Martin Rose

Inkine Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. The firm's products include Visicol(R) and IBStat(R). Its products are used for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. The company was founded by Leonard S. Jacob in 1970 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. manufactures and supplies pharmaceutical products. It develops drugs for neuroscience, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal treatments. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Part of Quintiles Transnational Corp., BRI International, Inc. is a pharmaceutical research and development company with 445 employees. The company is based in Arlington, VA. BRI International was acquired by Quintiles Transnational Corp. on November 22, 1996 for $130.63 million. The company was founded by Harold Solomon.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Part of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Sparta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. acquires the rights to, and develops for commercialization, technologies and drugs for the treatment of diseases. The company is based in Horsham, PA. Sparta Pharmaceuticals was acquired by SuperGen, Inc. on August 13, 1999 for $12.28 million. The company was founded by Peter N. Christos.