Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. engages in the development and distribution of nutritional and health products in the United States. Its products primarily include the Pro-Stat line of enzyme-hydrolyzed liquid protein for the treatment of unintended weight loss, protein energy malnutrition, and pressure ulcers; UTI-Stat, a urinary tract cleansing complex used to reduce the incidence of urinary tract infection and promote urinary tract health; and Fiber-Stat, a liquid soluble fiber with FOS used to maintain bowel regularity and probiotic intestinal health. Medical Nutrition company's customers include long-term care facilities, hospitals, dialysis clinics, physicians, dispensing medical clinics, nursing homes, and network marketing companies. Medical Nutrition USA sells its branded products directly to distributors, who resell the products to end users, as well as sells through health food stores under private label or licensing agreements. Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. is based in Englewood, New Jersey.

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Union City, California. Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, provides prescription drugs for central nervous system disorders. The company markets H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection), an injectable drug that is approved for the treatment of certain disorders with an inflammatory component, including the treatment of exacerbations associated with multiple sclerosis, and the treatment of nephrotic syndrome. H.P. Acthar Gel is also used in treating patients with infantile spasms, a rare form of refractory childhood epilepsy; and opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome, a rare autoimmune-related childhood neurological disorder. The company also markets Doral (quazepam), which is indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, frequent nocturnal awakenings, and/or early morning awakenings.

Guerbet Group is one of Europe's leading makers of contrast agents used in medical imaging. Most of the company's products, such as Xenetix, Hexabrix, and Dotarem, are substances that are injected into the body to make internal organs visible during X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. Subsidiary Simafex manufactures specialty chemicals for use in pharmaceuticals. Guerbet has operations in some 15 countries and is targeting growth in the US. Marcel Guerbet, grandfather of chairman Michel Guerbet, developed the first iodinated contrast agent around the turn of the century; his descendants control the company.

Nutraceutical International Corp. was founded in 1993 and is based in Park City, Utah. Nutraceutical International Corporation engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and retail of branded nutritional supplements and other natural products in the United States and internationally. The company offers vitamins and minerals, herbs, specialty formulas, personal care products, homeopathics, functional foods, and other products in various formulations and delivery forms, including capsules, tablets, softgels, chewables, liquids, creams, sprays, powders, and whole herbs. It also publishes, prints, and markets a line of books and booklets to book distributors, national retail bookstores, and health and natural food stores; distributes branded products of certain third parties; and owns neighborhood natural food markets and health food stores. Nutraceutical International sells its products primarily to and through domestic health and natural food stores.

Janssen has gone totally mental. A US-based arm of Johnson & Johnson'sglobal pharmaceuticals segment, Janssen focuses exclusively on treatments for mental health conditions. Its flagship offering Risperdal combats bipolar mania and schizophrenia, as well as irritability associated with autism. A long-acting injectable version of the drug, called Risperdal Consta, is approved as a treatment for schizophrenia. With its sister company Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, the company is working on potential drugs for a range of psychiatric problems, including psychosis, sleep disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, and substance abuse.

Virbac Corporation makes animal health and pet-care products and sells them to veterinarians and retailers. For dogs and cats it makes C.E.T dental products, Allederm dermatological products, and digestive and hairball remedies. The company's Iverhart medication prevents heartworms in dogs. Virbac also makes antibiotics, dewormer, and euthanasia products. Its other brands include Biomox, Clintabs, and Vetasyl. In addition to producing its own animal health products, the company provides contract manufacturing through subsidiary PM Resources. The company is owned by Virbac SA.

Geron Corporation was founded in 1990 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Geron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure, and diabetes. The company develops a range of anti-cancer therapies, including anti-cancer therapies based on telomerase inhibitors and telomerase therapeutic vaccines, as well as focuses on the development of products using telomerase as a marker for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, patient monitoring, and screening. Its products include GRN163 and GRN163L, which are telomerase inhibitors for the treatment of chronic lymphoproliferative diseases, solid tumors, non-small cell-lung cancer, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma, which are in Phase I trials; and GRNVAC1, a telomerase cancer vaccine that is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia. Geron Corporation also develops human embryonic stem cell-based therapeutics, with its spinal cord injury treatment. The company has research, development, and commercialization license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to use telomerase in non-dendritic cell cancer vaccines; and a license agreement with Sienna Cancer Diagnostics to detect telomerase for in vitro cancer diagnosis.

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, sale, and marketing of branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals for treating and managing pain primarily in the United States. Its products include Lidoderm, a topical patch product for the relief of the pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia; Opana ER and Opana for the relief of moderate-to-severe pain in patients; Percocet and Percodan tablets; Frova for the treatment of migraine headaches in adults; and Voltaren Gel for the relief of the pain of osteoarthritis of joints amenable to topical treatment. The company's products also include Sanctura for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency; Sanctura XR to treat OAB symptoms; Supprelin LA for treating central precocious puberty (CPP) or the early onset of puberty in children; Vantas provides histrelin, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer; Delatestryl for the treatment of male hypogonadism; Hydron Implant; and Valstar, a sterile solution of valrubicin for intravesical instillation. Its development stage products include Nebido for treatment of hypogonadisml; PRO 2000, a Phase III clinical stage product for the prevention of infection by HIV and other sexually-transmitted pathogens; octreotide implant, a Phase III clinical stage product for the treatment of acromegaly; and axomadol, a Phase II clinical stage product for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain and diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. The company's generic products include Morphine Sulfate and Endocet, an oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen product. It has strategic alliances with Novartis AG, Hind Healthcare, Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co., and Vernalis Development Limited.

Marligen Biosciences is where researchers go again and again for testing products and services. The company makes nucleic acid purification systems, genetic analysis assays, and other genomics research supplies. Its nucleic acid purification systems include rapid plasma purification systems which are used for isolation DNA so it can mapped, cloned, amplified, labeled, and sequenced. Its genetic analysis assays are sold under the Signet brand name and can screen for certain classes of DNA or be tailored to the researchers needs. Marlingen was acquired by another genetic services provider, OriGene, in 2009.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California. La Jolla Pharmaceutical aimed to eliminate diseases. The development-stage firm was working with Toleragens, proprietary therapies that block the abnormal antibody production associated with certain autoimmune disorders without suppressing the entire immune system. Its lead drug candidate was Riquent, a treatment for renal disease associated with lupus. The drug would have been one of the few new drugs for lupus, and was being considered as a treatment for other autoimmune disorders. However, the company ceased most of its operations after trials of Riquent failed in 2009. Adamis Pharmaceuticals has announced it intends to acquire La Jolla Pharmaceuticals.

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