Ronald D. Brown

Espero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in developing therapeutics for unmet needs in thrombosis and cardiac rhythm control. Espero Pharmaceuticals is based in Jacksonville, FL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company's portfolio includes tecarfarin, which is used for patients requiring anticoagulation, and a novel candidate for treating arrhythmias. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Cole and Quang X. Pham.

AgoneX Biopharmaceuticals Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutics for migraine headaches. The company was founded by Cris Arnou and Neil William Flanzraich and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Quintiles Transnational Corp. provides biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services. It offers product development and integrated healthcare services, including commercial and observational solutions. The company was founded by Dennis B. Gillings and Gary Koch in September 1990 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Leadscope, Inc. develops and markets chemofinformatics application that provides access to research data. Its application enables researchers to access chemistry-based data mining, visualization, and advanced informatics techniques. The firm's clients include regulatory agencies, national research laboratories, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, consumer products, and consulting companies. Leadscope was founded by Paul E. Blower Jr., Glenn J. Myatt, and Wayne P. Johnson in 1997 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Physicians World Communications Group provides education, research, and consulting services for physicians and allied healthcare professionals. Its services include integrated communication planning, thought-leader, performance optimization, new media, content development and presentation. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Lyndhurst, NJ.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Proactive For Patients Media, Inc. provides support to families and patients during medical crisis. The firm guides to the right questions that help navigate through the medical maze of doctors and treatment options. The company is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company with transdermal expertise. It specializes in the research and development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of prescription pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

PharMEDium Healthcare Corp. engages in the provision of hospital pharmacy-outsourced sterile compounding services. The firm serves acute-care hospitals, including integrated delivery systems, academic medical centers, hospital groups, and standalone urban, suburban and rural hospitals. The company was founded by David N. Jonas on July 23, 2003 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Part of AstraZeneca PLC, Astra Merck, Inc. is a company that sells pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Orlando, FL. The company was founded by Myrtle S. Potter, Thomas A. McCourt. Astra Merck was acquired by Astra AB from Merck & Co., Inc. on July 12, 1998 for $4,400 million.

Verispan LLC provides information products and services to the healthcare industry. The company offers sales targeting and compensation products, market research audits, healthcare profiles, primary market research, data integration, data analysis & consulting, direct mail, disease management studies, clinical trial investigator targeting, and protocol recruitment evaluation. Verispan was founded in April 2002 and is headquartered in Yardley, PA.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.