Roche s.r.o in the Czech Republic is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from parent company Roche Holding Ltd. in nearby Switzerland. Its operations are focused more on the parent company's diagnostic products than on its traditional pharmaceuticals; Roche s.r.o. has two facilities in Prague for manufacturing and distributing tests for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, cancer, and other diseases. One is devoted exclusively to diabetic products -- diabetes is a growing problem in the Czech Republic. Roche s.r.o. also markets pharmaceuticals made at other Roche facilities, including such popular therapies as cancer drugs Avastin and Herceptin, lymphona drug MabThera, and osteporosis drug Bonviva.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. (OPC) is a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals, clinical testing and medical equipment, and food products. The company operates six business segments specializing in branded prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, clinical nutritionals, diagnostic substances and devices, nutraceuticals, and skin care products ("cosmedics"). OPC's medicinal products include Mikelan eye drops for glaucoma treatment and Pletaal anti-platelet treatment. The company's line of nutraceutical consumer health products include FIBE-MINI dietary fiber supplement, Calorie Mate foods, and Pocari Sweat sports drink. Otsuka Pharmaceutical is part of the very diverse Otsuka Group.

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based pharmaceutical company. Taisho Company, along with its subsidiaries and associated companies, operates in two business segment. The Self Medication segment is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of self-medication pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs and food products. This segment is also involved in the provision of insurance services, logistics services, printing services, as well as real estate leasing, management and operation services. The Prescribed Medication segment is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of prescribed pharmaceuticals. Taisho Company has 23 subsidiaries and three associated companies. The Company acquired 97.97% stake in PT Bristol-Myers Squibb Indonesia Tbk. on October 31, 2009.

Micromet, Inc. (Micromet) is a biopharmaceutical company developing antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Its product development pipeline includes antibodies generated with its BiTE antibody platform, as well as conventional monoclonal antibodies. Four of the Company's antibodies are in clinical trials, while the remainder of its product pipeline is in pre-clinical development. The Company’s BiTE antibody blinatumomab, known as MT103, is being evaluated in a phase II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). A second BiTE antibody, MT110, is being tested in a phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with solid tumors. MT110 binds to the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), which is over-expressed in many solid tumors.

FLAVORx, Inc. company offers a medical flavoring system which makes medicine more palatable for children, (and some adults). The company doesn't neglect our furry friends either, as the product is also available to veterinarians. Using 42 flavors to sweeten some 600 human and nearly 400 animal medications, FLAVORx sells its products to about 35,000 pharmacies located in the US, as well as in Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, and New Zealand. CEO Kenny Kramm started the company out of the need to hide the bitter taste of his daughter's cerebral palsy medicine.

Carma Laboratories, Inc. company was founded by Alfred Woelbing, who developed the formula for Carmex in 1937 as a treatment for his own cold sores. Carma Laboratories wants to make it easier for you to smile and sit. The family-owned-and-operated company is most famous for its retro yellow-lidded vials of Carmex lip balm. The company also makes Am-Ren, a zinc-oxide based diaper rash ointment, and LANEX hemorrhoid ointment to soothe cracked and painful tissues elsewhere. Once sold mostly in the Midwest and the ski areas of the Rockies, Carmex soothes lips in all 50 states, Canada, Australia, and Europe.

Cancer is the only target of Onyvax. The development-stage biotech aims to come up with novel immunotherapies to treat advanced prostate and other forms of cancer. Onyvax's therapeutic cancer vaccines combine inactivated cell lines that create immune responses to tumor targets. The firm has several products in clinical trials, including lead candidate Onyvax-P, a cell vaccine that could treat hormone-resistant prostate cancer. While most of the company's candidates target specific types of cancer, its Onyvax-105 uses human monoclonal antibodies to attack the CD55 molecule, giving the therapy potential for treating many types of cancer.

Æterna Zentaris Inc. company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada. Æterna Zentaris Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for endocrine therapy and oncology. Its lead product candidates in endocrinology are cetrorelix, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist that has completed Phase III trial for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and AEZS-130, an oral ghrelin antagonist in a Phase III trial as a diagnostic test for Growth Hormone Deficiency. Æterna Zentaris company's lead products in cancer are perifosine, a PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitor in Phase III for multiple myeloma, and AEZS-108, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as AEZS-112 that is in a Phase I trial in advanced solid tumors and lymphoma. Its pipeline also include compounds in pre clinical development, such as AEZS-115, an LHRH antagonist for endometriosis and urology; AEZS-120, an anti-cancer vaccine; AEZS-126 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; and AEZS-127 ErPC for oncology. Æterna Zentaris has partnership agreements with Shionogi and Co.; sanofi-aventis; Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

YM BioSciences USA Inc. company develops products for treating cancer and other related conditions. Its product candidates come out of Canadian parent company YM BioSciences Inc.' biotechnology portfolio. It is conducting clinical trials on nimotuzumab, a monoclonal antibody treatment targeting brain-cancer, for use in pediatric patients and for use in treating other solid tumor cancers in all patients. YM BioSciences also targets cancer-related pain. YM BioSciences USA changed its name from EXIMIAS Pharmaceutical a number of years ago when it was acquired by, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of, YM Biosciences Inc.

ImClone Systems has one drug and it is making the most of it. The drug development company's only product on the market, Erbitux, is approved for treatment of colorectal cancer, as well as head and neck cancers. ImClone Systems co-promotes the drug with Bristol-Myers Squibb in North America and with Merck KGaA elsewhere. ImClone is continuing to develop Erbitux as a possible treatment for other kinds of cancer, including lung cancer. The company is also working on additional oncology-related antibody therapies. In 2008 ImClone was acquired by Eli Lilly for $6.5 billion, after rejecting bids from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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