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Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Celltech R&D Ltd., a subsidiary of UCB SA, is a British company located in Slough that engages in drug discovery and development. It was founded in 1980.

Revalesio Corporation, a biotechnology company, develops therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. It offers respiratory, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, wound care, and oncology products. The company was formerly known as Microdiffusion, Inc. and changed its name to Revalesio Corporation in August 2007. Revalesio Corporation was founded in 2000 and is based in Tacoma, Washington.

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) is a government research institute in Daejeon, South Korea. It is dedicated to biotechnology research across a broad span of expertise, from basic studies for the fundamental understanding of life phenomena to applied studies such as drug discovery, novel biomaterials, integrated biotechnology and bioinformation.

Glaxo Group Ltd. operates through its subsidiary Glaxo Laboratories Ltd. that engages in the production of food products for infants such as Ostermilk, Complan, Casilan, Farex. Glaxo Group Ltd. was formerly known as Glaxo Laboratories Ltd. and changed its name to Glaxo Group Ltd. in 1962. The company is based in Brentford, United Kingdom. Glaxo Group Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Glaxosmithkline plc.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of pharmaceuticals and nutritional products. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceuticals, and Nutritionals. The Nutritionals segment is operated through the company's subsidiary Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (Mead Johnson). The Pharmaceuticals segment is made up of the global pharmaceutical and international consumer medicines business.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Signum Biosciences is a private biotechnology company dedicated to developing small-molecule therapeutics derived from its Signal Transduction Modulation (STM) platform to modulate signal transduction imbalances. Through research on protein networks that control biological systems, Signum is developing therapeutic agents for several skin conditions, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, asthma and COPD. Signum's STM technology provides many opportunities for the development of novel consumer products and pharmaceutical candidates.

MJN U.S. Holdings LLC, part of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, is a company headquartered in the United States that functions as an investment holding company.

LifeCell develops and markets tissue repair products for use in reconstructive, urogynecologic, and orthopedic surgical procedures. Its products include reconstructive and regenerative tissue matrixes, such as Strattice and AlloDerm for plastic, reconstructive, general surgical, burn, and periodontal procedures; Cymetra for injection; Repliform for urogynecologic surgical procedures; GraftJacket for orthopedic surgical procedures; and AlloCraft DBM for bone grafting procedures. Its products are used in applications, such as abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia repair, breast reconstruction, breast plastic surgery, grafting, and ENT/head and neck plastic reconstruction. It offers its products to patients and healthcare professionals through distributors in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Branchburg, New Jersey. As of May 27, 2008, LifeCell Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Kinetic Concepts Inc.

NoNO, Inc. operates as a biotherapeutics company. It engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of common health disorders that include strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and pains. The company was founded by Michael Tymianski and Michael W. Salter in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.