Infectious Disease CDMOs

Rajasthan Antibiotics Ltd. (RAL) is an Indian integrated pharmaceutical company specializing in the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), particularly sterile penicillins and injectable APIs. They supply APIs including tazobactam sodium sterile, ketoprofen for injection, and avibactam to global pharmaceutical companies.

Rasino Drugs Pvt Ltd is an Indian GMP and ISO certified manufacturer and exporter of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and pharmaceutical chemicals. Their product range includes APIs across multiple therapeutic areas (nervous system, dermatology, etc.) including chlorpromazine HCl, amantadine HCl, and miconazole nitrate. They are FDA-registered and listed on CPHI as a manufacturer.

ReciBioPharm (now Recipharm Advanced Bio) is the advanced therapies division of Recipharm, a global CDMO devoted to process development and GMP manufacturing for advanced therapeutics including xRNA therapies, viral vectors, microbial/live biotherapeutic products, and recombinant proteins. They offer end-to-end services from preclinical development to commercial manufacturing, with operations on two continents. They have partnerships with the University of Oxford, NewBiologix (AAV cell lines), LenioBio, and Hongene Biotech.

Reig Jofre (Laboratorio Reig Jofre, S.A.) is a Spanish pharmaceutical company founded in 1929 that operates both as a pharmaceutical company with its own products and as a CDMO. They have four development and production centres in Europe (two in Toledo, one in Barcelona, one in Sweden) with over 1,100 employees. Their CDMO capabilities include sterile lyophilizates, sterile liquids, non-sterile liquids, and beta-lactam manufacturing. Known for excellence in freeze-drying technology and advanced sterile manufacturing. FDA-registered with manufacturing and analysis operations, though regulatory history shows 3 OAI inspections.

Yangzhou Liberty Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd is a Chinese API manufacturer and joint venture rooted in Yangzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Established in 2013, the company specializes in the manufacture of tetracycline-family APIs including oxytetracycline hydrochloride and doxycycline. Website was not accessible at time of review.

Corning Incorporated (Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Technologies)

India

Corning Incorporated's Pharmaceutical Technologies division manufactures advanced glass packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, most notably Valor Glass vials and containers designed for drug storage and delivery. The company is a materials science and glass technology company, not a drug manufacturer or CDMO.

CSL (incl. CSL Behring)

Australia

CSL is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, operating through CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, and CSL Vifor. The company specializes in plasma-derived biotherapies for rare and serious diseases including bleeding disorders and immunodeficiencies, vaccines, and iron deficiency treatments, but operates as an integrated developer/manufacturer for its own products rather than as a CDMO offering contract services to external clients.

EMA Pharmaceuticals (Ema Pharma)

France

EMA Pharmaceuticals (Ema Pharma) is a French manufacturer of overseals (crimping capsules) for injectable pharmaceutical applications. The company specializes in sealing solutions for vials used in pharmaceutical injectable products, manufactured in a GMP-compliant facility. Note: The FDA regulatory data (90 approved products, 184 recalls) appears to be associated with a different entity sharing the FEI registrations, not the French crimp cap manufacturer.

HEC (HEC Pharm / Sunshine Lake Pharma)

China

HEC Pharm (also known as Sunshine Lake Pharma or Guangdong HEC Pharma) is a Chinese integrated pharmaceutical company established in 2003, focused on drug R&D, production, and commercialization of innovative drugs, generics, and biosimilars. The company specializes in anti-infection (oseltamivir) and chronic disease therapeutic areas with over 6,000 employees and 100+ R&D projects.

Horizon Discovery (a Revvity company)

United Kingdom

Horizon Discovery, now part of Revvity, is a cell engineering and gene editing company providing research tools and services for drug discovery. The company offers gene editing, gene modulation, custom cell line development, and preclinical CRO services, but does not perform contract drug manufacturing.

SteriMax Inc.

Canada

SteriMax Inc. is a family-owned Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company based in Oakville, Ontario. They develop, source, manufacture, market, and distribute essential hospital and retail pharmacy products to the Canadian healthcare market. Their portfolio includes generic and branded products across sterile injectables, oral solids, and other essential products. SteriMax has a Health Canada-approved QC lab and their products are manufactured in Health Canada, FDA, or EMEA approved facilities. While they have some internal pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities (their website mentions production and manufacturing), their primary model appears to be sourcing, marketing, and distributing pharmaceutical products in Canada rather than offering contract manufacturing services to third parties. They are not positioned as a CDMO/CMO.

AB-BIOTICS S.A.

Spain

AB-BIOTICS S.A. is a Spanish probiotic manufacturer specializing in science-driven probiotic strains, blends, and market-ready solutions for the functional food, dietary supplement, and pharmaceutical industries. They have a bank of 500+ unique strains, 200+ patents, 50+ published clinical trials across 10 therapeutic areas, and serve 80+ markets globally. They are not a pharmaceutical CDMO.

Berlin‑Chemie (Menarini Group)

Germany

Berlin-Chemie is a subsidiary of the Menarini Group, a global pharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing its own branded pharmaceutical products across therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes, dermatology, and gastroenterology. It is a proprietary pharma company with its own production facilities, not a contract manufacturer. No evidence of CDMO/CMO services offered to third parties.

Kaneka Eurogentec (part of Kaneka Group, Japan) is a Belgian CDMO established in 1985, FDA inspected, GMP accredited. Manufactures starting materials and APIs for clinical and commercial phases. Core products: GMP plasmid DNA (gram to kg scale), GMP recombinant proteins and antibody fragments, GMP mRNA (50g per batch, commercial-ready facility accredited June 2025), GMP oligonucleotides (pre-clinical and Phase 1/2), GMP conjugates. Also supplies research-grade oligonucleotides and diagnostic tools. 475 employees. FDA registered with 2 FEI numbers, 7 inspections (1 NAI, 6 VAI). Plasmid DNA serves as starting material for viral vector and mRNA production.

Just - Evotec Biologics (wholly owned by Evotec) is a biologics CDMO specializing in monoclonal antibodies, next-generation biologics, and biosimilar products. Differentiated by proprietary integrated end-to-end continuous manufacturing platform (J.POD) which uses perfusion cell culture with continuous purification, achieving higher output in smaller footprint than traditional batch manufacturing. Two manufacturing sites in Seattle and Redmond, WA. Offers cell line development, analytical services, process development, and early clinical through commercial cGMP manufacturing. Uses AI/ML technologies in development.

Laboratoires URGO Healthcare

France

Laboratoires URGO Healthcare is a French pharmaceutical company part of the URGO Group, focused on consumer healthcare products including wound care (bandages, plasters), skin treatments (warts, fungal infections, cracked skin, acne), and medical devices. Their product line features proprietary Filmogel and Filmomousse technologies. URGO Group is investing 60 million euros in a new factory in the Loire region. While they have manufacturing capabilities, they produce their own branded products (URGO, Marimer, etc.) and are not a contract manufacturer or CDMO. Their subsidiary AdhexPharma has a GMP transdermal patch manufacturing facility, but the parent company URGO Healthcare is primarily a branded consumer health company.

Tilman S.A.

Belgium

Belgian pharmaceutical laboratory specializing in phytotherapy (herbal medicine). Develops and manufactures its own branded plant-based OTC products including Flexofytol, Nasafytol, Antimetil, and Calmiderm. Products are sold exclusively through pharmacies. GMP-compliant manufacturing facility in Baillonville, Belgium. Has R&D department working on bioavailability improvement of plant extracts (FEDER funded ELETILMEX project). While they manufacture pharmaceutical products, they develop and sell their own brands -- there is no evidence of contract manufacturing services for other companies. Therefore classified as a branded pharmaceutical company, not a CDMO/CMO.

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.

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.