Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals brings a little German drugmaking know-how to the USA. The firm is the pharmaceuticals unit of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, which is the US headquarters of Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim. It sells a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in the US market, including respiratory treatments Spiriva and Atrovent; high blood pressure medication Micardis; enlarged prostate treatment Flomax; Parkinson's disease drug Mirapex; and HIV/AIDS products Aptivus and Viramune. It is also an R&D center for Boehringer Ingelheim, specializing in immunology, inflammatory conditions, and cardiovascular disease.

VaxGen, Inc. company was founded in 1995 and is based in South San Francisco, California. VaxGen, Inc., (VaxGen) is a biopharmaceutical company. VaxGen is focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of biologic products for the treatment of human disease. The Company owns a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility with a 1,000-liter bioreactor that can be used to make cell culture or microbial biologic products. The Company has ended all product development activities and sold or otherwise terminated its drug development programs. On March 28, 2008, the Company entered into a Termination of Merger Agreement, Acknowledgment and Amendment to Loan Agreement and Secured Promissory Note, or Termination Agreement and Amendment, terminating immediately the Merger Agreement and amending the terms of VaxGen’s bridge loan to Raven.

Dyax Corp. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dyax Corp. (Dyax) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biotherapeutics for unmet medical needs, with an emphasis on inflammatory and oncology indications. The Company uses the drug discovery technology, known as phage display, to identify antibody, small protein and peptide compounds for clinical development. The Company’s product DX-88 (ecallantide), is in late stage clinical trial development in two separate indications. In addition to DX-88, the phage display technology has allowed Dyax to develop a substantial pipeline of drug candidates. In June 2008, the Company completed a second phase three study, known as EDEMA4.

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (AOB) is an integrated, pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture and commercialization of a range of pharmaceutical and healthcare products. The Company’s business comprises prescription pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products and nutraceutical products. Its pharmaceutical products have been approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). The Company sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and retail outlets at over 100,000 locations in all provinces, including rural areas and cities in China. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AOB marketed over 60 pharmaceutical products in China. On October 18, 2008, the Company acquired Nuo Hua Investment Company Limited. On October 20, 2008, the Company acquired GuangXi HuiKe Pharmaceutical Research and Development Co., Ltd.

Intercell USA (formerly Iomai) is developing needle-free alternatives to boost your immune system using a transcutaneous method, which delivers vaccines to cells found on the outer layers of the skin. It has a handful of product candidates in development, all in patch form, aimed at preventing seasonal flu and travelers' diarrhea (caused by E. coli, for instance). One of its patches is being funded under a contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services to aid in the treatment of pandemic flu. In 2008 the company was acquired by Austria-based vaccine maker Intercell AG.

MacroGenics Inc. company is developing therapeutic treatments for cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The company is helping researchers from National Institutes of Health and two universities to develop a fully human monoclonal antibody (single disease-cell targeting protein) treatment for the deadly West Nile virus. MacroGenics is also in late development stages for another monoclonal antibody used to treat Type 1 diabetes (also known as juvenile diabetes); the diabetes treatment has received orphan drug status, an FDA designation for rare diseases. Other targeted ailments include cancer, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.

Proteome Sciences plc is a United Kingdom-based company. The Company is principally engaged in biomarker research and development primarily in the field of applied proteomics, using techniques to detect and characterize differentially expressed proteins in diseases for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications. Through its ProteoSHOP toolkit, Proteome Sciences provides proteomics solutions, including traditional two dimensional gel-based electrophoresis (2DE) and gel-free protein sequence tag technologies (PST, qPST& TMT), to pharma, biotechnology and diagnostic companies. The Company has research facilities in London, the United Kingdom and Frankfurt, Germany. Its subsidiaries include Proteome Sciences R&D Verwaltungs GmbH, Proteome Sciences R&D GmbH & Co. KG, Xzillion GmbH & Co. KG, Proteome Sciences, Inc., Veri-Q Inc., Phenomics Limited and Electrophoretics Limited.

XDx, Inc. operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing noninvasive gene expression-based tests for the monitoring of transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases. It focuses on immune-mediated conditions that require life-long monitoring and testing to avoid or to respond to serious complications. The company offers the AlloMap HTx molecular expression test to monitor heart transplant recipients for acute cellular rejection. It is also developing a gene expression-based test, the AlloMap LTx molecular expression test, to monitor for acute cellular rejection in lung transplant recipients. In addition, the company engages in designing a clinical study to create a gene expression test to monitor for disease flares in patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus. The company was formerly known as Expression Diagnostics, Inc. and changed its name in July 2002. The company is was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Brisbane, California.

Orchid Cellmark Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Orchid Cellmark Inc. operates as an international provider of identity DNA testing services for the forensic, immigration, and family relationships markets. The company has laboratories in the United States and the United Kingdom; and offers its services to police forces and other government entities. It also provides non-DNA forensic laboratory services. The company's forensic DNA testing is primarily used to confirm that a suspect committed a particular crime, to exonerate an innocent person, or to establish or maintain databases of individuals convicted of crimes; and family relationship DNA testing is used to establish whether two or more people are genetically related. Its DNA testing is used by individuals and employers in security applications to establish or store a person's genetic profile for identification purposes in the event of an emergency or accident. The company was formerly known as Orchid Biosciences Inc. and changed its name to Orchid Cellmark Inc. in June 2005.

Adolor Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. Adolor Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company has specialized in the discovery and development of prescription pain management products. It has a number of product candidates in various stages of development, ranging from preclinical studies to pivotal clinical trials. On May 20, 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Company’s first product, ENTEREG (alvimopan), for the management of postoperative ileus following bowel resection surgery (POI). ENTEREG is specifically indicated to accelerate the time to upper and lower gastrointestinal recovery following partial large or small bowel resection surgery with primary anastomosis. The Company in collaboration with Glaxo Group Limited (Glaxo), launched ENTEREG in the United States in mid-2008.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.