Beth A. Burnside

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes anti-infective drug products. It operates mainly in prescription pharmaceuticals. MiddleBrook's main product is PULSYS. PULSYS technology offers the prolonged release and absorption of a drug. The company was incorporated in December 1999 and is headquartered in Westlake, TX.

Shire Laboratories was a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for its own portfolio and in partnership with other companies, using its technologies and development capabilities. The company products include CollaGenex, Indevus, Shire and United Therapeutics. Its key technologies are ProScreen, OptiScreen , Microtrol, Solutrol and EnSoTrol, for bioavailability enhancement and oral controlled release, and Avert for reduced-abuse potential. Shire Laboratories was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Guardian Medical Solutions Ltd. engages in the development and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Michael Anthony Quinn and Felix de la Iglesia on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.