Antares Pharma, Inc

Founded in 1971, Antares Pharma, formerly known as Medi-Ject Corporation, is a specialty pharmaceutical product development and pipeline organization. The company develops, produces and markets various drug delivery platforms, including transdermal and advanced transdermal delivery gels that deliver medication with less potential for skin irritation, fast-melt oral disintegrating tablets for patients having difficulty swallowing oral medications, disposable minineedle injection systems that provide subcutaneous injection capabilities with reduced discomfort, as well as reusable needle-free injection systems that deliver precise medication doses through pressurized liquid penetration of the skin without a needle. The company has a number of active partnering programs with several pharmaceutical and distribution companies for the development of indications and applications, including diabetes, growth disorders, obesity, female sexual dysfunction and other hormone therapies. Antares Pharma maintains operations in Trenton, N.J.