David MacKney

Ligand UK Ltd. is a commercial stage pharmaceutical company. Its products include Tuzistra XR, targeting the U.S. prescription cough-cold market, Moxatag, a once-a-day formulation of the antibiotic and amoxicillin, and frovatriptan, used for the acute treatment of migraine. It also develops and commercializes multiple novel products focused on the U.S. prescription cough-cold market. The company was founded by Keith G. McCullagh and Andre L. Lamotte in 1986 and is headquartered in Winnersh, the United Kingdom.

Acambis Plc develops biopharmaceutical products and vaccines. It offers ACAM2000, a smallpox vaccine for emergency-use stockpiling; and ChimeriVax-JE, a single-dose Japanese encephalitis vaccine for endemic markets and travelers. Its products in pipeline include ChimeriVax-JE, ChimeriVax-West Nile, and ChimeriVax-Dengue. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.

Akubio Ltd. develops acoustic biosensor instruments. Its products are used in protein research and drug development. The company's technology based on quartz resonators delivers molecular identification and measurement of interactions in complex samples. Akubio was founded by Matthew A. Cooper in August 2001 and is headquartered in Cambridge, UK

Shire Plc is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of medicines. Its products include adderall, advate, adynovate, agrylin, antithrombin 3, aralast, bebulin, buccolam, feiba, firazyr, and foznol. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Arthur Andersen (UK) is a British company that provides accounting services. The private company is based in Reading, UK.

Part of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ligand UK Development Ltd. is a private company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Winnersh, UK.

Choice Healthcare Solutions Ltd. provides medical communications solutions for the international pharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Vernalis (R&D) Ltd. engages in the research development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical products manufacturing. The company was founded on February 4, 1986 and is headquartered in Wokingham, the United Kingdom.