Roger Griggs

Union Springs LLC (Union Springs) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Roger D. Griggs. The firm is headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

Shire Richwood, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products for the treatment of neurological disorders. It offers drugs to treat chronic pain, gastrointestinal problems and attention deficit disorder. The company markets its products through its sales force to physicians, cancer centers, hospice programs and home health care agencies in the United States. It also serves pharmacy chains, managed care plans, hospital purchasing groups and wholesalers. Shire Richwood was founded by Roger D. Griggs in 1990 and is headquartered in Florence, KY.

PediaMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets pharmaceutical products. The company provides medicine in therapeutic categories, including respiratory and allergy, infectious disease, gastroenterology, and central nervous systems. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Florence, KY.

New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. Its product candidates in clinical development are an amphetamine derivative (NDA filed) and an opioid derivative that they believe will provide alternatives to marketed drugs. The company was founded by Randal J. Kirk in 1996 and is headquartered in Radford, VA.

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company with both development and commercial capabilities focused on pain management and women's healthcare. It markets a portfolio of prescription pharmaceuticals and a line of prenatal vitamins. The firm's product candidates include XP12B, a tranexamic acid modified release oral tablet for the reduction of menstrual blood loss in women, who suffer from menorrhagia or excessive menstrual bleeding; and XP20B is a combination propoxyphene and acetaminophen modified release oral tablet for the treatment of mild to moderate pain. The company was founded by Gilbert R. Gonzales and Roger Dale Griggs in May 2001 and is headquartered in Newport, KY.