinary tract infections, bladder cancer, overactive bladder, urgency and incontinence and interstitial cystitis, a subset of PBS.

Altea Therapeutics Corporation company was founded in 1998 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Altea Therapeutics Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes transdermal patch technology that delivers therapeutic levels of water-soluble small drugs, therapeutic proteins, carbohydrates, and vaccines through the skin. It provides disease prevention products, insulin skin patches for diabetes, and acute and chronic pain management products. The company also offers PassPort Patch to deliver drugs through the skin. Altea Therapeutics Corporation was formerly known as Altea Development Corporation.

Mission Pharmacal was founded in 1946 by the Walsdorf family, which still owns and runs the business. Mission Pharmacal Company makes prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) remedies for infection, kidney stones, and arthritis, and nutritional supplements. Mission's products include muscle ointment Thera-Gesic, Fosfree multivitamin supplement, kidney stone preventer Urocit-K, parasitic and bacterial infection fighter Tindamax, and CitraNatal prescription prenatal vitamins. The company also offers third-party OTC, nutritional, and prescription manufacturing, packaging, and inventory management from its Texas-based production facility.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing human embryonic and adult stem cell technology in the field of regenerative medicine. The Company has acquired, developed and maintain a portfolio of patents and patent applications that form the base for its research and development efforts in the area of embryonic and adult stem cell research. The Company’s technology base, in combination with its know-how, provides an advantage and will facilitate the successful development and commercialization of products for use in treatment of an array of chronic degenerative diseases and in regenerative repair of acute disease, such as trauma, myocardial infarction and burns. The Company’s embryonic stem (ES) cell research programs are divided into three core categories: cellular reprogramming, reduced complexity program, and stem cell differentiation.

Orion shines brightly over Scandinavia. At the heart of the health care group is Orion Pharma, one of Finland's largest drug makers. Orion Pharma manufactures prescription, generic, and OTC pharmaceuticals, as well as veterinary medicines. Its Fermion subsidiary manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for use by Orion and other drug makers. Orion company's research is focused on developing treatments for central nervous system, cardiovascular, and urological disorders, as well as cancer. Orion Diagnostica develops and manufactures diagnostic tests to be used on site in physicians' offices.

Targacept, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Targacept, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the design, discovery and development of neuronal nicotinic receptors (NNR) Therapeutics for the treatment of multiple diseases and disorders of the central nervous system. The Company has clinical-stage product candidates for target indications in three therapeutic areas, which includes cognitive impairment, depression and anxiety, and pain. It also has preclinical programs focused in smoking cessation, addiction, obesity, pain, Parkinson’s disease and inflammation. The Company has collaboration with AstraZeneca and an alliance with GlaxoSmithKline. The drug discovery activities utilize computer-based molecular design methodologies and biological data for a library of compounds developed and collected over more than 20 years. The technologies are referred to as Pentad. The Company use Pentad to design or optimize AZD3480 (TC-1734), TC-5619, TC-2216 and TC-6499.

Xceed Molecular is working to exceed the expectations of researchers performing gene expression tests. The company's flow-thru chip technology allows biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to conduct genetic screening research. Its Ziplex system is used for automated gene expression analysis. Other products include assay reagent kits, sample preparation reagents, and its TipChip disposable microarrays. The company also produces chips to detect specific diseases and is working to speed up the time needed to process samples. Xceed Molecular, which was established in 2001, has facilities in Canada and the US.

InterMune, Inc. company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California. InterMune, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of therapies in pulmonology and hepatology. It offers Actimmune for the treatment of patients with severe, malignant osteopetrosis, and chronic granulomatous disease in the United States. The company has a pipeline portfolio addressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. The pulmonology portfolio includes CAPACITY, a Phase III program evaluating pirfenidone as a possible therapeutic candidate for the treatment of patients with IPF; and a research program focusing on pirfenidone analog ITMN-520. The hepatology portfolio comprises the HCV protease inhibitor compound ITMN-191, which is in Phase Ib, a second-generation HCV protease inhibitor research program; and a research program evaluating a new target in hepatology. It has license and collaboration agreements with Maxygen Holdings Ltd.; Array BioPharma, Inc.; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. and F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd.; Novartis Corporation; Connetics Corporation; Eli Lilly & Company; Genentech, Inc.; ALZA Corporation; Amgen Inc; and Marnac, Inc. and its co-licensor, /KDL GmbH.

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Its products include CPP-109, a chemical compound gamma-vinyl-GABA/vigabatrin, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of cocaine addiction. The company also conducts a Phase II clinical trial of CPP-109 to evaluate its use in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction. In addition, it has a license agreement with Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC on various patents and patent applications relating to the use of vigabatrin as a treatment for cocaine and other addictions.

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