Access Pharma (OTC: ACCP.OB) is an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company which is focusing on the development of a late-stage, diversified oncology pipeline in addition to a treatment called MuGard that is cleared for marketing in the U.S., Europe, and other key global markets for a common side effect of some cancer treatments known as mucositis.
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (OTC: IMUC.OB) is an emerging cancer immunotherapy company that is developing therapeutic and diagnostic product candidates taking aim at the root cause of the disease, cancer stem cells (CSCs), based on two distinct technology platforms - active (cancer vaccines) and passive (monoclonal antibodies or MAbs).
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX) is an emerging, small-cap biopharma company that has a pair of lead compounds in late-stage, Phase 3 development for the treatment of cancer (perifosine) and renal disease (Zerenex) under Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreements with the FDA.
Lixte Biotech (LIXT.OB) was originally founded as a diagnostics company in 2005 evaluating biomarkers (indicators of disease at the molecular level), but has shifted its focus to cancer drug discovery research that is primarily focused on the development of compounds for malignancies with few effective treatment options - such as certain types of brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme or GBM, neuroblastoma, and medulloblastoma) and pancreatic cancer.
NeoStem (AMEX: NBS) is an innovator and leader in the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for the general population to use in future medical applications that is expanding into research, medical tourism, and China for the commercialization of anti-aging / cosmetic medicine and other stem cell technologies.
Protox Therapeutics (TSX: PRX.TO) (OTC: PTXRF.PK) applies genetic engineering techniques to create innovative, targeted protein-based therapeutics which are focused on prostate conditions and cancer based on the Company's PORxin and INxin technology platforms.
Quantum Immunologics (QI) is a privately held company that is dedicated to improving the treatment outcome and quality of life for cancer patients through the research, development, and commercialization of innovative, cost-effective therapeutic and diagnostic products. QI's scientific approach links the immunogenic and invasive properties of malignant cancers with a specific protein known as oncofetal antigen immature laminin receptor protein (OFA) that is uniquely expressed on cancer cells, but not found on normal cells outside of early fetal development.
Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ: RMTI) is a small-cap bio-pharmaceutical company with a core, growing business which manufactures, sells, and distributes dialysate (which remove toxins and wastes from the blood while replacing nutrients) products to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis (which is typically conducted three times per week).