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Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug development company, engages in the compound partnering business primarily in the United States. It collaborates with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to enhance the value of their drug candidates by applying its novel approach to drug development. The company’s products under development include Eluxadoline1, a mu opioid receptor agonist and delta opioid receptor antagonist, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome; and Avarofloxacin1, a Phase III-ready fluoroquinolone antibiotic for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. It is also developing SYR-472, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes. In addition, the company has rights to compounds in various stages of development and commercialization, which includes Nesina, Liovel, Oseni, and Kazano for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes, as well as Priligy for the treatment of premature ejaculation. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
Lifemark Health Group is a diversified healthcare company in business since 1998 and has grown by acquisition over the past 13 years to include over 200 facilities across Canada.
Washington Regional Transplant Consortium is a Annandale, VA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Community Research Initiative is a Boston, MA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.