The Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) sector has experienced a boom in recent years as Big Pharma has shifted its attention to its core R&D activities and outsourced other supply chain components, including manufacturing, to independent CDMOs.
The size of the global market for pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and research services was estimated at USD 200.6 billion in 2021 and is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2022 to 2030. Pharmaceutical products and medical device industries outsource manufacturing tasks to Contract Manufacturing companies in order to lower production costs overall and shorten the time it takes for items to reach the market.
The main reason fueling PCM growth is large pharmaceutical companies’ attempts to maintain competitiveness through quicker medication discovery, lower costs, and quicker market delivery. Also contributing to the proliferation of PCMs is the influx of small startups with minuscule manufacturing capability.
Top Pharma Contract Manufacturers
Lonza Group Ltd – Switzerland
Lonza Group is a Swiss multinational manufacturing company for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and nutrition sectors, headquartered in Basel, with major facilities in Europe, North America and South Asia. Lonza was established under that name in the late 19th-century in Switzerland. The company provides product development services to the pharmaceutical and biologic industries, including custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals and detection systems and services for the bioscience sector.
Specialties: Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Bioscience, Agrochemicals, Vitamins, Food and feedstuff, Dyes and pigments, Adhesives and fragrances
Locations: The company has a direct presence through R&D and manufacturing sites in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
Catalent, Inc. – U.S.
Catalent, Inc. (Catalent Pharma Solutions) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. It is a global provider of delivery technologies, development, drug manufacturing, biologics, gene therapies and consumer health products.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Genes, Consumer Health
Locations: The company has a direct presence through R&D and manufacturing sites in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. – South Korea
Samsung Biologics is a South Korean biotechnology company headquartered in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea. The biotech division of Samsung Group, it provides contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The company’s contract development business focuses on providing services for cell lines to initial clinical trials, including cell line development, process development, and formulation/analysis methodology.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Bioscience
Locations: The company has a presence in the U.K., Germany, Japan, Australia, Nigeria, China, Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico, Brazil, Indonesia, and Singapore, among others.
Recipharm AB – Sweden
Recipharm AB is one of the five largest pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organizations in the world, with production facilities in Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, India and the UK as well as development sites in Sweden, Israel and the United States. The company’s major products and services include nasal sprays, auto-injectors, medical check valves, inhalations solutions, custom development, custom manufacturing, and generic APIs.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Bioscience
Locations: The company has direct presence through its production facilities across Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, India and the U.K. and development facilities across Sweden, France, Italy, India, Israel, and the U.S.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies – Japan
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is one of the world’s leading providers of contract process development and manufacturing services for the biopharmaceutical industry. As a full-service contract manufacturer, it offers an extensive breadth of process development capabilities to meet customers’ needs at every stage of the product lifecycle.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Bioscience
Locations: FUJIFILM has facilities in the U.S., Denmark, China, Southeast Asia, and the U.K. The company has five bio CDMO facilities in Europe and the U.S.
C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG – Germany
Boehringer Ingelheim is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, and the largest private one. Headquartered in Ingelheim, it operates globally with 146 affiliates. The company’s key areas of interest are: respiratory diseases, metabolism, immunology, oncology and diseases of the central nervous system.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Bioscience
Locations: The company has production facilities in the U.S., Spain, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Greece, Japan, Austria, Indonesia, and China.
Siegfried Holdings AG – Switzerland
Siegfried Holding AG is a Switzerland-based life sciences company which is active in primary and secondary drug manufacturing (Contract Manufacturing). The Company produces both drug substances and drug products. The drug substance portfolio includes contract development and manufacturing of both active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates.
Specialties: Pharmaceutical and biologic industries, Bioscience
Locations: The Company operates production facilities in Switzerland, Germany, France, Malta, the United States, China, and Spain.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. – U.S.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, U.S., Thermo Fisher Scientific offers products and services in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural, clinical, healthcare, and government markets. The company operates through four segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services. It offers pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services through the Pharma Services segment of the Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services business division.
Jubilant Pharmova Limited – India
Jubilant Pharmova Limited is an integrated global company engaged in Pharmaceuticals and Drug Discovery & Development Solutions businesses. Jubilant Life Sciences operates in three business segments: Pharmaceuticals, Life Science Ingredients, and Drug Discovery and Development Solutions.