Pharmaceuticals


Through a series of acquisitions, Albea Pharmaceuticals intends to build a rapidly growing, profitable, and fully integrated pan-European pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of marketed products, a direct sales and marketing organization in the major European countries (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain), and a pipeline of products in various stages of clinical development. 



Acura Pharmaceuticals (formerly Halsey Pharmaceuticals) is a specialty pharmaceutical development company engaged in research, development and manufacture of innovative abuse deterrent, abuse resistant and tamper resistant formulations (the "Aversion® Technology") intended for use in orally administered opioid-containing prescription analgesic products.


AmeriFIT Nutrition Inc. is a cutting edge, innovative leader in the nutritional supplement industry, focused on building brands in the burgeoning women's health and joint care categories.



corium

Using its proprietary CORPLEX hydrogel technology, Corium International develops, engineers, and manufactures drug delivery products and devices that utilize the skin and mucosa as a primary means of transport. Corium's product development and manufacturing expertise include Rx transdermal systems, OTC, personal care and wound care products, products requiring pressure-sensitive adhesives and medical diagnostics and devices.


Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences specializes in development of topical drug products for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

EUSA Pharma Inc is a new specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the major European countries. EUSA intends to build a portfolio of products that are on the market or in late-stage clinical trials through acquisitions and in-licensing from the US. The Company will build a sales and marketing organization and commercial infrastructure in all major European countries.

 

Healthcare Brands International (HBI) is a company established in the UK in October 2006, which participates primarily in the growing market of OTC Medicines. HBI is committed to acquiring, developing and investing in differentiated healthcare products, to translate innovative science into meaningful consumer brands.. 

horizon

Horizon Therapeutics is a late stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rapid development of prescription drugs for mild to moderate pain relief. They create novel therapies through innovative combinations of existing pharmaceutical products. The Company is building a portfolio of proprietary formulations that seek to improve safety, efficacy, and patient compliance.

MediciNova, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that creates value by in-licensing compounds from predominantly small to mid-sized Japanese pharmaceutical companies and advancing the clinical development of these in-licensed compounds by conducting further trials throughout the world. MediciNova’s current drug pipeline includes proprietary compounds that are in late-stage clinical trials (Phase II or Phase III) in the following indications: asthma,multiple sclerosis, cancer, anxiety disorders, and interstitial cystitis. The Company is listed on the Osaka (Hercules) Securities Exchange, Code number: 4875.

Palatin is an emerging leader in pharmaceutical research and development in the areas of drug discovery, pre-clinical/clinical research and product development.

 

Palmetto Pharmaceuticals (formerly eNOS Pharmaceuticals) has developed products that improve and restore blood flow and to reduce triglycerides through up-regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) enzyme. The Company's first drug candidate, L-arginine Sustained Release for the management of hypertriglyceridaemia, is in clinical trials in Germany.

Prism Pharmaceuticals is a near-commercial stage specialty pharmaceutical company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, focused on developing novel, differentiated pharmaceuticals for use in the $8 billion acute cardiovascular market. Prism's risk-mitigated approach to drug development has focuses on unfulfilled opportunities in already commercialed products, leading to well defined clinical and regulatory pathways for each of its compounds.

Receptor BioLogix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a newly discovered class of protein therapeutics called Intron Fusion Proteins (IFP) to treat cancer, autoimmune, metabolic and other diseases.

Revance Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company formed to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutic products for treating chronic disease and age-related changes to skin and soft tissue. The Company's core clinical targets are in areas of aesthetic medicine and therapeutic dermatology.

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company providing solutions to gastroenterologists and their patients.

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group is an international specialty pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on four therapeutic areas: central nervous system disorders, metabolic diseases, oncology and gastroenterology.


Victory Pharma, Inc. is a privately held specialty  pharmaceutical company that is focused on acquiring, developing and marketing products to treat pain and related conditions. Victory markets its lead product, NAPRELAN (naproxen sodium) Controlled-Release Tablets and other pain products to pain management specialists, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons and selected primary care physicians through its physician office-based field sales force. Victory is also developing proprietary products for the treatment of chronic pain and common, opiate-induced side effects.
 

Xanodyne Pharmacal, Inc. is a fully integrated, specialty pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops, and markets prescription pharmaceutical products in the women's health and pain management markets. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals was formed from the merger of Xanodyne Pharmacal and Integrity Pharmaceuticals in February 2004.



ZIOPHARM Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of a diverse, risk-sensitive portfolio of in-licensed cancer drugs to address unmet medical needs. 

   
 

PHARMACEUTICALS

Current Investments:

 Albea Pharmaceuticals
 Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Corium
International, Inc.
 Dow Pharmaceutical
 EUSA Pharma Inc.
 Healthcare Brands International Ltd.
 Horizon Therapeutics

 MediciNova, Inc.
 Palmetto Pharmaceuticals

 Prism Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Receptor BioLogix, Inc.
 Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
Victory Pharma, Inc.
 Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc
 
Ziopharm
Oncology, Inc.

Former Investments:
 
AmeriFIT Nutrition Inc.
 Palatin
 Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

 Shire Pharmaceuticals Group

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