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Isis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that researches and develops therapeutic drugs for conditions, including inflammatory, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Founded in 1989, Isis owns more than 1,500 issued patents worldwide, and discovers and develops ribonucleic acid-based drugs. Its drug discovery and development division provides antisense inhibitors from its RNA-based technology. Its IBIS T5000 biosensor system is capable of identifying infectious organisms and is used by government agencies in biowarfare defense, epidemiological surveillance and forensics. The biosensor system is also used in pharmaceutical process control, hospital-associated infection control, and infectious disease diagnostics. Isis Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif.

Operational for more than 65 years, Pacific Companies provides physician recruitment and consulting solutions for hospitals and medical clinics throughout the United States. It serves more than 1,000 physicians in over 300 communities. The company specializes in the areas of revenue enhancement, cost reduction, transition staffing, staff retention, medical center development and marketing. It offers staffing solutions for surgeons, primary care personnel, subspecialists, medical directors and physician executives. The company provides screening, advertising, procurement, relocation assistance, recruitment and interviewing services. It additionally offers background checking services related to education, state licensure and board certification. The company is affiliated with the Medical Group Management Association. Pacific Companies is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif.