Mylan Pharmaceuticals isn't a snob when it comes to labels -- the company is the generic research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution division of Mylan. Mylan Pharmaceuticals offers more than 170 generic prescription products developed in-house, as well as nearly 70 products under distribution agreements with other pharmaceutical companies. The company devotes most of its research and development efforts to the development of extended dosages. Its sister company Mylan Technologies develops transdermal and polymer film patches. Its products are sold to pharmaceutical wholesalers, distributors, mail order pharmacies, and drugstore chains.

YM Biosciences was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. YM Biosciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the licensing and commercialization of drug products and technologies primarily for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related conditions worldwide. Its approved product Nimotuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor, is used for the treatment nasopharyngeal carcinomas, head and neck cancer, refractory children glioma, adult glioma, and stage III/IV glioma. The company is also developing Nimotuzumab for various other epithelial cancers; and AeroLEF, a proprietary formulation of free and liposome-encapsulated fentanyl administered by pulmonary inhalation for the treatment of severe and moderate acute pain, including cancer pain. In addition, its other product candidates include TGFa and HER-1, the anti-cancer vaccines.

GSK Consumer Healthcare, a unit of druggernaut GlaxoSmithKline, makes and sells a wide range of over-the-counter drugs, oral care products, and nutritionals. Brands and products range from oral care (Aquafresh toothpaste) to dermatology (Zovirax cold sore medication), with all kinds of analgesics (Panadol), gastrointestinal remedies (Tums), and smoking-cessation products (Nicoderm) in between. GSK Consumer Healthcare also makes a variety of vitamins and natural remedies, as well as the weight loss product alli.

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapeutic products for tissue protection, healing, and repair. Its products are based on hyaluronic acid (HA), a naturally occurring biocompatible polymer found in the body. The company offers ORTHOVISC, an HA product used in the treatment of some forms of osteoarthritis in humans; and AMVISC, AMVISC Plus, STAARVISC-II, and ShellGel that are injectable ophthalmic viscoelastic HA products used as viscoelastic agents in ophthalmic surgical procedures, such as cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. It also provides HYVISC, an HA product used in the treatment of equine osteoarthritis; INCERT, an HA based anti-adhesive for surgical applications; and ORTHOVISC mini, a treatment for osteoarthritis targeting small joints. In addition, the company offers MONOVISC, a single-injection osteoarthritis product for the treatment of joint dysfunction in horses due to non-infectious synovitis associated with equine osteoarthritis; and ELEVESS, which is designed as a family of aesthetic dermatology products for facial wrinkles, scar remediation, and lip augmentation. Further, it involves in the research and development of joint health related products, such as a single-injection treatment product that uses a non-animal source HA. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. offers its products in the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East, and Asia through representatives, agents, and distributors.

NeuTec wants to make visiting the hospital an experience that lessens patient dangers. The biopharmaceutical company identifies and compares antibodies produced by patients who recover from infections (acquired in hospitals) to those produced by patients who die. Then, using its FabTec technology, it develops genetically recombinant antibodies, or "grabs," to treat patients with life-threatening infections. The company's two leading candidates, Mycograb, which targets a fungus in the mouth and skin, and Aurograb, which targets bacterial infections, are in clinical trials in the UK. Mycograb also is in clinical trials in the US.

Senetek PLC (Senetek) is a life sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging. The Company’s business consists of two business segments: dermatological/skincare compounds principally addressing photoaging and other skincare needs (Skincare), and pharmaceuticals, principally those addressing sales of monoclonal antibodies, sexual dysfunction and drug delivery of liquid injectable products (automatic injectors) (Pharmaceutical). The Skincare segment’s products include Pyratine-6, 4HBAP and Kinetin. The Pharmaceutical segment’s products include Invicorp, Reliaject, and diagnostic monoclonal antibodies used in Alzheimer’s and other disease research, which the Company licenses from Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (RFMH) and sells to Covance Antibody Services Inc. The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries, Senetek Drug Delivery Technologies Inc. (SSDT), Carme Cosmeceutical Sciences Inc. (CCSI) and Senetek Denmark ApS.

BMP Sunstone Corporation, formerly Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation, is a specialty pharmaceutical company with over-the-counter (OTC) manufacturing, marketing and distribution based in China. Through its subsidiary, Sunstone (Tangshan) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Sunstone) it manufactures, markets and distributes OTC products in China. Through Beijing Medpharm Co. Ltd. (BMP China), Beijing Wanwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (Wanwei), and Shanghai Rongheng Pharmaceutical Company (Rongheng), it offers to foreign and domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in China, services focused primarily on marketing and promotional services and distribution services. It operates in three segments: branded OTC segment, which includes the operations of Sunstone, Pharmaceutical Distribution segment, which includes the operations of Wanwei and Rongheng and Licensed Products segment, which includes the operations of BMP China. On July 4, 2008, it completed the acquisition of 63.3% interest in Rongheng.

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Mountain View, California. Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical development stage company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Its technology, Staccato system, vaporizes an excipient-free drug to form a condensation aerosol that allows for systemic drug delivery. The company has six product candidates in clinical development, including AZ-004 (Staccato loxapine) that completed Phase 3 clinical trial for the acute treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder; AZ-104 (Staccato loxapine), which completed Phase 2a clinical trial to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches; and AZ-001 (Staccato prochlorperazine) that completed Phase 2b clinical trials to treat patients suffering from acute migraine headaches.Alexza products in clinical development also include AZ-007 (Staccato zaleplon), which completed Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of insomnia in patients who have difficulty falling asleep, including patients who awake in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep; AZ-003 that completed Phase 1 clinical trial (Staccato fentanyl) for the treatment of patients with acute pain, including patients with breakthrough cancer pain and postoperative patients with acute pain episodes; and AZ-002 (Staccato alprazolam), which completed Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial for the treatment of panic attacks. The company has a development agreement with Autoliv ASP, Inc. to develop heat packages to incorporate into the company's single dose drug delivery devices. It was formerly known as Alexza Molecular Delivery Corporation and changed its name to Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in July 2005.

Founded in 1929, the not-for-profit organization is a leading researcher of human diseases, their causes, and their potential cures. Much of its research into mammalian genetics is focused on mice, which share a similar genetic makeup to humans. In addition to its own research in areas such as cancer, immunology, and metabolic disease, the organization maintains colonies of mice and supplies them under the brand name JAX to other laboratories around the globe. Additionally, The Jackson Laboratory offers educational programs -- including internships, workshops, and predoctoral programs -- for both current and future scientists.

Oncolytics Biotech is bringing in viral mercenaries to fight in the battle against cancer. The company is developing REOLYSIN, a therapy that utilizes a Respiratory Enteric Orphan virus (or reovirus) to treat a variety of advanced cancer tumors, both alone and in combination with other drug therapies, as well as radiation and chemotherapy. The Canadian company is collaborating with the US-based National Cancer Institute to conduct clinical trials of the treatment. It also conducts trials in Canada and the UK. Oncolytics' technologies are based on discoveries made by the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary.

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