Chiron delivers innovative and valuable products to protect human health by advancing pioneering science across the landscape of biotechnology. The company works to deliver on the limitless promise of science and make a positive difference in people's lives.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is a global healthcare group engaged in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products. It has and operations in some 114 countries, with products sold in over 140 countries. The Company... more

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company that develops, produces and markets generic drugs covering all major treatment categories. The Company has an innovative pharmaceutical business, whose principal products are Copaxone for multiple sclerosis and Azilect for... more

Allergan, Inc. is a multi-specialty healthcare company focused on developing and commercializing pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. The Company discovers, develops and commercializes specialty pharmaceutical, medical device and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic,... more

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company that discovers, develops and markets technologies primarily focused on acute and surgical applications. The Company generates its revenue through the sales of medical products and components, as well... more

Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products to improve human and animal health. The Company’s operations are principally managed on a products basis and comprises of two business... more

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Cardinal Health) is a global company serving the healthcare industry. Cardinal Health’s distribution businesses consolidate pharmaceuticals and medical products from thousands of manufacturers into site-specific deliveries to retail pharmacies, hospitals, physician... more

Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being and performance of a wide range of animals. Merial employs more than 5,000 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Its 2007... more

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, manufactures and sells products in one business segment, pharmaceutical products. The Company also has an animal health business segment. It manufactures and distributes its products through owned or leased facilities in the United States, Puerto... more

Connetics Corporation is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for the dermatology market. Connetics has branded its proprietary foam drug delivery vehicle VersaFoam(R). The Company's marketed products are OLUX(R)... more

Alpharma Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for humans and animals. As of April 2, 2008, the Company operated in two business segments: Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health (AH). The Company markets an extended... more

Genentech, Inc. (Genentech) is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes pharmaceutical products to treat patients with unmet medical needs. It commercializes multiple biotechnology products and also receives royalties from companies that are... more

Elan Corporation, plc (Elan) is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company. Its operations are organized into two business units: Biopharmaceuticals and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT). Biopharmaceuticals engages in research, development and commercial activities primarily areas, such as... more

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As the world's biggest biotech company and an innovator of products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis and... more

Wyeth is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, distribution and sale of a line of products in three primary businesses: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (Pharmaceuticals), Wyeth Consumer Healthcare (Consumer Healthcare), and Fort Dodge Animal Health (Animal Health). Pharmaceuticals... more

Aventis (NYSE: AVE) is dedicated to improving life by treating and preventing human disease through the discovery and development of innovative prescription drugs for important therapeutic areas as well as human vaccines. Aventis Pasteur is the vaccine division within Aventis. In 2001,... more

Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering-Plough) is a global science-based healthcare company with prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with business partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced... more

Genzyme Corporation is a biotechnology company. The Company operates in six units. Renal develops, manufactures and distributes products that treat patients suffering from renal diseases, including chronic renal failure. Therapeutics develops, manufactures and distributes therapeutic... more

Hospira, Inc. (Hospira) is a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company. Hospira is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of specialty injectable pharmaceuticals and medication delivery systems that deliver drugs and intravenous (I.V.) fluids. Hospira is also... more

Perrigo Company is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and consumer products. The Company’s three segments are Consumer... more

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a diversified line of healthcare products. It has four segments. The Pharmaceutical Products segment’s products include adult and pediatric pharmaceuticals. The Diagnostic Products segment’s products... more

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) is engaged in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals and other healthcare-related products. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had three segments: Pharmaceuticals,... more

Novartis AG provides healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies.

AstraZeneca PLC discovers, develops, manufactures and markets prescription pharmaceuticals, biologics and vaccines for principal areas of healthcare, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neuroscience, oncology, respiratory and inflammation, and infection. The Company's products... more

ImClone Systems Incorporated (ImClone) is a biopharmaceutical company that develops a portfolio of targeted biologic treatments designed to address the medical needs of patients with cancer. The Company focuses on two systems for treating cancer: growth factor blockers and angiogenesis... more

Mylan Laboratories Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company with three principal subsidiaries, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Technologies Inc. and UDL Laboratories Inc., and a controlling interest in Matrix Laboratories Limited, India. Mylan develops, licenses, manufactures, markets... more

Santarus, Inc. (Santarus) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing products that address the needs of patients treated by gastroenterologists or primary care physicians. Santarus focuses on commercializing of its immediate-release proton... more

Item 4. Information on the Company Introduction We are a global pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. In 2006, our net sales amounted to €28,373 million. Based on 2006 sales, we are the fourth largest... more

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The Company has United States and international commercial sales operations, with marketing subsidiaries in Australia, Austria, Canada,... more

UCB is a global leader in the biopharmaceutical industry dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology products in the fields of central nervous system disorders, allergy/respiratory diseases, immune and inflammatory disorders... more

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, India's largest pharmaceutical company, is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Ranbaxy's... more

The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 135 affiliates in 47 countries and almost 38,900 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to... more

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. The Company operates through three business segments: The Company operates... more

Celgene Corporation is an integrated biopharmaceutical company. The Company is primarily engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies designed to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory-related diseases. The Company’s lead product is REVLIMID (lenalidomide) and... more

Biogen Idec Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of therapies. The Company’s products address diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. The Company has four products: AVONEX (interferon beta-1a), RITUXAN (rituximab),... more

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patient care by developing novel medicines in the areas of hepatitis C and oncology. We are developing ANA598, a small-molecule, non-nucleoside inhibitor of the HCV polymerase (NS5B) for the treatment of... more

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Savient) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing pharmaceutical products that target unmet medical needs. The Company is developing Puricase, referred to as pegloticase. Pegloticase is being developed for the control of... more

MedImmune is wholly owned by AstraZeneca plc (LSE: AZN.L, NYSE: AZN) and is the worldwide biologics business for the AstraZeneca Group. The company has approximately 3,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. MedImmune strives to provide better medicines to... more

Cipla Limited is an Indian-based pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing new formulations for existing and new drug substances. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company launched many drugs and formulations, which includes Ritomune... more

Apotex and its affiliated companies is the largest Canadian-owned pharmaceutical Group with over 4,000 employees and an R&D commitment of over $1 billion for the next 10 years to develop both generic and innovative medicines.

Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) is a research-based, global pharmaceutical company. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures and markets prescription medicines for humans and animals. It operates in two business segments: Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Company also operates several other... more

AtheroGenics is a publicly traded, emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet needs in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetes and atherosclerosis. ... more

Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company with an 85-year history of innovation and achievement in diabetes care. The company has the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry, including the most advanced products within the area of insulin delivery systems. In addition to diabetes... more

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Questcor) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that focused on providing prescription drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The Company owns and markets two commercial products: H.P. Acthar Gel (Acthar) and Doral. Acthar (repository... more

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. develops needle-free injection systems for injectable medications and vaccines. The Company’s long-term goal is to become a supplier of needle-free injection systems to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. In 2007, Bioject Medical Technologies... more

Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq: AVNC) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of anti-infective drug products that fulfill substantial unmet medical needs in the treatment of infectious disease. The Company is developing anti-infective... more

Medicure Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapeutics for various large-market, unmet cardiovascular needs. The Company has the United States rights to its commercial product, AGGRASTAT Injection (tirofiban hydrochloride) in the United... more

We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. We believe our advanced understanding of the biology of cardiovascular disease combined with our clinical... more

Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advanced drug delivery technologies and generic pharmaceutical products. Bentley manufactures and markets a growing portfolio of generic and branded generic pharmaceuticals in Europe for the treatment of... more

Biovail Corporation (Biovail) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that applies advanced drug-delivery technologies to improve the clinical effectiveness of medicines. The Company is engaged in the formulation, clinical testing, registration, manufacture and commercialization of... more