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The vetting process for selecting outsourcing partners is time consuming and complex. To support the process, Outsourced Pharma and Life Science Connect developed the CDMO Leadership Awards in 2011. We think sponsor company opinions are important and credible — that’s why the awards are based on customer feedback. Winning CDMOs are chosen through impartial market research based on feedback from sponsor companies that utilize outsourcing services.

Primary market research by ISR Reports is the basis of the awards. Sponsors provide ratings of CDMOs based on recent outsourced projects. This experiential feedback is analyzed by sponsor company size to reveal leading CDMOs in different performance categories. For details on the research methodology, visit isrreports.com.

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2024 Winners

2024 Winners By Category & Respondent Group

CDMOs have an opportunity to win in each category in up to three groups of outsourcing respondents—Big Pharma, Small Pharma, and Overall (combined Big and Small Pharma). We also recognize those companies that scored one standard deviation or more above the weighted average in each of the core categories. You will see these companies noted as the Champions.

 

Champions

Overall

  • IDT Biologika
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • AbbVie

Big Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • AbbVie

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Bachem AG

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • WuXi Biologics
  • Bachem AG
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • Sandoz
  • Resilience
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • ChemPartner
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Lonza
  • FAMAR
  • CARBOGEN AMCIS
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Recipharm

Big Pharma

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Samsung Biologics
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Lonza
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

Small Pharma

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • WuXi Biologics
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • AbbVie
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Almac Group
  • Lonza
  • Recipharm
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Catalent
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

Champions

Overall

  • IDT Biologika
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Resilience
  • Sandoz
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Big Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • AbbVie

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • WuXi Biologics

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • AbbVie
  • WuXi Biologics
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • CARBOGEN AMCIS
  • ChemPartner
  • Lonza
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Syngene International Ltd.
  • GenScript ProBio USA Inc
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Olon Group

Big Pharma

  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Samsung Biologics
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Lonza
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

Small Pharma

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • AbbVie
  • Almac Group
  • Lonza
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Catalent
  • Recipharm
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • MilliporeSigma

Champions

Overall

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • IDT Biologika
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Big Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • AbbVie
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Bachem AG
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • AbbVie
  • Resilience
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Sandoz
  • Bachem AG
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • FAMAR
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Samsung Biologics
  • ChemPartner
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Lonza
  • Evotec
  • Grifols International, S.A
  • .
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • MilliporeSigma

Big Pharma

  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Samsung Biologics
  • WuXi Biologics
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Lonza

Small Pharma

  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • WuXi Biologics
  • AbbVie
  • Lonza
  • Evotec
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Recipharm
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • MilliporeSigma
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Almac Group
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

 

Champions

Overall

  • IDT Biologika
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • AbbVie

Big Pharma

  • AbbVie
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • ChemPartner
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Resilience
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Sandoz
  • GenScript ProBio USA Inc
  • FAMAR
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Lonza
  • Samsung Biologics
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Wockhardt
  • Evotec
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • CARBOGEN AMCIS
  • MilliporeSigma
  • Recipharm
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Grifols International, S.A.

Big Pharma

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Lonza
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • MilliporeSigma
  • WuXi Biologics

Small Pharma

  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Lonza
  • Evotec
  • AbbVie
  • Recipharm
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Almac Group
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Bachem AG
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • MilliporeSigma
  • CordenPharma International
  • Fareva

 

Champions

Overall

  • IDT Biologika
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • AbbVie

Big Pharma

  • AbbVie
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Pfizer CentreOne

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • Grifols International, S.A.
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Resilience
  • Samsung Biologics
  • ChemPartner
  • CARBOGEN AMCIS
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Lonza
  • Sandoz
  • Recipharm
  • GenScript ProBio USA Inc
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Almac Group
  • CordenPharma International
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Syngene International Ltd.

Big Pharma

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Samsung Biologics
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Lonza
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions

Small Pharma

  • WuXi Biologics
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Recipharm
  • AbbVie
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • Almac Group
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Bachem AG
  • Lonza
  • Fareva
  • CordenPharma International
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing

 

Champions

Overall

  • ChemPartner
  • FAMAR
  • Sandoz
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • IDT Biologika
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • Grifols International, S.A

Big Pharma

  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing

Small Pharma

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • GSK Contract Manufacturing
  • WuXi Biologics

Exceeded Customer Expectations

Overall

  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
  • Resilience
  • WuXi Biologics
  • KBI Biopharma, Inc.
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • AbbVie
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions
  • Wockhardt
  • Samsung Biologics
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Lonza
  • Bachem AG
  • Recipharm
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions

Big Pharma

  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Pfizer CentreOne
  • AbbVie
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Samsung Biologics
  • Simtra BioPharma Solutions

Small Pharma

  • Bachem AG
  • Recipharm
  • Almac Group
  • Lonza
  • AbbVie
  • Vetter Pharma International
  • WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
  • Curia
  • CordenPharma International
  • Catalent
  • MilliporeSigma
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions

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Survey Methodology: ISR's Contract Manufacturing Quality Benchmarking research is conducted annually via an online survey. For the 2024 CDMO Leadership Awards, 98 CDMOs were evaluated on 23 performance metrics. Research participants were recruited from biopharmaceutical companies of all sizes and were screened for decision-making influence and authority when it comes to working with CDMOs. Respondents only evaluated companies with which they had worked on an outsourced project within the past 18 months. This level of qualification ensures that ratings come from actual involvement with a business and that companies identified as leaders are backed by experiential data. CDMOs must meet the minimum threshold of customer survey responses to be eligible for an award.

The CDMO Leadership Awards Ceremony & Reception is not associated with DCAT or DCAT Week.

The CDMO Leadership Awards recognize top outsourcing partners, determined by feedback from sponsor companies who outsource manufacturing. The awards are presented by Outsourced Pharma, Life Science Leader, and Industry Standard Research. Outsourced Pharma provides comprehensive analysis and exclusive content from thought leaders for the advancement of global outsourcing of drug development and manufacturing. Life Science Connect is a network of life science go-to-work solutions and communities dedicated to a better way of connecting professionals and suppliers. Industry Standard Research is the premier, full service market research provider to the pharma and pharma services industries. With over a decade of experience, ISR delivers an unmatched level of domain expertise with off-the-shelf intelligence and custom research offerings.