BioDelivery Sciences is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus in the areas of pain management and addiction medicine. The company provides its products based on its patented BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA) drug delivery technology, which consists of a small, bi-layered erodible polymer film for application to the buccal mucosa. BioDelivery Sciences International was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.