Lectus Therapeutics Limited is a UK-based pharmaceutical company. Its mission is to build a development pipeline containing first-in-class ion channel therapeutics identified through the use of its proprietary proteomics technology for pain management and the treatment of urinary bladder disorders.Lectus, which began operations in the summer of 2003, exploits the power of its proprietary functional proteomics platform, LEPTICS® (Leveraged Enabling Proteomics Technology for Ion Channel Screening), and builds on its knowledge of ion channels and protein-protein interactions, to identify and develop next-generation ion channel modulators that offer desirable clinical profiles with commensurate economic advantages.

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., a stem cell therapeutic company, develops products to treat medical conditions in the inflammatory, orthopedic, and cardiovascular areas in the United States. The company's principal product includes Prochymal, which is in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of steroid refractory Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD), acute GvHD, Crohn's disease, and acute radiation syndrome; and in phase II clinical trials for the treatment of Type I diabetes mellitus, acute myocardial infarction, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its product also consists of Chondrogen, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of osteoarthritis and the reduction of pain in the knee. Osiris Therapeutics has collaboration agreements with Genzyme Corporation for the development and commercialization of Prochymal and Chondrogen; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for the development of Prochymal as a treatment for the preservation of insulin production in patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes; and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. for distributing Prochymal for the treatment of GvHD in Japan.

Immucor, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is based in Norcross, Georgia. Immucor, Inc., an in vitro diagnostics company, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of reagents and automated systems. Its products are used by hospitals, reference laboratories, and donor centers to detect and identify certain properties of the cell and serum components of human blood for the purpose of blood transfusion. The company's reagent products are used in tests to identify blood group and type; to detect and identify red cell antibodies or red cell antigens; to detect and identify platelet antibodies; and to determine blood compatibility. It offers various test systems, including Capture-P, a platelet antibody detection system; Capture-R, a red cell antibody detection system; Capture-R Select, which is used for antibody screening, identification, phenotyping, cross matching, and in the weak D test; and Capture-CMV and Capture-S, which are tests for infectious diseases. Immucor, Inc. also offers automated analyzers comprising Galileo, which provides an automated solution to perform various routine blood bank tests, such as blood grouping, antibody screening, crossmatch, direct antiglobulin test, antibody identification, and cytomegalovirus and syphilis screening; Galileo Echo, a compact bench top automated instrument for the small to medium-sized hospitals, and blood banks; and Capture Workstation, a semi-automated processor, which has semi-automated components for performing capture assays manually. The company offers its medical instruments on rent. It sells its products directly in the United States, Canada, western Europe, and Japan; and through distributors internationally.

Poniard Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiary, NeoRx Manufacturing Group, Inc., focuses on the development and commercialization of oncology products for people with cancer. Its lead platform product candidate, Picoplatin, is a platinum-based cancer therapy that is designed to overcome platinum resistance associated with chemotherapy in solid tumors. Picoplatin is being studied in various cancer indications, combinations, and formulations. Poniard Pharmaceuticals is conducting a phase III clinical trial of intravenous picoplatin in small cell lung cancer; two phase II clinical trials in metastatic colorectal and castration-resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancers; and a clinical trial of oral picoplatin in solid tumors. The company was formerly known as NeoRx Corporation and changed its name to Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in June 2006.

Polydex Pharmaceuticals likes its molecules nice and large. Polydex company produces biotech and specialty chemical ingredients for use in veterinary medicines. One of Polydex's leading products, iron dextran, is used to treat anemia in piglets. Polydex sells dextran and derivatives worldwide through subsidiaries Dextran Products and Chemdex. Taking a shot at human pharmaceuticals, the company developed a microbicidal gel for potential use as a contraceptive and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. However, development of the product was suspended pending further investigation. Chairman, president, and CEO George Usher and his family control 47% of the voting stock of the company.

The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, the privately–owned company currently has nearly 41,300 employees and 138 affiliated companies spread around the globe. Boehringer Ingelheim is research-driven and dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of innovative human and animal health care products.

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company, develops technologies for the medical and consumer healthcare markets in the United States. Quick-Med Technologies's technologies under development include NIMBUS, a family of organic molecules or polymers that are bio-engineered to have antimicrobial, hemostatic, and other properties, which could be used in a range of medical device applications, including contact lenses, wound dressings, incontinence products, or disposable gloves; and Stay Fresh, a chemical formulation for textiles that provides a durable antimicrobial agent, which can be bonded to fibers or fabrics so as to retain the biocidal property through various launderings and is suitable for a range of applications, including apparel, sportswear, active wear, and work wear, as well as furnishings, such as linens, drapes, and towels. Its other technologies under development comprise NimbuDerm, a novel copolymer used as a persistent hand sanitizer; and MultiStat, a family of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors that are used for the maintenance, healing, and repair of skin and eyes.

TargeGen is developing small molecule therapeutics to treat cancer and cardiovascular disease. The development-stage firm's lead drug candidate, TG 100-115, could prevent complications after heart attacks. Other therapies in TargeGen's pipeline include a potential treatment for colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and macular degeneration, an eye condition that often leads to blindness. The biotech company had been eying an IPO but opted in mid-2005 to stay private and took on an additional round of venture capital financing to fund trials of TG 100-115.

Immunomedics, Inc. company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Immunomedics, Inc. (Immunomedics) is a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal, antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases. The Company has developed a number of advanced technologies that allow it to create humanized antibodies that can be used either alone in unlabeled or naked form, or conjugated with radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutics or toxins, in each case to create targeted agents. Immunomedics has licensed its product candidate epratuzumab, to UCB S.A. (UCB), for the treatment of all autoimmune disease indications worldwide. Epratuzumab’s most advanced clinical testing is for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The Company has antibody product candidates in clinical development targeting B-cell NHL, other B-cell mediated diseases and various solid tumors.

Gentium S.p.A was founded in 1993 and is based in Villa Guardia, Italy. Gentium S.p.A., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and manufacture of drugs to treat and prevent various vascular diseases and conditions related to cancer and cancer treatments. It develops and manufactures defibrotide, DNA based drug derived from pig intestines, to treat and prevent hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), a condition in which some of the veins in the liver are blocked as a result of cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy prior to stem cell transplantation. The company conducts a phase III clinical trial of defibrotide to treat severe VOD in the United States, Canada, and Israel. It also conducts a phase II/III clinical trial of defibrotide in Europe to prevent VOD in children. In addition, the company offers Sulglicotide that is developed from swine duodenum and has ulcer healing and gastrointestinal protective properties; and Urokinase to treat various vascular disorders, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms.

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