Stephen Lermer

Akela Pharma, Inc. operates as a drug development company, which develops and manufactures pharmaceutical formulations and drugs. The company operates as a specialty contract pharmaceutical formulation developer and clinical and commercial drug manufacturer for proprietary drug products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PharmaForm LLC, a pharmaceutical intellectual property development company. It provides specialty contract services in the area of pharmaceutical dosage form development, preclinical, scale-up, clinical and commercial supply manufacturing, focusing on controlled release and bioavailability enhancement technologies, such as hot melt extrusion, spray drying and liquid filled capsules. Akela Pharma was founded on November 15, 1988 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Formulation Technologies LLC operates as a contract manufacturer in the areas of pharmaceutical dosage form development. It specializes in controlled release and bioavailability enhancement technologies, such as hot melt extrusion, fluid bed processing, liquid filled capsules, and spray drying. The company was founded by Robert O. Williams III and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Aravas, Inc. develops innovative drugs for the treatment of serious and life-threatening conditions. It develops dry powder formulations for various therapeutic molecules, including antibiotics, corticosteroids, nucleic acids, and insoluble and soluble molecules. The firm’s products include AeroVanc, an inhaled dry powder form of vancomycin in a capsule-based inhaler to treat methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in patients with cystic fibrosis or other lung-compromising conditions; and AeroCort, a high performance inhaled corticosteroid product for the treatment of asthma in children. The company was founded by Cory Berkland, Chris Marich, Robert N. Neville, Taneli Jouhikainen, Chal Lenge and George Laurence in March 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals LLC develops and markets pharmaceutical products. It specializes in men's healthcare area and has product portfolio and pipeline in orthopedics, dermatology and other therapeutic areas. The firm products include edex, Osbon, ErecAid, STENDRA, TESTOPEL, XIAFLEX and Testim. The company was founded by Gerri A. Henwood and Jane Holmes Hollingsworth in 1999 and is headquartered in Chesterbrook, PA.

Orion Pharma Oy provides contract manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical sector. Its services include sterile, solid forms, liquid forms, semi-solid forms, hormone, and anti-cancer production, primary as well as secondary packaging, and testing. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Argenta Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical contract manufacturing company. It serves animal health research, veterinary, and GMP manufacting. The company was founded by Douglas Robert Cleverly in 2006 and is headquartered in Manurewa, New Zealand.