Genzyme and Medtronic are out to prove that it doesn't just take time to heal a broken heart. The two companies' joint venture, MG Biotherapeutics, was created in 2004 to develop new treatments for heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions. The company in 2006 ceased enrollment of new patients in its Phase II clinical trial, which had been testing the use of cell therapy to repair damaged heart tissue following a heart attack, after evidence showed the trial would not be successful. MG Biotherapeutics is also engaged in long-term research into next-generation cell therapies and is developing a less-invasive, catheter-based delivery system for cell therapy using Medtronic's TransAccess technology.

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.

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.

BBI Holdings Plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development and manufacture of noninvasive lateral flow tests, and the distribution of diabetes products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Diagnostics, Enzymes, and Healthcare. The Diagnostics division involves in the development, manufacture, supply of reagents. The Enzymes engages in the manufacturer and supply of specialist natural enzymes to the medical diagnostics industry. The Healthcare segment involves in the sale and marketing of GlucoGel, a dextrose gel used by diabetes patients when they experience hypoglycaemia; and development of diabetes care product portfolio. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cardiff, the United Kingdom. As of February 12, 2008, BBI Holdings plc operates as a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.

QLT Inc. company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. QLT Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, primarily in the field of ophthalmology. It offers Visudyne, a photosensitizer to treat the eye disease, known as wet age related macular degeneration; and also used for the treatment of subfoveal CNV due to pathologic myopia, or severe near-sightedness, and presumed ocular histoplasmosis or other macular diseases. The company also offers Eligard product line that includes one, three, four, and six month commercial formulations of Atrigel technology combined with leuprolide acetate for the treatment of prostate cancer. Its products in development include Visudyne therapy; punctal plug drug delivery system, an invasive drug delivery system for delivering various drugs topically to the eye through controlled sustained release to the tear film, under Phase II studies targeting the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension; and QLT091001, a Phase Ia orally administered synthetic retinoid replacement therapy for 11-cis-retinal, which is a key biochemical component of the visual retinoid cycle, as well as OT-730, a prodrug of a beta adrenergic antagonist (a type of beta blocker) under investigation for the treatment of glaucoma.

Warnex Inc., a life sciences company, provides laboratory services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company’s Analytical Services division provides quality control services, including chemistry, chromatography, microbiology, method development and validation, and stability studies to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cosmetics, and veterinary industries. This division offers a range of ICH stability conditions and provides stability management, and revalidates existing methods to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and performs technology transfers. Its Bioanalytical Services division offers a range of services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. It specializes in bioavailability and bioequivalence studies, as well as provides services in the areas of research and development, method development, validation, production, and quality assurance.This division helps companies in their drug development programs by carrying out analyses generated in pre-clinical studies and proceeding with evaluation of the drug in human clinical trials. It also provides services to generic drug industry by analyzing physiological fluid samples obtained from studies in humans. The company’s Medical Laboratories division provides specialized laboratory services to the healthcare sector. It offers Prenatest prenatal screening test, which enables pregnant women to find out their risk of carrying a fetus that may be affected by common birth anomalies. This division also provides PRO-DNATM paternity test; genetic testing for human identification, molecular diagnostics, and pharmacogenetics; and testing services in the areas of endocrinology, hematology, infectious diseases, obstetrics/gynecology, and oncology. The company was formerly known as Warnex Pharma, Inc. and changed its name to Warnex Inc. in June 2001. Warnex Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

GeneFluidics, Inc. develops electrochemical sensor platform for molecular analysis. Its solutions perform bioassays with sensitivity to picogram/ml concentrations for immunoassays and femtomolar concentrations for genetic assays. The company’s products include sensor chip arrays; Proteus, a modular robotic system; and Asklepios, the multi-channel microfluidics cartidge system. Its products are used for human diagnostics, animal health, environmental monitoring, and blood banking applications. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Monterey Park, California.

Norgine Limited was founded in 1906 and is based in Harefield, the United Kingdom with regional offices in Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. It has manufacturing sites in Dreux, France; and Hengoed, the United Kingdom. The company has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Spain, as well as in Australia, and South Africa. Norgine Limited is a subsidiary of Norgine Europe B.V. Norgine Limited, a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and markets products in the areas of gastroenterology, hepatology, and pain management in Europe. It offers products for the treatment of chronic constipation and faecal impaction, bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, duodenal and benign gastric ulcers, traveler’s diarrhoea, and pain, as well as provides antitussive medications and products for the relief of smooth muscle spasm. The company also provides assistance in the development and launch of pharmaceutical products for companies.

CEO Alexander Kozak founded D-Pharm Ltd. in 1993. D-Pharm de-velops and de-livers biopharmaceuticals to treat a variety of diseases. The company focuses on discovery and development of lipid-based compounds used primarily against central nervous system disorders. Drugs currently approaching the market include treatments for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and stroke. The company's pipeline also includes drugs intended to fight Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, psoriasis, bowel disease, and cancer. D-Pharm partners with other drug companies to bring its treatments to market.

Medarex is building the ultimate monoclonal antibody. Its UltiMAb technology utilizes transgenic mice whose antibody gene expression is suppressed to create fully human monoclonal antibodies (single-source proteins). Medarex has more than 40 antibodies for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune, inflammatory, and infectious diseases in clinical trials or pre-trial stages. The company has partnerships with numerous pharma and biotech firms including Genmab, which has licensed antibody therapies for leukemia, arthritis, and other conditions. Other development partners include Pfizer, Amgen, Eli Lilly, and Kirin. Another major collaborator, Bristol-Myers Squibb, acquired Medarex for $2.4 billion in 2009.

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