Advanced Life Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and commercialization of novel drugs in the therapeutic areas of infection, cancer and respiratory diseases. The company's lead candidate, Restanza, is a novel once-a-day oral antibiotic in late-stage development for the treatment of life-threatening infections. Advanced Life Sciences was founded in 1998 and is based in Woodridge, Illinois. It operates as a subsidiary of Advanced Life Sciences Holdings.