Metabolex, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Hayward, California. Metabolex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of type II diabetes and related metabolic disorders. The company’s products include MBX-102/JNJ 39659100, an oral small-molecule insulin sensitizer; MBX-8025, which is intended for the treatment of dyslipidemia; MBX-2982, which is an agonist of GPR119, a G-protein coupled receptor that is expressed in pancreatic islets and the gastrointestinal tract; and MBX-2044, a second generation insulin sensitizer.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is the leading generic pharmaceutical company, marketing products from a wide range of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, anti-infective, CNS, anti-inflammatory, oncolytic, antidiabetic, analgesic, dermatology, respiratory, and women's healthcare. Dosage forms include tablets and capsules, injectables, creams, ointments, inhalants, solutions, and suspensions. Teva USA products are marketed to chains, wholesalers, distributors and government agencies, as well as in health systems and oncology settings. Teva USA has an aggressive Research and Development effort and one of the best overall ANDA approval records in the industry. The company's mission is to play a leading role in the transformation of the U.S. healthcare system through its pre-eminence in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals.

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited is a Japan-based holding company mainly engaged in the manufacturing and sale of pharmaceuticals. The Company has two business segments. The Pharmaceuticals segment is involved in the research, development, manufacturing and sale of pharmaceuticals, as well as the provision of intermediates and basic materials for pharmaceutical making. The Others segment is involved in the real estate leasing, the insurance agency business, as well as the provision of human affairs and accounting services.

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.

Athersys, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutic products. Through the application of its technologies, the Company has established a pipeline of therapeutic product development programs in multiple disease areas. The Company’s current product development portfolio consists of MultiStem, a patented and stem cell product that the Company is developing as a treatment for multiple disease indications, and that is being evaluated in two ongoing clinical trials. In addition, the Company are developing novel pharmaceuticals to treat indications such as obesity, certain cognitive and attention disorders, narcolepsy or other forms of excessive daytime sleepiness. In December 2008, the Company were granted authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to initiate a third clinical trial, administering MultiStem for the treatment of ischemic stroke.

Neogen Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Lansing, Michigan. Neogen Corporation (Neogen), together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets a line of products dedicated to food and animal safety. The Company operates in two primary business areas: the food safety segment and the animal safety segment. The Company’s food safety segment consists primarily of diagnostic test kits and complementary products marketed by sales personnel in the North American, Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, and by distributors elsewhere to food producers and processors to detect dangerous and/or unintended substances in human food and animal feed. Neogen’s animal safety segment is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals, rodenticides, disinfectants, vaccines, veterinary instruments, topicals and diagnostic products for the worldwide animal safety market. In May 4, 2009, Neogen acquired International Diagnostic Systems Corporation.

Ipsen develops pharmaceutical products that target oncology, endocrinology, and neuromuscular disorders. The group additionally markets products to treat gastroenterology, cardiovascular, and cognitive disorders. Ipsen operates research-and-development (R&D) centers in Paris, Boston, Barcelona, and London, which have churned out more than 20 products to the global therapeutic market. Its R&D efforts focus on peptide engineering, protein engineering, medicinal chemistry, and advanced drug delivery. The company markets its products directly as well as through third parties, and has formed strategic development alliances with the likes of Medicis and Applied Biosystems (now part of Life Technologies Corporation).

Entelos using its PhysioLab technology, the company develops computer models of diseases that drug makers and other researchers can use to design drugs and other therapies more effectively. The disease models integrate known genomic and proteomic data with physiologic, environmental, and other information collected from clinical trials, case studies, and other sources. Entelos has developed PhysioLab models for asthma, diabetes, obesity, and rheumatoid arthritis. The models are built in partnership with such firms as Eli Lilly, PDL Biopharma, and UCB Pharma.

Phase 2 Discovery partners with pharmaceutical companies to develop early-stage drug candidates that could treat various central nervous system diseases and conditions. The company also acquires drug candidates, takes them through Phase I and II clinical studies, and then offers the company the option of re-acquiring them Phase 2's goal is to speed up the discovery process for multiple compounds that could aid patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Cangene Corporation company makes plasma products known as hyperimmunes, which are antibody preparations and recombinant biopharmaceuticals made by introducing a gene in a host organism. Cangene's drugs are used to treat plasma-derived disorders, including the blood clotting disorder thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic disease of the newborn, which occurs when a fetus' blood type is incompatible with its mother's. Cangene has several approved products and is developing others, mainly in the areas of infectious disease and biodefense. Generic giant Apotex owns more than 80% of Cangene.

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