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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.
Field Safety Corp is a Guilford, CT-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech sector.
Anhydro A/S is a Elkridge, MD-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Excelsior Medical is a privately held medical device company with a primary focus on innovative IV catheter maintenance products that may reduce infection, medication errors and healthcare costs. The company manufactures and sells SwabCap and SwabFlush for the disinfection and protection of IV needleless connectors. Formed in 1989, Excelsior also manufactures and sells prefilled saline flush syringes, prefilled heparin flush and lock syringes, and syringe pump systems.
Children’s of Alabama has provided specialized medical care for ill and injured children across the state and throughout the southeastern U.S. since 1911. For the past three years, Children’s has been ranked among the best children’s hospital programs in the nation by US News & World Report. Last year, patients made more than 634,000 outpatient and nearly 14,000 inpatient visits to Children’s from every county in Alabama and from 47 other states. With more than 2 million square feet, it is the third largest pediatric medical facility in the U.S. Children’s offers inpatient and outpatient services across its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional outpatient services provided at Children’s South and Children’s on 3rd. Primary care is provided at more than a dozen offices in communities across central and north Alabama. The Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children is the only hospital in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is a private, not-for-profit hospital that serves as the primary site of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric medicine, surgery, research and residency programs.