Vesta Therapeutics, Inc. develops cell therapies for liver repair and regeneration. Its technology is centered on the isolation, expansion, and cryopreservation of liver cells (human hepatocytes) obtained from organ donor livers that are not suitable for whole organ transplantation. The company was founded on October 21, 2002 and is headquartered in Hanover, MD.

Fresenius Medical Care is a provider of products and services for individuals undergoing dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than 1.89 million individuals worldwide. It has a network of 2,716 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. It offers specialty pharmacy and laboratory services and manufactures and distributes the most comprehensive line of dialysis equipment, disposable products, and renal pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Frankfurt.

Genentech is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. It creates multiple products on the market and a development pipeline. The company became a member of the Roche Group in 2009. As part of their merger agreement, Roche and Genentech combined their pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s South San Francisco campus now serves as the headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States. Genentech’s Research and Early Development section operates as an independent center within Roche. Genentech was founded in 1976 by [Robert Swanson](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-a-swanson) and [Herbert Boyer](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/herbert-w-boyer). It is headquartered in South San Francisco, C.A.

Kowa Co., Ltd. engages in trading of textiles, machinery, and construction materials. The company also manufactures and sells medicines, medical equipment, and energy saving products. It operates through the following business divisions: Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Foods, General Trading, Lifestyle Business, and Hospitality. The company was founded on December 25, 1894 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

KMT Hepatech, Inc. provides vivo research services focusing on preclinical development of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and Malaria therapeutics and vaccines. It offers scientific evaluation services for drug metabolism, lipoprotein metabolism, dose response, and drug treatment. The firm provides KMT Mouse, a transgenic mouse model for practical testing of HCV drug candidates. The company was founded by Norman Miles Kneteman, David F. Mercer and David Lorne John Tyrrell in 2001 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. is the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Yeda holds an exclusive agreement with the Weizmann Institute to commercialize the unique intellectual property developed by the scientists. The income generated serves to support further basic research and science education. - Identify and assess research projects with commercial potential. - Protect the intellectual property of the Institute and its scientists. - Create business relationships and license the Institute’s inventions and technologies to the industry. - Channel funding from industry to research projects. For further information please contact Tamir Huberman, CIO and Head of Marketing

PhoenixBio Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company that develops technologies for mass propagation of human cells into laboratory animals. Its solutions encompass PXB mouse services, Tg & KO animal services, and hair regeneration projects. It also offers its technologies to researchers by conducting in-house study services with custom produced transgenic animals. The company was founded on March 4, 2002 and is headquartered in Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.

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Ajinomoto Co. is a global manufacturer of high-quality seasonings, processed foods, beverages, amino acids, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. For many decades Ajinomoto Co. has contributed to food culture and human health through wide-ranging application of amino acid technologies. Today, the company is becoming increasingly involved with solutions for improved food resources, human health and global sustainability. Founded in 1909 and now operating in 26 countries, Ajinomoto Co. had net sales of JPY 1,197.3 billion (USD 15.1 billion) in fiscal 2011. The Ajinomoto Group Standards of Business Conduct (hereinafter the "Standards of Conduct") describe the conduct that every member of the Ajinomoto Group must understand and practice every day in order to implement the Ajinomoto Group Philosophy in accordance with the Ajinomoto Group Way. The Standards of Conduct also represent the commitments made to all stakeholders by Ajinomoto Group companies. Ajinomoto aim to be "a group of companies that contributes to human health globally" by continually creating unique value to benefit customers. To become a global group of food companies centered on the world's No. 1 seasoning business. To become a global group of aminoscience companies that contributes to humankind with the world's No. 1 amino acid technology. To become a group of health-promoting companies with a scientific approach to good taste and health.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd (武田薬品工業株式会社 Takeda Yakuhin Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is the largest pharmaceutical company in Asia and one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue (top 10 following merger with Shire). The company has over 30,000 employees worldwide and achieved 16.2 billion USD in revenue during the 2012 fiscal year. The company is focused on metabolic disorders, gastroenterology, neurology, inflammation, as well as oncology through its independent subsidiary, Takeda Oncology. Its headquarters is located in Chuo-ku, Osaka, and it has an office in Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo. In January 2012, Fortune Magazine ranked the Takeda Oncology Company as one of the 100 best companies to work for in the United States.

The Institute Pasteur is a private, non-profit foundation. Its mission is to help prevent and treat diseases, mainly those of infectious origin, through research, teaching, and public health initiatives.The Institut Pasteur is a research center of international renown ideally located in the very heart of Paris. Each year the institute hosts a multitude of scientific and medical conferences and meetings as well as events on a variety of themes.

Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences CAS is a private company headquartered in Shanghai, China, that operates as researching agency.

Part of AstraZeneca PLC, Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Ltd. is a British company located in Cambridge that functions as an holding company whose subsidiaries researches, develops and exploits molecular engineering products. It was founded in 1996.

Incara Cell Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Vesta Therapeutics, Inc., is an American company located in Research Triangle Park, NC, that develops therapies and pharmaceuticals for the repair and regeneration of organs. On November 01, 2002 Vesta Therapeutics, Inc. acquired Incara Cell Technologies, Inc. from Incara Pharmaceuticals Corp. for $2.85 million.

Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical services. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, sale, importation, and exportation of pharmaceuticals. Its operations are carried out through the Domestic and Overseas businesses. The Domestic Business covers the manufacturing, research, and development operations in Japan. The Overseas business comprises of sales and production in Europe, Taiwan and China. The company was founded by Juzo Ueno on March 10, 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.