companies

AAIPharma Services offers complete drug product development services covering all facets of drug product testing, formulation, manufacturing and packaging.  Our range of services allow us to be a one stop shop for any parenteral or oral solid dose drug product development program.  With expertise in oral drug delivery, our scientists can provide solutions to challenges faced by many of today's pharmaceutical and biotech companies, namely: our in house expertise in support of your life cycle management programs, mitigating patient compliance risks through development of more convenient dosage forms and bioavailability enhancement through our suite of oral drug delivery technologies.  Further, we are the only true CDMO/CMO who previously commercialized its own products, so we understand far better than anyone the commercialization challenges faced by many of our customers and account for these challenges in our approach to drug product development.  With over 30 years of experience, we are by far the oldest and most tested CDMO in the industry.

http://www.aaipharma.com

4221 Faber Place Drive
North Charleston, SC 29405

Phone: 843.746.2500

Advanced Chromatography Systems (ACS) specializes in custom built and designed scientific instruments to meet any analytical need. Our vision is to create an unbeatable team of innovation and ingenuity by providing FAST and ALTERNATIVE chromatography systems to the marketplace. Our directive is to "CHANGE THE FACE OF CHROMATOGRAPHY" by introducing new and unique instrumentation that has never been seen before in the scientific arena. ACS brings over 100 years of combined experience to create new solutions for the customer. These products are fast and miniaturized so the analyst can be more efficient and produce results that could not be done in the past. ACS strives to be unconventional in a conventional world and offer products that are state-of-the-art and in demand.

http://www.advancedlcgcs.com

1941 Savage Road
Suites 500 E&F
Charleston, SC 29407

Phone: 843.614.3643

ArborGen is the leading developer of biotechnology tree seedling products and one of the largest providers of conventional and technology enhanced seedlings to the forestry industry. With more than 50 years of tree improvement research and combined expertise in forestry, ArborGen is developing products designed to meet the challenges facing the global commercial forestry industry.  

Arborgen's seedling products span the entire technology spectrum, from conventional seedlings to biotechnology seedlings and we have a robust pipeline of biotechnology and other advanced products in development.  These advanced and technology-enhanced products are designed to improve growth rates, yields, stress tolerance, uniformity, wood quality and processing efficiency of trees. Combining superior nursery management practices and methods, conventional tree breeding, species selection, advanced tree improvement and biotechnology to produce trait-specific superior trees, ArborGen is working to ensure that our customers get more out of every tree they grow.

http://www.arborgen.com

180 Westvaco Road
Summerville, SC 29483

Phone: 843.851.4129

AVANCEN is focusing on marketable product design and launch of leading-edge medical devices that are designed to benefit both the healthcare industry and the patients it serves by improving patient bedside care, comfort, and convenience. For the MOD® and other products currently in development and testing, AVANCEN is working with highly capable industry-leading turnkey manufacturers for their patented devices and related patented disposable products.

AVANCEN was founded by Sharon Conley, a PhD Biochemist and MD Oncologist who had a mission of improving patient care at the bedside. As a physician, Conley was keenly aware of the need for better pain management systems and set her sights on finding a better way. Her solution: Medication on Demand (MOD®) - the "world\'s first" oral PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia). She filed for multiple patents on the device in 2002 and in 2005, AVANCEN LLC was formed. Two years later, in 2007, AVANCEN entered the marketplace with its initial product offering, the MOD®.

http://www.avancen.com

1156 Bowman Road, Suite 200
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Phone: 800.607.1230

As a world leader in infection control, specializing in cleaning, disinfection and sterilization, Belimed has been providing state-of-the-art products in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and laboratory sectors worldwide for over 40 years. Belimed USA is dedicated to providing best-in-class products to improve the lives of their industry partners and those for whom they care.

http://www.belimed.us

2284 Clements Ferry Road
Charleston, SC 29492

Phone: 843.216.7424

By focusing in the operating room, BERCHTOLD designs  products to work with emerging technologies while customizing solutions to fit your specific clinical needs. From development of the first equipment management system, to illuminating the world’s first open heart surgery, to defining today\'s integrated surgical suite, BERCHTOLD has lead the way.

For over 80 years, BERCHTOLD has delivered better ways to operate through quality products including CHROMOPHARE Surgical Lighting, TELETOM Equipment Management Systems and OPERON Surgical Tables. BERCHTOLD’s SUPERSUITE Custom Surgical Environment concept combines years of design experience and clinical ergonomics to deliver fully integrated surgical environments.

http://www.berchtoldusa.com

1950 Hanahan Road
North Charleston, SC 29406

Phone: 843.569.6100

Cell and Tissue Systems is "The Biopreservation Company ™" with technologies focused on control of ice and water at low temperatures. Our mission is "Preservation of biological materials for restoration of patient health". Central to this mission is the definition and design of conditions for long-term storage and distribution that will make it possible for cell therapy products, tissues, organs and tissue engineered constructs to be available in the United States and World-Wide, regardless of environmental conditions.

http://www.cellandtissuesystems.com

2231 Technical Parkway, Ste A
North Charleston, SC 29406

Phone: 843.722.6756

FirstString Research, Inc. (FSR) is a Charleston-based biotech company focused on developing peptide-based therapies for wound healing, reduced scarring and tissue regeneration. FSR's lead product is a topical gel to be used for faster healing and reduced scarring. In addition, FSR is developing other products for use in Spinal cord injuries, Implants, Biomaterial coatings, and Cancer therapies.

http://www.firststringresearch.com

475-A East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.860.8372

Halimed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Halimed”) is an early stage biotechnology company developing a pipeline of drugs for affective disorders. The company's technology is centered on a proprietary peptide modification chemistry platform and intellectual properties of a portfolio of non-natural amino acid analogs of arginine (Arg) and lysine (Lys) that, when incorporated into biologically active peptides, improves their overall pharmacological profile.

The proprietary chemistry platform enables the transformation of biologically active peptides into novel drug candidates through selective modifications of one or more amino acids that confers stability and allows for delivery across biological barriers resulting in vastly improved pharmacological properties. Two peptide-based drug products are currently in preclinical development for schizophrenia and for pain. Several other product programs based on the same chemistry platform are in the lead identification stage. Halimed is focused on further research and development as well as partnering with large pharmaceutical companies for product commercialization.

475-A Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.860.8372

Hill-Rom is one of the leading medical suppliers of beds and stretchers and is committed to delivering the best services, products, and solutions to our partners. Hill-Rom takes pride in being a hospital bed manufacturer that designs the best answers for our customers’ problems. As a hospital equipment supplier, they make new hospital beds customized for patients’ needs. Hill-Rom also works with its partners to help them find solutions for their patients. If buying equipment isn’t an option, Hill-Rom offers hospital equipment leasing options.

http://www.hill-rom.com

4349 Corporate Rd
North Charleston, SC 29405

Phone: 843.740.8000

Immunologix is an antibody development company founded on a proprietary method of converting naïve B-cells to fully mature human antibodies targeting any antigen.  This technology platform represents a paradigm shift in the way antibodies are derived as only Immunologix can generate fully human antibodies using a 100% in vitro system. This system produces human monoclonal antibodies against any target including bacterial and viral antigens as well as tumor antigens and human auto-antigens.

With an international exclusive license from the Medical University of South Carolina, Immunologix delivers on a key unmet need in antibody-based therapeutics.  This rapidly growing market exceeded 30 billion dollars in 2009 yet all currently approved antibodies are non-human products.  Immunologix’s exclusive technology begins with tonsils or whole blood and provides fully human antibodies, including scale-up quantities necessary for clinical trials, of any known protein/antigen in a fully in vitro system.  This process is far superior to traditional methods and offers increased safety and reliability, lower costs, and a dramatically reduced delivery time.

http://www.immunologix.com

645 Meeting Street
Suite 8
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.789.5904

INNOCUTIS is a pharmaceutical and device company specializing in the development and commercialization of therapies and devices focused on the treatment of dermatological conditions.  INNOCUTIS’ current products consist of an established portfolio of branded prescriptions as well as a novel surgical device for skin closure.

http://innocutis.com/

171 Church Street, Suite 140
Charleston, SC 29401

Phone: 843.965.8333

Iverson Genetic Diagnostics is helping lead the way into the new era of personalized medicine by offering advanced genetic testing to health care providers to promote early disease detection and to help physicians achieve optimal dosing of critical medications.

http://www.iversongenetics.com

645 Meeting Street
Suite 2
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.789.5912

MFC Tech is a new R&D company dedicated to the development of intellectual properties for renewable energy technologies. The company’s patent-pending processes increase ethanol or hydrogen yields from cellulose by more than 2-fold while avoiding product loss due to fouling contamination. The ultimate goal is to achieve higher yields of the biofuels at lower cost than what commercially available technologies can offer at present.  MFC Tech will then license the processes 

The company’s current focus is on renewable ethanol and hydrogen due to their large and growing markets as fuels and chemicals.  However, the company is also exploring other ways to use the biocatalysts such as the production of additional fuels and chemicals or manufacturing of bioelectrical devices and sensors.  MFC Tech will collaborate with industrial, academic, and financial partners who share the same goal and passion for renewable energy.

http://www.mfctech.net

645 Meeting Street
Suite 10
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.789.5909

NanoScreen, LLC, founded in 2003, designs and manufactures instruments and consumables that are in use by most of the major pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the world. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, NanoScreen specializes in providing tools that allow researchers to precisely and simultaneously transfer hundreds or thousands of compounds in an automated fashion. Our core competency is in the manufacturing of high density syringe heads, disposable pipette tips, and liquid handling robots. 

http://www.nanoscreen.com

1200 Charleston Regional Pkwy.
Charleston, SC 29492

Phone: 843.881.8841

Patient Safety Strategies was founded by faculty and staff of a major southeastern medical center and its products are thoroughly tested in a high-fidelity clinical simulation center. PSS is a privately help corporation based in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

http://www.patientsafetystrategies.com

Charleston, SC 29403

Phone:

Restorative Physiology Group is actively engaged in the development of novel spinal implants based upon the ThermalMethod™ of deployment. This technology leverages cardiovascular stent technology and allows “controlled, ordered, and sequential” transition of thermally active shape memory materials. This method is capable of reliably transitioning a low temperature simple linear form (like a wire) into a pre-determined complex 3-dimensional shape at human body temperature.

This technique is the basis for development of a variety of implantable medical devices. Devices based upon ThermalMethod technology have functional, structural, and size characteristics equivalent to current devices that must be placed using an open surgical technique. Unlike other minimally invasive implant designs that still require fairly large straight access pathways, our implants are placed utilizing the “Least Invasive” access instrumentation and are full sized, full function devices when thermally transitioned in situ.

http://restorativephysiology.com

645 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: 843.735.5844

Sabal Medical develops and sells medication delivery systems that are truly designed to be the last line of defense against medication errors.

Sabal's automated nursing medication cart and bar code verification software ensures the 5-rights of medication administration- the right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and right time. 

Leveraging years of experience in healthcare, automation, and information technology, the leadership at Sabal is driving patient safety to a whole new level. Sabal\\\'s medication cart helps nurses and pharmacists close the loop so they can provide the absolute best, safest care possible by accessing and administering meds at the bedside. What sets their system apart from all the rest is that their software controls access to medications, reducing work arounds, and potential for errors. It is very lightweight but has a high capacity to accommodate narcotics.

http://www.sabalmedical.com

899 Island Park Drive
Suite 201
Charleston, SC 29492

Phone: 843.471.2770

Since 1923 the TRUMPF Group has focused its efforts on developing innovative technical solutions that meet our customers' needs. This focus has made TRUMPF a world leader in machine tools, power tools, laser and medical technology. In both Operating Rooms and Critical Care environments, TRUMPF Medical Systems has lead the way with innovations including: the United States' first ceiling-mounted Equipment Management System; iLED, the world's first LED surgical and procedure lights; TruVidia HD, the world's first in-light high definition camera; safe "no lift" patient and equipment transport solutions; a full line of flexible, modular surgical tables and integrated, customized solutions for hybrid rooms.

http://www.us.trumpf.com/about-trumpf/trumpf-medical-systems-inc.html

1046 LeGrand Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29492

Phone: 843.534.0606