Clare M. Carmichael

Actavis, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and distribution of generic products. The company engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing generic, branded generic, legacy brands and over-the-counter products. It operates its business in three segments: Actavis Pharma, Actavis Specialty Brands and Distribution. The Actavis Pharma segment develops and out-licenses generic pharmaceutical products outside the U.S. through its medis third-party business. The Actavis Specialty Brands segment engages in developing and marketing biosimilars products in women's health, oncology and other therapeutic categories. The Distribution segment distributes generic, select brand pharmaceutical products, vaccines, injectables and over-the-counter medicines from suppliers to independent pharmacies, alternate care providers, pharmacy chains and physicians offices. The company was founded by Allen Y. Chao and David C. Hsia in 1984 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the business of serving patients and families affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions through the discovery, development, and commercialization of life-changing medicines. The firm also focuses on the development of haematology, nephrology, neurology, metabolic disorders, cardiology, and ophthalmology. The company was founded by Joseph A. Madri, David W. Keiser, Stephen P. Squinto, and Leonard Bell in January 1992 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Oldtech, Inc. was engaged in developing treatments for conditions that affect the back of the eye, including age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The company was headquartered in New York.

Pharmacia Corp. developed, manufactured and marketed pharmaceutical products. Prescription pharmaceuticals included general therapeutics, ophthalmology and hospital products including oncology and diversified therapeutics. It also operated in consumer health care, animal health, diagnostics and contract manufacturing and bulk pharmaceutical chemicals. The customers of the group were pharmacies, hospitals, chain warehouses, governments, physicians, wholesalers and other distributors. It was headquartered in Peapack, NJ.

Schering-Plough Research Institute provides pharmaceutical research. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.