United-Guardian is a diversified company that provides research, product development, manufacturing and marketing. The company focuses on products, such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetic ingredients, health care products, medical devices and proprietary industrial products. United-Guardian has been granted more than 30 patents and has a catalog of approximately 100 products in various stages of development. The company has moved from almost exclusively emphasizing research and product development to the marketing of its proprietary product portfolio. United-Guardian has a marketing agreement with International Specialty Products, which deals with cosmetic products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1942 and maintains its headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y.