Helicon Therapeutics is a development-stage biotechnology firm working on new therapies for memory loss and other cognition disorders. The company's research and development efforts focus on a protein that controls the signal pathway key to forming long-term memories. Scientists working for Helicon Therapeutics discovered the protein while studying the fruit fly genome. The company is working on drugs to not only maintain memory but also possibly to prevent memories from forming in the first place. Lead drug candidate HT-0712 has shown the ability to improve long-term memory in rats. Other candidates are in early stages of development.

Pharmos Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey. Pharmos Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of novel therapeutic drugs to treat a range of diseases of the nervous system in the United States and Israel. It focuses on the diseases of the nervous system, such as the disorders of the brain-gut axis, pain/inflammation, and autoimmune disorders. Pharmos's lead product candidate includes dextofisopam, a non-serotonergic agent, which is in Phase IIb clinical trials for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Its product pipeline also includes VPI-013 that completed Phase IIa testing for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction and neuropathic pain; CB2-selective cannabinoids for the treatment of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases; and Tianeptine, which is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of IBS and functional dyspepsia. In addition, Pharmos Corporation's products under development comprise Cannabinor that has completed two Phase IIa proof of principle trials for treating pain; and NanoEmulsion drug delivery system, which is in Phase IIa clinical trial for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Pharmos's therapeutic drugs are also used to treat autoimmune disorders.

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery and development of novel molecules to promote tissue and organ repair. The company develops its product candidates based on Thymosin beta 4 (Tb4), a 43 amino acid peptide. Its product candidates in clinical development include RGN-137, a topically applied gel for chronic dermal wounds; RGN-259, a sterile topical eye drop for ophthalmic wounds; and RGN-352, a parenteral formulation for the treatment of patients with an acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack. Its pre-clinical development product includes RGN-457, an inhaled formulation of Tb4 targeting cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases. The company has a strategic partnership with Defiante Farmaceutica L.d.a. for the development and marketing of RGN-137, and certain indications relating to RGN-352 primarily in Europe.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drug candidates for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. As of December 31, 2008, the Company was marketing two medicines to treat diabetes: BYETTA (exenatide) injection and SYMLIN (pramlintide acetate) injection. In addition to its marketed products, the Company is working with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) and Alkermes, Inc. (Alkermes) to develop exenatide once weekly. The Company maintains a discovery research program focused on peptide and protein therapeutics.

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation company was formed in 1999; funding partners include InterWest Partners, InterSouth Partners, and MedImmune Ventures. Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) applies itself to developing gene therapies for acquired and inherited genetic diseases. Its lead product is a treatment for Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency, which is an inherited cause of emphysema that is the most common hereditary disease in the Western World. Aside from causing lung disease in adults, it can also lead to liver disease in children. AGTC is also developing a treatment for Leber Congenital Amaurosis, which causes blindness, in collaboration with the universities of Florida and Pennsylvania, and Cornell University.

Fluidigm Corporation was founded as Mycometrix Corporation in 1999 and changed its name to Fluidigm Corporation in June 2001. The company is based in San Francisco, California. Fluidigm Corporation develops and distributes systems based on the properties of integrated fluidic circuits to control precisely fluids on a nano volume scale. The company's product line includes the TOPAZ system, which is used for protein crystallization; and the BioMark system, which is used for genetic analysis.

Established in 2004, Merrion operates offices in North Carolina and Ireland. Merrion Pharmaceuticals wants to make complicated drug dosing regimens easier to swallow. A specialty pharmaceutical firm, Merrion develops (independently and in collaboration with other drug companies) oral drugs to replace already-approved injectable-only medicines. Using its patented drug delivery technologies, Merrion's Gastrointestinal Permeation Enhancement Technology (GIPET) improves the absorption of drugs into the blood stream. Its Gastrointestinal Retention System (GIRES) helps the stomach retain drugs, allowing for their extended, controlled release. The company has four candidates in the development pipeline.

DURECT Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Cupertino, California. DURECT Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of pharmaceutical products for pain, central nervous system, disorders, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases based on its proprietary drug formulations and delivery platform technologies. The company's products include POSIDUR, a release formulation of bupivacaine under Phase IIb clinical trial, which is used for the treatment of post-surgical pain; and ELADUR, a transdermal bupivacaine patch under Phase IIb clinical trial that provides continuous delivery of bupivacaine for up to three days from a single application, as well as is used for the treatment of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia. DURECT Corporation also offers Remoxy, an oral oxycodone gelatin capsule under development with pain therapeutics; and TRANSDUR-Sufentanil, a proprietary transdermal sufentanil patch under development, which provides continuous delivery of sufentanil for a period of up to seven days from a single application. In addition, the company offers CHRONOGESIC (sufentanil), a pain therapy system; and ALZET, the miniature implantable osmotic pumps and accessories for experimental research in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals, as well as conducts research and development of pharmaceutical products in collaboration with third party pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Further, it designs, develops, and manufactures various biodegradable polymers based on lactide, glycolide, and caprolactone under the LACTEL brand for pharmaceutical and medical device clients for use as raw materials in their products.

Theravance was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Theravance, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule medicines across various therapeutic areas, including respiratory disease, bacterial infections, and gastrointestinal motility dysfunction. It offers Telavancin (cSSSI), a bactericidal injectable antibiotic for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections; Telavancin (HAP) that is used to treat hospital-acquired pneumonia or nosocomial pneumonia; and Horizon to develop and commercialize long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) product candidate as a single agent new medicine for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and as part of a new combination medicine with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for the treatment of asthma and/or a long acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for COPD. In addition, it offers GSK961081, a bifunctional muscarinic antagonist-beta2 agonist compound, which is in phase 2 clinical studies; and TD-5108, a gastrointestinal motility dysfunction program for the treatment of chronic constipation and other disorders related to reduced gastrointestinal motility. The company has collaboration arrangements with Astellas Pharma, Inc. for the development and commercialization of Telavancin; GlaxoSmithKline plc to develop and commercialize LABA product candidates; and AstraZeneca AB to develop and commercialize intravenous anesthetic compounds. The company also has a strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline plc. The company was formerly known as Advanced Medicine, Inc. and changed its name to Theravance, Inc. in April 2002.

Capellon was founded in 1999. Capellon Pharmaceuticals is helping curb the common cold. Capellon Pharmaceuticals company's product portfolio includes Liquibid, Rescon, and Tussi-bid, prescription remedies for cough and congestion. Other products target various allergies as well as respiratory, gastrointestinal, and bladder ailments. Capellon concentrates its efforts on marketing products it already has and acquiring products useful to it current customer base. With an intense focus on growth it looks for partners with whom it can co-promote new drugs whenever possible.

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