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Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc

A pharmaceutical company making medicines for pain and ADHD, including the opioid painkiller Xtampza ER (built on its DETERx abuse-deterrent technology), Belbuca, the Nucynta products, and Jornay PM, an evening-dosed ADHD stimulant. Founded in 2002 by Michael Heffernan to develop safer opioids, its name comes from the Latin "collegium," meaning a band of colleagues working together. The company even named its technology DETERx — a nod to deterring misuse, which is why its microsphere-in-capsule pain pills are hard to crush or inject.