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Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations in Spain
Cost-competitive EU manufacturing with strong sterile and OSD capacity. Compare EU-GMP Spanish CDMOs by capability, certification, and site.
75 companies listed
Manufacturing sites in Spain
The Spanish CDMO landscape
Spain is the value position in EU manufacturing: a large, modern, genuinely EU-GMP base at pricing meaningfully below Germany, Switzerland, or the Nordics. Its depth is in oral solid dose and sterile drug product, with real strength in injectables and a distinctive concentration of plasma-derived and biosimilar capability that most sponsors underestimate before they look.
The competent authority is the AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios), which inspects Spanish sites and issues the EU GMP certificates recognised across the Union; centralised EMA authorisation covers most biologics. Spain has a substantial number of FDA-inspected sites, reflecting how much Spanish capacity supplies the US market, so the "cheaper therefore lower-tier" assumption does not survive contact with the inspection record.
The commercial angle worth naming: Spanish CDMOs are unusually well positioned for programmes that also target Latin America. Shared language, long-standing regulatory relationships, and established export routes make a Spanish site a natural single source for a product going to both the EU and Spanish-speaking markets — a consideration that rarely shows up in a capability matrix but matters at launch.
Where Spanish manufacturing actually happens
Catalonia is the centre of gravity. The Barcelona region holds the largest concentration of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Spain, supported by the Biocat cluster organisation and a dense supplier base, and spans oral solid dose, sterile fill-finish, biologics, and plasma-derived products.
Madrid is the second pole, weighted toward drug product, clinical supply, and the regulatory and commercial functions that sit near the AEMPS. Between them, Catalonia and Madrid account for most of the country's contract capacity.
Beyond the two main clusters, Galicia, the Basque Country, and the Valencia region each carry specialist sites — API synthesis, veterinary and sterile production, and drug product — while Spain's scale as a clinical-trial destination means development-stage services are readily available alongside commercial manufacturing.
Companies (75)
3PBiovian
Spain
53 Biologics
Spain
Adeofarma
Spain
Adragos Pharma
Spain
AGC (AGC Biologics & AGC Pharma Chemicals)
Spain
Alcaliber
Spain
Ardena
Spain
Argenta (Animal Health CRO/CDMO)
Spain
ASCIL Biopharm (Ascil Proyectos S.L.)
Spain
B. Braun Melsungen AG (Contract Manufacturing)
Spain
BCN Peptides
Spain
BDI biotech
Spain
Biofabri (Zendal Group / CZ Vaccines CDMO)
Spain
Bioiberica S.A.U.
Spain
Cellab CDMO
Spain
Certest Pharma
Spain
Cultiply
Spain
Curapath
Spain
Curia Global, Inc.
Spain
Cyndea Pharma S.L
Spain
Deretil S.A.
Spain
Destilaciones Bordas Chinchurreta S.A. (Bordas)
Spain
Ercros (Pharmaceuticals Division)
Spain
Esteve CDMO (Esteve Química)
Spain
Ethypharm
Spain
Eurofins Biopharma Services (CDMO)
Spain
Euticals (now part of Curia)
Spain
FAMAR
Spain
Fareva
Spain
Galenicum Health
Spain
GMP Bridge
Spain
GP Pharm S.A.
Spain
Grifols (Grifols Partnership)
Spain
Groupe SYNERLAB CDMO
Spain
Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. (Ferrer)
Spain
H C CLOVER PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS SL (Clovert y / Cloverty)
Spain
HealthTech BioActives (HTBA)
Spain
HIPRA Biotech Services
Spain
Histocell
Spain
i+Med S. Coop.
Spain
Industria Quimica y Farmaceutica VIR, S.A.
Spain
Inke S.A.
Spain
Insud Pharma
Spain
Interquim Mexico (Interquim, S.A. de C.V.)
Spain
KINSY, S.L.
Spain
LABIANA
Spain
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Laboratorios Argenol, S.L.
Spain
L
Laboratorios Farmacéuticos ROVI
Spain
Laboratorios Salvat, S.A.
Spain
Leanbio
Spain
Liof Pharma
Spain
mAbxience
Spain
Medichem S.A.
Spain
MENADIONA S.L.
Spain
Meribel Pharma Solutions
Spain
Moehs Group
Spain
Nanomol Technologies S.A.
Spain
Normon
Spain
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Olon SpA
Spain
PCI Pharma Services
Spain
Pharmalink S.L
Spain
Prasfarma
Spain
Q
Quality Chemicals SL
Spain
Recipharm AB
Spain
R
Recordati S.p.A. (incl. Recordati Fine Chemicals)
Spain
R
Reig Jofre
Spain
Rioja Nature Pharma
Spain
Siegfried Group
Spain
Starlab Group
Spain
SuanFarma
Spain
Towa International
Spain
Unolab Manufacturing
Spain
Viralgen
Spain
VIVEbiotech
Spain
VIVUNT PHARMA
Spain
How this list is built: companies appear here when they have a manufacturing site in Spain in our facilities dataset and pass the marketplace eligibility gate (pharmaceutical contract manufacturers only — CROs, equipment suppliers, and other non-manufacturers are excluded). Read the full methodology for the eligibility gates and how our ranked lists are computed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CDMOs are in Spain?+
CDMO Hub lists a solid Spanish roster — the live count and ranked list above are derived from verified manufacturing sites in the country.
What are Spanish CDMOs strongest in?+
Oral solid dose and sterile drug product form the core, with genuine depth in injectables and a notable concentration of plasma-derived and biosimilar capability. Spain delivers this at pricing below the Northern European average without leaving the EU GMP framework.
Who regulates pharmaceutical manufacturing in Spain?+
The AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) is the national competent authority. It inspects Spanish sites and issues EU GMP certificates recognised across the European Union, while most biologics are authorised centrally through the EMA. A substantial number of Spanish sites also hold FDA registration for US-market supply.
Is Spain a good base for Latin American markets?+
Frequently yes. Shared language, established regulatory relationships, and existing export routes make a Spanish site a practical single source for products targeting both the EU and Spanish-speaking markets — which can remove a second technology transfer later in the product's life.
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