Drug Product CDMOs

Unique Biotech Limited

India

Unique Biotech Limited (UBL) is one of the largest probiotic manufacturers globally, headquartered in India. WHO-GMP and ISO certified with a dedicated R&D-driven large-scale fermentation facility. They provide probiotic strains, contract manufacturing of probiotic formulations (capsules, chewable tablets, powders, sachets, gummies, syrups, drops), private label probiotics, customized pre/probiotic blends, and analytical support. While they offer contract manufacturing, their products are probiotic dietary supplements and functional foods, not pharmaceutical drugs.

Universal Pack s.r.l.

Italy

Universal Pack s.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer of packaging machines specializing in sachet and stick-pack filling equipment for pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and chemical industries. With 60+ years of experience and 8,000+ machines installed worldwide, they serve over 3,000 international companies. They design, build, and test packaging machinery in Italy -- they are an equipment supplier, NOT a drug manufacturer or CDMO.

Urbantz

Belgium

Urbantz is a Brussels-based SaaS technology company providing a last-mile delivery management platform. Their software handles dynamic route planning, real-time delivery slots, multi-carrier management, and track & trace for e-commerce, grocery, and logistics companies. While listed on PharmaSource under supply chain/logistics, Urbantz is a software platform for delivery optimization, not a pharmaceutical manufacturer or service provider.

VAN PHARMA B.V.

Netherlands

VAN PHARMA B.V. is a Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company established in 2016 specializing in manufacturing and distribution of generic pharmaceutical products and OTC medications, as well as food supplements. While registered with Dutch authorities as a pharmaceutical producer and listed on CPHI as a CMO/CDMO, their website and product portfolio suggest they primarily market and distribute finished dosage pharmaceutical products (antibiotics, analgesics, antifungals, anthelmintics) manufactured through partner networks, rather than operating their own manufacturing facilities. They employ 1-24 people. Products include Amoxicillin/Clavulanate, Meropenem, Azithromycin, Diclofenac, and others. Without evidence of their own manufacturing facility, they are classified as 'other' (pharmaceutical distribution/marketing company).

Venus Pharma GmbH

Germany

Venus Pharma GmbH (VPG) is a German pharmaceutical company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Venus Remedies Limited (India). Established in 2006 in Werne, Germany, VPG operates as a pharmaceutical hub providing licensing (EU CTD dossiers), contract manufacturing via partner facilities, packaging, warehousing, batch release, product testing, and distribution services. They hold 138+ marketing authorizations across 20 countries. Key products include anti-infectives (Meropenem flagship with 50% German market share, Ceftriaxone) and anti-cancer products (Gemcitabine with 33% UK market share). They achieved EU-GMP certification and WHO Prequalification for Meropenem. While they provide contract manufacturing services, the actual manufacturing appears to be performed at Venus Remedies Limited facilities in India rather than at VPG's own manufacturing plants. VPG functions primarily as a European regulatory, licensing, packaging, and distribution hub.

Viewland Pharm Limited

China

Viewland Pharm Limited is a Chinese company established in the 1990s that describes itself as 'specialized in pharmaceutical industry for decades.' However, its product portfolio consists of APIs, veterinary products, pharmaceutical excipients, pharmaceutical packaging materials, and pharmaceutical machineries -- it is a distributor/supplier of these products, not a contract drug manufacturer. PharmaSource lists it as a distributor. No evidence of contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical drug products.

Vineeth Precious Catalysts Pvt. Ltd.

India

Vineeth Precious Catalysts Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company that manufactures heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts, particularly precious metal catalysts like palladium on carbon. The company's product portfolio includes over 60 precious metal compounds and catalysts used in pharmaceutical synthesis. They are a raw material supplier to the pharma industry, not a contract drug manufacturer. Based in Palghar, India, with R&D center.

Vins Bioproducts Limited

India

Vins Bioproducts Limited is an Indian anti-sera (antivenom and immunoglobulin) manufacturing company established in 1997 in Hyderabad. While it manufactures biological products (anti-sera), it is a fully integrated company that makes its own branded products, not a contract manufacturer for other companies. Its website domain (vinsbio.com) is currently for sale, suggesting the company may have undergone changes. The company focuses on India's rabies elimination mission per recent CEO coverage.

Weiler Engineering Inc.

United States

Weiler Engineering Inc. is a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of Blow/Fill/Seal (BFS) machinery, known for its ASEP-TECH systems that are implemented in over 30 countries. The company provides BFS equipment solutions for aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing but does not manufacture drugs itself. Weiler is an equipment supplier to the pharmaceutical industry.

West Pharmaceutical Services

Germany

West Pharmaceutical Services is a leading global provider of injectable packaging and delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and generic drug industries. With approximately 10,000 team members across 50 sites worldwide, the company manufactures drug containment and delivery systems including vial stoppers, syringe components, cartridge components, and prefillable syringe systems. West also offers contract manufacturing of medical devices and drug delivery systems, but is primarily a components and packaging supplier rather than a drug manufacturer.

WiSPECs

Japan

WiSPECs is a Japanese company developing a novel hemostatic material based on a polymer complex (polyacrylic acid/polyvinylpyrrolidone) created through a proprietary solid/liquid interface contact method. The company focuses on tissue adhesive devices for hemostasis applications using biocompatible synthetic polymers. WiSPECs is a biomaterial/medical device developer, not a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

WisteriaGen

Japan

Wisteriagen LLC is a Japanese biotech company pioneering drug discovery through regulation of gene expression. The company develops platform technologies including locus-specific ChIP (chromatin immunoprecipitation) for drug target discovery and ORNi-PCR for detecting rare DNA sequence mutations. Wisteriagen is a research-stage biotech focused on internal drug discovery, not a contract manufacturer.

YCP Consus / Consus Global

Indonesia

YCP Consus (formerly Consus Global) is a supply chain advisory and consulting firm under YCP Holdings. They provide source-to-pay digitization, procurement operations, supply chain turnarounds, and expert sourcing services across multiple industries including pharma, automotive, and technology. They offer CDMO consulting as a service (advising pharma clients on CDMO selection), but do not manufacture anything.

Ypsomed AG

Switzerland

Ypsomed AG is a Swiss company and the leading developer and manufacturer of self-injection device systems for liquid medications. They offer pen injectors, autoinjectors, wearable injectors, and digital health solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. They manufacture the devices, not the drugs themselves.

Zeon Corporation

Japan

Zeon Corporation is a major Japanese specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1950, headquartered in Tokyo. Their core business is producing synthetic rubber (elastomers), specialty plastics (COP/COC cycloolefin polymers), and advanced materials derived from C4/C5 naphtha fractions. They produce carbon nanotubes and materials used in automotive, electronics, and medical applications. While they supply specialty materials TO the pharma/medical device industry (e.g., COP vials, microplates, PTP packaging films), they are a raw materials and specialty chemicals company, NOT a pharmaceutical CDMO or drug manufacturer. The website returned a 404 page. Search results show they appear at CPHI events as a materials supplier, not as a contract manufacturer of drug products.

Allsino Pharmaceutical is a Chinese pharmaceutical company. No website content was available for detailed extraction. The company name suggests pharmaceutical manufacturing, but without evidence, capabilities cannot be assigned beyond the classification.

eFortless Bio is a US-based company with no accessible website and minimal publicly available information. Search results return only unrelated companies (Fortis Life Sciences, Evotec). No evidence of drug manufacturing, CDMO, or CRO activities exists in available sources.

Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that develops, manufactures, and provides high-performance precision rubber components for various industries including automotive, electronics, office automation, and medical. For the pharmaceutical/medical sector, they supply rubber components such as stoppers, seals, and other precision rubber parts used in drug delivery devices and pharmaceutical containers. They are a component/material supplier, not a drug manufacturer.

Lallemand Health Solutions is a global leader in the probiotic industry, part of the larger Lallemand group. With 90 years of know-how, the company specializes in the development, production, and marketing of bacteria- and yeast-based probiotic supplements for human health. While they have GMP pharmaceutical production capabilities and a production plant in Saint-Simon, France, their core business is developing and marketing their own probiotic products (Lacidofil, Cerebiome, etc.), not contract manufacturing for third parties. They are a probiotic company, not a CDMO/CMO.

Lotte Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. is a South Korean chemical company that manufactures pharmaceutical excipients including Hypromellose (HPMC) for tablet coating (AnyCoat-C), Betadex Sulfobutyl Ether Sodium (Dexolve), and XDC Linkers. They are a raw material/excipient supplier to the pharmaceutical industry, not a contract drug manufacturer.

Neville and More (a TricorBraun company) is a UK-based packaging supplier with over 60 years of experience, specializing in primary rigid packaging for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. The company supplies bottles, jars, closures, dispensers, and glass packaging from manufacturers like SGD Pharma.

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings is a major Japanese pharmaceutical company, not a CDMO. The company operates across domestic self-medication (OTC products including the well-known Pabron cold medicine brand), international business, and prescription pharmaceutical operations. They have multiple production facilities in Japan and FDA-registered sites. With 10 clinical trials and therapeutic focus areas in nephrology and oncology, Taisho is an integrated pharma company manufacturing its own branded products, not offering contract manufacturing services.

Yungjin Pharm. Co., Ltd. is a South Korean domestic pharmaceutical company established in 1952, operating as an affiliate of the KT&G group. The company manufactures and sells its own pharmaceutical products including cephalosporin finished products. Website content was inaccessible (frame-based site). No evidence of contract manufacturing services.

Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co., Ltd. (YSP) is a Taiwanese pharmaceutical company founded in 1952, manufacturing prescription medications, OTC medicines, health food, and cosmetics. The company exports to 35+ countries and has passed US FDA and Japan PMDA inspections. Primarily manufactures and markets its own branded pharmaceutical products.

abcr GmbH is a German specialty chemical supplier providing over 400,000 specialty chemicals for organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry. They offer custom synthesis services through their in-house service lab and production facilities, serving pharma R&D, material science, and electronics industries. They are a chemical supplier, not a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

ABC Transfer is a French industrial designer and manufacturer of rapid transfer port systems (Alpha Ports) and Betacleanbag containment solutions for pharmaceutical isolator and cleanroom environments. They provide aseptic and sterile transfer equipment for pharmaceutical filling lines but do not manufacture drugs themselves.

Ahead Biocomputing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese bioinformatics software company (duplicate entry of Ahead Biocomputing). It provides computational drug discovery, protein-protein interaction prediction, and genomics big data analysis services but does not manufacture pharmaceuticals.

AptarGroup Inc is a global company specializing in drug delivery systems, consumer dispensing, and packaging solutions. Their Aptar Pharma division designs and manufactures drug delivery devices including metered dose inhalers, nasal sprays, and injectable devices, but they do not manufacture drugs or biologics themselves. They are an equipment and device supplier to the pharmaceutical industry, not a contract manufacturer of pharmaceutical products.

Bausch+Strobel SE + Co. KG is a global leader in designing and manufacturing pharmaceutical filling and packaging equipment. They provide machinery for filling vials, syringes, cartridges, and ampoules, including solutions for HPAPI and ADC processing. Their OMNIA digital platform supports pharmaceutical production digitalization. They are an equipment manufacturer, not a drug manufacturer.

BioAro is a Canadian precision health and AI technology company focused on genomics, multi-omics data analysis, and AI-driven drug discovery. Their platform includes Whole Genome Sequencing, disease-based DNA panels, PanOmiQ Research (AI for drug development), and personalized health services. Not a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, APIs, or biologics.

CEVA Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain company providing healthcare logistics services including pharmaceutical warehousing, cold chain transportation, and clinical trial logistics. The company operates facilities worldwide including a pharmaceutical logistics center in Strasbourg, France and launched the FORPATIENTS healthcare logistics sub-brand. CEVA Logistics is a logistics provider, not a pharmaceutical manufacturer despite having extensive FDA facility registrations that likely relate to warehousing and distribution operations.

Chengdu Tachem Co., Ltd. is a biochemical manufacturing company specializing in the production of protected amino acids (Fmoc-amino acids), non-natural amino acids, and peptide fragment building blocks. The company supplies raw materials to pharmaceutical and peptide manufacturing companies rather than manufacturing finished drugs under contract.

Dudley Chem Corp. (Dudley Chemicals LLC) is a China-based ISO 9001:2015 certified supplier of analytical reagents, fine chemicals and intermediates, biological stains and dyes, and pH indicators for the scientific community. The company provides GMP and ISO standard chemicals for research and development, not contract drug manufacturing.

ELIX Polymers is a Spanish specialty plastics company that manufactures ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) polymer materials, including medical-grade pre-colored ABS optimized for laser marking in drug delivery devices and medical applications. The company is a raw material supplier to medical device and pharma OEMs but does not manufacture drugs, biologics, or APIs.

Encaplast is an Italian company specializing in medical and pharmaceutical packaging, located in the Mirandola biomedical district. The company produces thermoformed aluminum, paper, and plastic film packaging solutions for pharmaceutical and medical device applications, holding certifications for primary packaging materials under GMP standards.

EVEON is a French company that designs and manufactures drug delivery devices and automated reconstitution/preparation systems for the pharmaceutical industry. Its Intuity platform includes spray devices for topical treatment, automated reconstitution devices for lyophilized drugs, and all-in-one injection devices -- but it does not manufacture the drugs themselves.

Glatt Air Techniques is a division of the Glatt Group that designs, manufactures, and supplies pharmaceutical process equipment, primarily fluidized bed systems, spray granulation, coating, and drying technologies. The company provides engineering solutions for solid dosage form processing rather than manufacturing drugs under contract.

Hindustan Platinum is an Indian precious metals company established in 1961, specializing in the manufacture and refining of platinum group metals (PGMs). The company provides heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts, precious metal salts and solutions, and precious metals recovery services for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Hindustan Platinum is a catalyst/raw material supplier, not a drug manufacturer.

Hubei Huaqiang High-Tech Co., Ltd. is a Chinese manufacturer of butyl rubber stoppers and pharmaceutical packaging components. The company supplies closures and stoppers for injectable drug vials and other pharmaceutical packaging applications. It is not a drug manufacturer.

Hubei Masteam Bio-tech Co., Ltd

China

Hubei Masteam Bio-tech Co., Ltd. is a Chinese biotechnology company. Minimal information is available from the provided sources. The company appears at CPHI China events, but there is insufficient evidence to determine whether it operates as a CDMO, manufacturer, or in another capacity.

JMC Corporation (Nippon Jukagaku Kogyo / Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese industrial materials company manufacturing ferroalloys, high-purity metals, functional materials (ferrite, ceramics), battery materials (hydrogen storage alloys, silicon-based anode materials), and energy products (geothermal and solar power). The company supplies intermediates and fine chemicals to the pharmaceutical industry but is primarily an industrial materials manufacturer, not a drug manufacturer.

KactusBio

China

KactusBio (KACTUS) is a recombinant protein and enzyme supplier based in China with a Boston, MA inventory center. They offer 3,000+ catalog products including target antigens, gene editing enzymes (GMP-grade Cas9, AccuBase base editor), mRNA production enzymes, MHC tetramers/monomers, cell therapy proteins, VLP-displayed proteins, and nanodisc-displayed membrane proteins. They established a cGMP-compliant enzyme manufacturing facility in 2021. They are a reagent/tool supplier for drug discovery and cell/gene therapy, not a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer.

Kopper Chemical Industry Corporation Ltd (KopperChem) is a Chinese specialty chemical technology company based in Chongqing. Their primary businesses are mining chemicals (metal extractants for lithium, copper, and other metals, mineral leaching, and flotation agents), performance chemicals, and custom synthesis services. While they list CDMO services and intermediates on CPHI Online, their core business is mining and specialty chemicals, not pharmaceutical drug manufacturing. Their website focuses on metal extraction, mineral processing, and industrial chemicals with no evidence of GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities or drug product capabilities.

Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's leading logistics providers with close to 85,000 employees at almost 1,300 sites in close to 100 countries. They provide global freight forwarding and supply chain management services across sea, air, and road transport. While they serve the healthcare/pharma industry as one of their verticals (cold chain logistics, temperature-controlled transport), they are a logistics company, not a pharmaceutical manufacturer or CDMO.

LyondellBasell

Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB) is one of the world's largest polymer and petrochemical companies, headquartered in the Netherlands with major operations in Germany and globally. They produce plastics, chemicals, and refining products. Their Purell medical grade polymers are used in pharmaceutical packaging, but LyondellBasell is not a drug manufacturer or CDMO. They are a raw material supplier to the pharmaceutical industry providing polymers for packaging and containers.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) is a major Japanese chemical company focused on methanol, hydrogen peroxide, engineering plastics, electronic materials, and specialty chemicals. While MGC has FDA inspections and has been reported to be 'considering a CDMO plunge' in partnership with Hokkaido System Science, its core business is industrial chemicals, semiconductor packaging materials (BT laminates), oxygen absorbers (AGELESS), and food preservation. No established pharmaceutical CDMO services are evident from the website. MGC's OXYCAPT packaging won a Pharmapack award, indicating pharma packaging material supply rather than drug manufacturing.