Pharmaceuticals

Alza Corporation

Dung Nguyen — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:04:31 -0400

Company Snapshot:

ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical and medical systems company founded in 1968 by Dr Alejandro Zaffaroni; the company's name is a portmanteau of his name. In addition to a variety of pharmaceuticals, ALZA makes a range of drug delivery systems.

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

Fiona McPhail — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:10:19 -0400

Company Snapshot:

The ABPI is the UK's largest pharmaceutical association. It has over 75 member companies who research, manufacture and supply more than 80% of the NHS's prescription medicine. It's membership is open to 'all other organisations with an interest in the pharmaceutical industry. A complete list of member companies and affiliates can be found on the ABPI's web site.

Stericycle, Inc.

Anne Martin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:01:39 -0500

Company Snapshot:

The Stericycle headquarters are located in Lake Forest, IL. Stericycle processes and disposes of medical waste.

Abbott Laboratories

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:41:04 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Abbott is a health care products manufacturer whose products extend from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics to medical devices and pharmaceuticals. The company conducts business in at least 130 countries around the world.

HCA

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:00:40 -0500

Company Snapshot:

The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA, formerly Columbia/HCA) is the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, owning some 169 hospitals and 100 freestanding (ambulatory) surgery centers in 20 states and six hospitals in the UK. In 2006 a group of investors took the company private in a $30 billion leveraged buyout, at the time the largest in U.S. history.

Bayer AG

Ian Elwood — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:25:18 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Bayer AG is credited as inventing aspirin as well as many controversial drugs such as heroin, Ciproxin and Baycol. Bayer AG is a massive German based chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturer. It has operations in most countries worldwide and had global sales for 2007 of 32.4 billion euro. Its operations are divided into three sectors: Health, Agriculture and Polymers (plastics, synthetic rubber).

Vimta Labs Limited

Ian Elwood — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:17:01 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Vimta Labs is an India contract research organization (CRO) based out of Hyderabad.

McKesson

Ian Elwood — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:28:29 -0500

Company Snapshot:

McKesson Corporation is a large United States-based health care corporation specializing. It is the 18th largest company in the United States and the largest health care company in the world.

Roche Group

Ian Elwood — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:18:27 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Roche is a healthcare company that does diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and research and development. It is arranged in two operative divisions; pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. The headquarters are in Basel and the company has many sites around the world - including: Nutley, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Branchburg, Indianapolis, Florence in the US, Welwyn Garden City in the UK, Mannheim, Penzberg in Germany, and Shanghai in China.

GlaxoSmithKline

Ian Elwood — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:09:04 -0500

Company Snapshot:

GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. GSK is a research-based company with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products covering anti-infectives, central nervous system (CNS), respiratory, gastro-intestinal/metabolic, oncology, and vaccines products. It also has a Consumer Healthcare operation comprising leading oral healthcare products, nutritional drinks, and over the counter (OTC) medicines.