IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in Columbia, Maryland. IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of specialty biochemical products in the United States and internationally. It focuses on research and development in the areas of fermentation technology, nutrition and health, and marketing of products and applications. The company offers AstaXin, a natural source of astaxanthin, a pigment that imparts the characteristic red color to the flesh of salmon, trout, prawns, and other types of fish and shellfish. It is also venturing to supply astaxanthin as a nutraceutical ingredient. The company sells AstaXin primarily to fish producers in the aquaculture industry principally in the European Union, Japan, Chile, and Canada. IGENE Biotechnology, Inc. has a joint venture agreement with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company to manufacture and sell astaxanthin and derivative products worldwide.

Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc. company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ore Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ore Pharmaceuticals Inc., operates as a drug development company in the United States. Its drug candidates include GL1001, the lead drug candidate that completed a multiple ascending dose Phase I clinical trial, for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease; tiapamil for treatment of diseases of central nervous system, primarily focused on cognition and memory; and romazarit, a clinical-stage drug candidate for the treatment of metabolic indications, such as obesity.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes products for neurology and psychiatry primarily in the United States. The company's marketed products include Xyrem for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy; and Luvox CR for obsessive compulsive disorder and social anxiety disorder. Its product candidate in Phase III clinical trials comprise JZP-6 for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The company's other product candidates in clinical development comprises JZP-8, an intranasal formulation of clonazepam for the treatment of recurrent acute repetitive seizures in epilepsy patients who continue to have seizures while on stable anti-epileptic regimens; JZP-4, a controlled release formulation of an anticonvulsant for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder; and JZP-7 for the treatment of restless legs syndrome.

Sanjiu Enterprise Group is really into pushing drugs. Of course, being state-owned, these are drugs of the legal variety. Sanjiu Enterprise Group company operates Shenzhen 999 Chinese Medicine Investment & Development Company, which manufactures over-the-counter drugs designed to treat minor illnesses; it also produces prescription drugs like traditional Chinese injections, biomedicines, and antibiotics. Sanjiu also operates 20 other pharmaceutical subsidiaries with more than 1,000 types of herbal and other medicines in production. It markets its products under the "999" (a.k.a. "three nines", representing luck and balance in Chinese) brand; it also supplies equipment and printing services to the medical community.

United Therapeutics Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. United Therapeutics Corporation, a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for patients with chronic and life-threatening cardiovascular and infectious diseases, and cancer in the United States and Internationally. United's products include Remodulin (treprostinil sodium) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; and CardioPAL SAVI and Decipher Cardiac Monitors for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease. Its NDA filed products include Inhaled Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension and Oral Tadalafil for pulmonary hypertension. United's Phase III products comprise of Oral Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension; and Phase II products include Beraprost-MR for pulmonary arterial hypertension, 3F8 MAb for neuroblastoma, Oral Treprostinil for Peripheral vascular disease, and CardioPAL SAVI Wireless Cardiac Event Monitors for Cardiac arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease. Its Phase I products include Inhaled Treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Inhaled Treprostinil with AERx Essence for Pulmonary hypertension, 8H9 MAb for Metastatic brain cancer, and Celgosivir for Hepatitis C. United's pre-clinical products comprise Miglustat for Hepatitis C and Glycobiology Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases.

Oragenics, Inc. company was founded in 1996 and is based in Alachua, Florida. Oragenics, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of products and technologies associated with oral health, antibiotics, and other general health benefits. The company develops Probiora3, an oral probiotics technology that employs three natural strains of beneficial bacteria, which promote oral health; LPT3-04 for weight loss; and DPOLT or differentially protected orthogonal lantionine technology, which is a solid or liquid phase peptide synthesis platform technology that has various applications for the manufacture of commercially important bioactive peptides. It is also developing Mutacin 1140, an antibiotic with antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Proteomic-based In-Vivo Induced Antigen Technology (PIVIAT) and Proteomic-based Change Mediated Antigen Technology (PCMAT) diagnostic platforms that enable the identification of novel and potentially important gene targets associated with the natural onset and progression of infections, cancers, and other diseases in humans and other living organisms, including plants; and SMaRT Replacement Therapy, which is a painless topical treatment for protection against tooth decay. The company primarily operates in the United States and Mexico. It was formerly known as Oragen, Inc.

GlaxoSmithKline S.p.A. (GSK Italy), the Italian unit of global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. GSK Italy promotes and sells the therapeutic products of its parent company in the Italian market. The company also makes antibiotics, vaccines, and other injectable drugs at its manufacturing facilities in Parma and Verona, and it has a Milan-based division that sells consumer health care products and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, GSK Italy boasts a research and development unit in Verona that targets neurological drug development, including treatments for depression, addiction, schizophrenia, and sleep disorders.

MWG-Biotech is doing its part to help decode the world's most complicated and delicate language: the genome. The company has developed a highly sophisticated system of gene sequencing, analysis and genotyping, as well as applying those analyses to replacement, alteration, and synthesis of RNA and oligonucleotides. Its automated laboratories can carry out tasks in less than two days. The company performs its sequencing work at production sites in Germany, India, and the US.

DFB Pharmaceuticals makes products that protect its armor -- the skin. Through its Healthpoint subsidiary, the pharmaceutical holding company develops, acquires, and markets drug brands that prevent or treat disorders associated with skin and soft tissue. Its portfolio of more than 50 prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products includes dermatology creams, surgical scrubbing solutions, and wound cleansers and dressings. Its DPT Laboratories subsidiary offers contract manufacturing of semi-solid and liquid drugs, while Phyton Biotech produces active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for DFB and other drug makers in the area of plant-cell culture technology.

IS Pharma, formerly known as Maelor, is a UK-based drug and medical device company focused on products for the hospital market; it sells directly in the UK and uses distributors elsewhere. Among its products are Volpex, Haemopressin, and ISOplex, all critical care products used in surgery; Mysoline, an oral treatment for epilepsy; and Cryogesic and Aloxi, two cancer drugs. Maelor outlicenses some products outside its core focus areas to other firms, including its OptiFlo catheter, which is distributed by C.R. Bard. Previously limited primarily to the UK market, the firm bought Swiss drug firm Specialty European Pharma International in 2008, giving it a wider presence in Europe and in North America.

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