Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Corona, California. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Watson) is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of brand and generic (off-patent) pharmaceutical products. Watson operates and manages its business as three operating segments: Generic, Brand and Distribution. As of December 31, 2008, the Company marketed approximately 150 generic pharmaceutical product families and 27 brand pharmaceutical product families through its generic and brand divisions, respectively, and distributed approximately 8,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) through its distribution division. The Company’s operations are based predominantly in the United States and India, with its key commercial market being the United States. In December 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Arrow Group. In January 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of Eden Biopharm Group Limited.

Akorn, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Akorn, Inc. manufactures and markets diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceuticals in the areas of ophthalmology, rheumatology, anesthesia, and antidotes in the United States. The company's Ophthalmic Segment markets diagnostic products, including mydriatics and cycloplegics, anesthetics, topical stains, gonioscopic solutions, and angiography dyes, which are used in the office setting. It also sells therapeutic products, such as antibiotics, anti-infectives, steroids, steroid combinations, glaucoma medications, decongestants/antihistamines, and anti-edema medications to wholesalers and other national account customers. In addition, this segment offers non-pharmaceutical products, including various artificial tear solutions, preservative-free lubricating ointments, eyelid cleansers, vitamin supplements, and contact lens accessories. The company's Hospital Drugs and Injectables Segment markets specialty injectable pharmaceutical products, including antidotes and anesthesia, as well as products used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and pain management. It markets products to hospitals through wholesalers and other national account customers, as well as directly to medical specialists. The company's Biologics and Vaccines Segment markets adult Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccines directly to hospitals and physicians, as well as through wholesalers and national distributors. Its Contract Services Segment manufactures products for third party pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers. The company also markets and distributes vaccines purchased from outside sources. Its customers include physicians, optometrists, hospitals, wholesalers, group purchasing organizations, and other pharmaceutical companies.

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing its product candidates principally for use in the hospital setting. The Company has in-licensed rights to two late stage product candidates, Acetavance a intravenous formulation of acetaminophen and Omigard (omiganan pentahydrochloride) 1% aqueous gel. It has in-licensed the exclusive United States and Canadian rights to Acetavance, that is marketed in Europe for the treatment of acute pain and fever by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS). The Company has also in-licensed the rights to commercialize Omigard in North American and Europe.

Genzyme Corporation (Genzyme) is a biotechnology company. Genzyme operates in four segments: Genetic Diseases, Cardiometabolic and Renal, Biosurgery and Hematologic Oncology. Genetic Diseases unit develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic products, with a focus on products to treat patients suffering from genetic diseases and other chronic debilitating diseases, including a family of diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). Cardiometabolic and Renal segment develops, manufactures and distributes products that treat patients suffering from renal diseases, including chronic renal failure and endocrine and cardiovascular diseases. Biosurgery segment develops, manufactures and distributes biotherapeutics and biomaterial-based products, with a focus on products that meet medical needs in the orthopaedics and broader surgical areas. Hematologic Oncology segment develops, manufactures and distributes products for the treatment of cancer.

ProMetic was founded in 1994. The scientists at ProMetic Life Sciences are meticulous about proteins. The biotech company develops protein technologies for pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and blood and plasma product development. ProMetic's Protein Technologies division licenses its technologies to companies around the globe, who then make their own products. The company's Therapeutics division conducts proprietary drug development programs for blood disease and cancer therapeutics. The company has collaborative agreements with pharmaceutical companies and health organizations such as Abraxis BioScience, Merck Serono, and The American Red Cross.

Cortex Pharmaceuticals develops drugs to treat neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Its research focuses on the AMPA receptor, which facilitates communication between nerve cells; the firm's Ampakine compounds may enhance this receptor's activity. Its lead drug candidate is CX717, which it is developing for a number of indications including respiratory depression (a potentially fatal side effect of some anesthetics and post-surgical painkillers), Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and daytime sleepiness. The firm believes Ampakine drugs may also be helpful in treating a variety of other brain-related disorders, including depression, autism, and Huntington's disease.

Aceto Corporation company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Success, New York. Aceto Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing, and distributing chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, and crop protection products. It operates in three segments: Health Sciences, Chemicals and Colorants, and Crop Protection. The Health Sciences segment offers active ingredients for generic pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and nutritional supplements, as well as products used in preparing pharmaceuticals primarily by drug companies and biopharmaceuticals. The Chemicals and Colorants segment offers specialty chemicals used in plastics, resins, adhesives, coatings, food, flavor additives, fragrances, cosmetics, metal finishing, electronics, and air-conditioning systems. This segment's products include dye and pigment intermediates, which are used in the color-producing industries, such as textiles, inks, paper, and coatings; and organic intermediates used in the production of agrochemicals. The Crop Protection segment provides herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides that control weed growth, as well as control the spread of insects and other micro organisms that damage plant growth. This segment also offers a sprout inhibitor for potatoes and an herbicide for sugar cane. Aceto Corporation serves a range of companies in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, color, surface coating/ink, general chemical consuming, and health science industries in the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific.

Ardea Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of gout, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cancer, and inflammatory diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate includes RDEA594, a product for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. Its other products comprise RDEA806 for the treatment of patients with HIV; and RDEA427, a second-generation NNRTI for the treatment of HIV, in a human micro-dose pharmacokinetic study. Ardea Biosciences is evaluating RDEA119, a non-ATP EK inhibitor, in a Phase I/II study in combination with sorafenib and as a single agent in a Phase I study, both in advanced cancer patients. It also develops RDEA436 for the treatment of inflammation. The company is based in San Diego, California.

BioVest offers cell culture products, instruments, and related contract services to research institutions, biotech firms, and pharmaceutical companies. The company is also developing a therapeutic cancer vaccine for follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is customized for individual patient use. The candidate, dubbed BiovaxID, is undergoing late-stage clinical trials. Its AutovaxID product is a cell culture instrument designed to ease use of BiovaxID. BioVest is 76% owned by Accentia Biopharmaceuticals. Both BioVest and Accentia filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 and are restructuring their operations.

Pacific Biosciences, Inc. company was founded in 2004 and is based in Menlo Park, California. Pacific Biosciences, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company in North America. The company develops a transformative single-molecule (SMRT) DNA sequencing platform, which enables the observation of natural DNA synthesis by a DNA polymerase as it occurs; simplifies the resequencing of complex genomes; and the characterization of structural variation, including insertions, deletions, and rearrangements. Its products include SMRT chip, which enables the observation of individual fluorophores against a dense background of labeled nucleotides by maintaining a signal-to-noise ratio; and Phospholinked nucleotides that produce a natural DNA strand through DNA synthesis. Its product applications include de novo sequencing and resequencing. Pacific Biosciences, Inc. was formerly known as Nanofluidics, Inc.

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