2011 Benefactors
Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science’s promise by bringing safe, effective medicines from lab to manufacturing plant to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease, and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people’s lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and vital medicines, visit http://www.amgen.com/.
AstraZeneca is a global research -based biopharmaceutical company. Their skills and resources are focused on discovering, developing and marketing medicines for some of the world's most serious illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, respiratory disease and infection. To develop new medicines, it takes skill, experience and collaboration - working with stakeholders and partners to identify needs and meet them with medicines that make a real difference. AstraZeneca works continuously to make sure they minimize the risks and maximize the benefits of each of their medicines. For more information, visit http://www.astrazeneca.com/Home.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, based in Ridgefield, CT, is the largest US subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation (Ridgefield, CT) and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.
The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 142 affiliates in 50 countries and more than 41,500 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. For more information, visit http://us.boehringer-ingelheim.com.
Dey Pharma, the Specialty Division of Mylan
Dey, a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of prescription drug products for the treatment of respiratory diseases, severe allergic reactions, and psychiatric disorders. The company puts patients first and facilitates efficient cost-effective partnerships with customers. For more information, visit http://www.dey.com/.
Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions.
We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Merck. Be well. For more information, visit http://www.merck.com/.
For over 40 years, Pharmavite has been a trusted leader in the wellness industry, praised for providing the best quality vitamins, supplements, minerals, herbs and all-natural foods under its Nature Made® and SOYJOY® brand names. Nature Made is the nation's number one brand of vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements in the food, drug, mass and club channels. As a leader in the dietary supplement industry, Pharmavite was the first company to obtain the USP Verified Dietary Supplement mark for many of its Nature Made products. SOYJOY is an all-natural, deliciously baked bar made with real fruit and ground whole soybeans. For more information, please visit our websites, http://www.pharmavite.com/, http://www.naturemade.com/ or http://www.soyjoy.com/.
Purdue Pharma, LP, a privately held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians, is focused on meeting the needs of healthcare providers and the patients in their care. We are known for our pioneering research on pain, a principal cause of human suffering.
We are committed to improving patients' lives in meaningful ways by providing safe and effective therapies along with educational tools that support their proper use.
Purdue is an industry leader in pain management and is introducing important products in other therapeutic areas. For more information, visit www.purduepharma.com.
The sanofi-aventis mission is to work harder, better and faster in the field of healthcare to bring great innovative products to millions of patients the world over, while helping to make treatments more widely accessible. Sanofi-aventis will bring together the talents, skills and know-how of its employees to realize this mission as well as our ambitious goals for the future. For more information, visit http://www.sanofi-aventis.com/.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc.
Based in Deerfield, IL, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. are subsidiaries of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan. The respective companies currently market oral diabetes, insomnia, rheumatology, gastroenterology, and cardiovascular treatments and seek to bring innovative products to patients through a pipeline that includes compounds in development for metabolic and cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, neurology and other conditions. To learn more about these Takeda companies, visit www.tpna.com.
Introducing Truvia™ natural sweetener — the first great tasting, natural, zero-calorie sweetener born from the leaves of the stevia plant. Manufactured and marketed by Cargill, Truvia™ natural sweetener is made with rebiana (at least 97% rebaudioside A) a fully-characterized component of the best tasting part of the stevia leaf. Cargill is the only company to have published the comprehensive results of the safety studies for rebiana and received official notification from the FDA in December 2008 further supporting the findings of the program. Truvia™ natural sweetener is now available as a tabletop sweetener and as an ingredient in many foods and beverages. Learn more at www.truvia.com.