QuA Vodis aims to help biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies get where they are going. The company, whose name shouldn't be confused with the movie Quo Vadis, offers interim management, quality assurance system development and training, and regulatory assistance to firms engaged in human and veterinary medical research. Its main focus for consultations is to enable the organizations to maintain operations and quality with as little internal disruption as possible. QuA Vodis has experience working with products such as sterile injectibles, radiopharmaceuticals, and blood and tissue products.

BioVex Group has developed a virus-containing vaccine which works to prevent and combat certain types of cancer and chronic infectious diseases. The company's lead product, OncoVEX, makes use of an altered virus to attack solid tumor cells but leave healthy cells intact. OncoVEX has shown promise in treating metastatic melanoma and the company has plans to vex other cancers such as pancreatic and colo-rectal cancers. After a brief stint as a publicly-traded company, in 2007 BioVex was taken private by a group of investors led by health science-oriented Triathlon Medical Ventures.

SuperGen was founded in 1991 and is based in Dublin, California. SuperGen, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies to treat patients with cancer. The company licensed its new drug application approved product, Dacogen for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. It primarily focuses on developing MP-470, a DNA repair suppressor; SGI-1776, a PIM kinase inhibitor; MP-529, an Aurora kinase inhibitor; SGI-110, a DNMT1 inhibitor; and SGI-1252, a JAK2 inhibitor. SuperGen also has an approved product, Mitozytrex for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, the company is developing Orathecin, a Phase III clinical trial product for the treatment of solid tumors; Partaject busulfan, a Phase I/II clinical trial product for neoplastic meningitis/bone marrow transplant; Partaject Orathecin, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of solid tumors; and CZ 112, a Phase I clinical trial product for the treatment of solid tumors. It is also developing Cremophor-free paclitaxel, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of solid tumors; Avicine, a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of cancer, which is in Phase II trial; VEGF, a non-clinical stage product for the treatment of anti-angiogenesis; PZG, a Phase II clinical trial product for the treatment of type II diabetes; and AM454, a phosphocholine derivative, which is in non-clinical stage for obesity/diabetes. The company sells its products to clinics, hospitals, hospital buying groups, drug distributors, and wholesalers in the United States and Europe. It has a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline Inc. to discover and develop cancer therapeutics based on epigenetic targets.

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.

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.

Telik, Inc. company was founded in 1988 and is based in Palo Alto, California. Telik, Inc., a clinical stage drug development company, focuses on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. Telik company's advanced investigational drug candidates in clinical development are TELINTRA, a modified glutathione analog for the treatment of cytopenias due to myelodysplastic syndrome or chemotherapy, and TELCYTA, a tumor-activated prodrug for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Telik's product candidates were discovered using its proprietary drug discovery technology, TRAP, which enables the discovery of small molecule drug candidates.

Amerifit Brands aims to calm the irritating tickles, hot flashes, and pains that accompany everyday life. The company develops, markets, and distributes a variety of natural, non-prescription products blended from herbs, minerals, pharmaceuticals, and vitamins. Amerifit's brands include AZO and Estroven (women's wellness), Flex Able (joint health), Sootherbs (cough and cold remedies), and Vitaball (children's multivitamin). Its products take a variety of forms, including lozenges, gumballs, gels, and pills. The company's products are primarily sold in chain drug stores and mass market retailers. Amerifit is owned by private equity firm Charterhouse Group and has agreed to be acquired by Martek Biosciences.

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.

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Elite) is a specialty pharmaceutical company principally engaged in the development and manufacture of oral, controlled-release products. The Company’s activity includes improving off-patent drug products for life cycle management and developing generic versions of controlled-release drug products. Its technology is applicable to develop delayed, sustained or targeted-release pellets, capsules, tablets, granules and powders. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had two products, Lodrane 24 and Lodrane 24D, being sold commercially, and a pipeline of five additional drug candidates under active development in the therapeutic areas that include pain management, allergy and infection. Of the products under development, ELI-216, a once-a-day, abuse-deterrent oxycodone product, and ELI-154, a once-a-day oxycodone product, are in clinical trials, and Elite has completed pilot studies on two of its other generic product candidates.

Opko Health Inc. is a specialty healthcare company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals, drug delivery technologies, diagnostic systems, and instruments for the treatment, diagnosis and management of ophthalmic diseases and conditions. Its business consists of the development of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and the development, commercialization and sale of ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging systems and instrumentation products. It focuses on exploring opportunities to acquire complementary pharmaceuticals, compounds, and technologies, which could, individually or in the aggregate, materially increase the scale of the Company’s business. On May 6, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Vidus Ocular, Inc. (Vidus).

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