Cellular phone number listing

South Florida's top 20 biosciences firms: - based on number of employees; listing names top local executive

1. Cordis Corp.

Biomedical devices manufacturer

Top Executive: Donal O'Dwyer, Worldwide President - Cordis Cardiology

Phone: 786-313-2000

Local Employees: 2,400

Miami Lakes

2. Andrx Corp.

Specialty pharmaceuticals developer

Top Executive: Richard Lane, CEO/President

Phone: 954-584-0300

Local Employees: 1,620

Davie

3. Beckman Coulter Inc.

Medical instrument systems manufacturer

Top Executive: Wade Bolton, VP, director, Cellular Analysis

Phone: 305-380-3800

Local Employees: 1,750

Miami

4. Boston Scientific

Medical devices manufacturer

Top Executive: Dozier Rowe, Vice President, of Operations

Phone: 305-597-4000

Local Employees: 1,300

Miami

5. Ivax Corp.

Pharmaceutical developer, manufacturer

Top Executive: Phillip Frost, Chairman/CEO

Phone: 305-575-6000

Local Employees: 799

Miami

6. 3i Implant Innovations

Dental Reconstructive Implants

Top Executive: Bart Doedens, President

Phone: 561 776 6700

Local Employees: 500

Palm Beach Gardens

7. Schering-Plough

Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Top Executive: Ken Yamashita, General Manager

Phone: 305-698-4600

Local Employees: 320

Miami Lakes

8. Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Pharmaceutical/drug delivery developer

Top Executive: Robert C. Strauss, President/CEO/Director

Phone: 305-253-5099

Local Employees: 294

Miami

9. SFBC International

Pharmaceutical contract researcher

Top Executive: Lisa Krinsky, Chairman/President

Phone: 305-895-0304

Local Employees: 280

Miami

10. Pharmed Group Corp.

Medical supplies distributor, olive oil supplement maker

Top Executive: Carlos M. de Cespedes, Chairman/CEO

Phone: 305-592-2324

Local Employees: 250

Miami

11. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals developer

Top Executive: Thomas McLain, CEO

Phone: 561-989-5800

Local Employees: 249

Boca Raton

12. Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Pharmaceuticals developer

Top Executive: Adrian Adams, President/CEO

Phone: 305-577-3464

Local Employees: 209

Miami

13. Avenva Drug Delivery Systems (formerly Elan Transdermal Technologies)

R & D in pharmaceuticals

Top Executive: Wally Reams, CEO

Phone: 954-430-3340

Local Employees: 120

Miramar

14. Bolton Medical

Manufacturer of medical devices

Top Executive: Simon Fuger, CEO

Phone: 954-838-9699

Local Employees: 100

Sunrise

15. GMP Companies

Aquire, develop and commercialize pharmaceutical devices and diagnostic medical technologies

Top Executive: Bart Chernow, President/ CEO

Phone: 954-745-3510

Local Employees: 75

Fort Lauderdale

16. Stiefel Laboratories, Inc

Develops and manufactures treatments of skin disorders

Top Executive: Charles W. Stiefel, President/ CEO

Phone: 305-443-3800

Local Employees: 52

Coral Gables

17. Aphton Corp.

Biopharmaceuticals

Top Executive: Phillip C. Gevas, CEO

Phone: 305-374-7338

Local Employees: 50

Miami

18. Sunol Molecular

R & D of recombinant anti-bodies that target; cancer, cardio vascular, infectious, inflammatory and auto-immune diseases

Top Executive: Hing Wong, CEO

Phone: 954-443-8600

Local Employees: 42

Miramar

19. Goodwin Biotechnology

Contract manufacturer of biological products

Top Executive: Stephanie Finnegan, CEO

Phone: 954-321 5300

Local Employees: 40

Plantation

20. Orbus Medical Technologies

Manufacturer of stents

Top Executive: David Camp, President/ CEO

Phone: 954-730-0711

Local Employees: 30

Fort Lauderdale