Oxford BioMedica has no reservations about launching attacks on disease. The biotechnology company focuses on developing gene therapy treatments for oncology and neurotherapy. Its lead product,TroVax, is in testing for renal and colorectal cancer and is designed to stimulate the body's immune response to attack tumor cells. Another leading candidate, ProSavin, is in testing for treatment of Parkinson's disease. The company has several additional products in various stages of clinical development. Oxford BioMedica has awarded Sanofi-Aventis exclusive rights to develop and commercialize TroVax globally. The company's California-based BioMedica subsidiary handles its business development in North America and Asia.

ChemOvation offers contract drug discovery research and design services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. ChemOvation has expertise in organic and medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery. ChemOvation also provides protein binding and compound solubility measurements for clients' metabolism research. ChemOvation's team of contractors is built around a core of organic chemists and technicians. Formed in 1999, the company merged with KuDOS Pharmaceuticals in 2000. ChemOvation dissolved those bonds in 2005 having spun off from KuDOS and is independent once again.

FibroGen, Inc. company is focused on developing and commercializing treatments for fibrosis, anemia, diabetes, and cancer, as well as producing recombinant human collagens and synthetic gelatins. FibroGen has several products in clinical development, including: FG-3019, a monoclonal antibody that may treat a variety of conditions including diabetic nephropathy; FG-2216, an orally administered small molecule drug in development for the treatment of anemia; FG-5017, a recombinant version of human collagen; and FG-5009, a synthetic gelatin molecule designed to stabilize vaccines and biologics. The company commenced lab operations in 1995.

Sanofi Pasteur helps you guard against getting sick in the first place. The company is the US vaccines division of French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis. It makes vaccines that protect against such infectious diseases as influenza, polio, and meningitis. Some of its top sellers are flu vaccines, childhood combination vaccines, and adult booster shots. It also makes travelers' vaccines that keep globetrotters safe from typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, and the like. Projects in development include improved vaccines for influenza, preventative vaccines for HIV and dengue fever, and therapeutic vaccines for cancer.

Locus Pharmaceuticals' mission is discovering and developing drug treatments using a technology platform that integrates virtual drug design, medicinal chemistry, and biology. Through its Ansaris division the company researches small molecule treatments for a number of illnesses including HIV, cancer, and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. The company aims to develop drug candidates in-house and partner with other drugmakers to co-develop drugs. Locus counts Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research and Ono Pharmaceuticals among its partners. The privately-held company is led by president Joan Lau. Investors include Norvartis Bioventures and founding investor, Prism Venture Partners.

Momenta Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2001 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, specializes in the structural analysis of complex mixture drugs. The company applies its technology for the development of generic versions of complex drug products, as well as for the discovery and development of novel drugs. Its product candidates include M-Enoxaparin, a generic version of Lovenox that is used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis, and to support the treatment of acute coronary syndromes; M356, a technology-enabled generic version of Copaxone, which is used for the reduction of the frequency of relapses in patients with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis; and M118, an anticoagulant. The company also involves in developing generic or biosimilar glycoprotein products. Momenta Pharmaceuticals has collaborations with Sandoz AG and Sandoz Inc. to develop and commercialize injectable enoxaparin. The company was formerly known as Mimeon, Inc. and changed its name to Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in September 2002.

Coating Place, Inc. is a privately owned contract manufacturing organization specializing in pharmaceutical grade Wurster fluid bed coating services for encapsulation/microencapsulation of solid particulate materials such as powders, granules, crystals, and capsules. Services offered include pharmaceutical GMP contract manufacturing, process validation, technology transfer, scale-up, formulation development, feasibility studies, and GMP analytical laboratory support.Applications include controlled oral delivery such as enteric, delayed, or sustained release, taste, odor masking, and moisture or oxygen barrier application for Rx prescription, OTC, and controlled substance markets. Facilities are permitted for solvent applications; thus, allowing solvent, aqueous, and hot melt Wurster processing.

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. company, formerly known as Bio-Technology General Corp., was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing, manufacturing, and marketing pharmaceutical products that target unmet medical needs. The company sells and distributes branded and generic versions of oxandrolone, a drug used to promote weight gain following involuntary weight loss. It distributes the branded version of oxandrolone in the United States, under the name Oxandrin and authorized generic version of oxandrolone through an agreement with Watson Pharma, Inc. The company also involves in developing KRYSTEXXA (pegloticase), a biologic PEGylated uricase enzyme to control hyperuricemia, and to manage signs and symptoms of gout, including the improvement of tophi, improvement in chronic pain, improved physical functioning, and decreased frequency of flares for patients with treatment-failure gout. It distributes its products through wholesalers.

Cerus Corporation company was founded in 1991 and is based in Concord, California. Cerus Corporation, a biomedical products company, engages in the development and commercialization of the INTERCEPT Blood System. The company’s INTERCEPT system is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in donated blood components intended for transfusion. It markets the INTERCEPT system for platelets and plasma primarily in Europe, the Russian Federation, and the Middle East. The company is also developing INTERCEPT Blood System for red blood cells or red blood cell system, which is designed to inactivate blood-borne pathogens in donated red blood cells for transfusion. It has collaboration agreements with Baxter International, Inc., BioOne Corporation, and Laboratorios Grifols S.A., as well as the United States Armed Forces.

Marker Gene Technologies sells itself. The company offers drug researchers a variety of marker genes for monitoring gene expression, intracellular targeting, and other purposes. The company's marker genes are used in research for agricultural biotechnology, cell culturing, and bacteriology. Additional products include reagents, enzyme substrates and kits, and other molecular biology products. Marker Gene Technologies also maintains four fully equipped laboratories from which it provides contract research services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients. The firm markets its products through a number of distributors in the US and abroad, in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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