Based on research from ISR’s Contract Manufacturing Quality Benchmarking annual online surveys, more than 70 contract manufacturers were evaluated on 23 different performance metrics. Respondents only evaluated companies with which they have worked on an outsourced project in the past 18 months.
Respondents answered over 45 questions on outsourcing practices and preferences and rated CMOs across 23 performance attributes. Points were then totaled for a combined score for each attribute, and a composite score for each core category was determined. Winning CMOs were identified when comparing their overall score vs. the competitive set. CMOs have an opportunity to win these awards in up to three groups of outsourcing respondents — Big Pharma, Small Pharma, and Overall (combined Big and Small Pharma).
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in CAPABILITIES are:
- All facilities fully owned
- Complementary core competencies to in-house or other manufacturing contractors
- Facility has most up-to-date manufacturing technologies
- Full range of manufacturing for the dosage forms we require
- Has capacity to meet our demands
- Offers innovative solutions
TOP PERFORMERS
- AbbVie
- Fareva
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Samsung Biologics
- Recipharm
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- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Samsung Biologics
- Hetero
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- Cambrex
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Recipharm
- Pfizer CentreOne
- AMRI
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- Cambrex
- Lonza AG
- WuXi Biologics
- Evonik Corporation
- Celltrion
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Sandoz
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- WuXi Biologics
- Siegfried AG
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
- Lonza AG
- Recipharm
- Celltrion
- FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
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- AbbVie
- Lonza AG
- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in COMPATIBILITY are:
- Accessible senior management
- Complementary core competencies to in-house
- or other manufacturing contractors
- Timely project communications
- Well-regarded within the industry
TOP PERFORMERS
- AbbVie
- Fareva
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Cambrex
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Lonza AG
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- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
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- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Cambrex
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Recipharm
- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- AMRI
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- Evonik Corporation
- Recipharm
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Rentschler Biopharma SE
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Celltrion
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- Lonza AG
- Siegfried AG
- WuXi Biologics
- Samsung Biologics
- Evotec
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
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- Lonza AG
- AbbVie
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- MilliporeSigma
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in EXPERTISE are:
- Ability to smoothly scale up manufacturing and transfer technology
- Experience level of staff
- Offers innovative solutions
- Regulatory support
- Scientific knowledge
TOP PERFORMERS
- AbbVie
- Evonik Corporation
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Cambrex
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- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
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- Cambrex
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Recipharm
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- AMRI
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- Lonza AG
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Samsung Biologics
- Recipharm
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- Sandoz
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Orion Corporation
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- WuXi Biologics
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- Samsung Biologics
- WuXi Biologics
- Lonza AG
- Jubilant HollisterStier
- Siegfried AG
- Evotec
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
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- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- Lonza AG
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- AbbVie
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Evonik Corporation
- MilliporeSigma
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in QUALITY are:
- Right first time (RFT) measurements
- Strong regulatory track record
- Track record for meeting quality performance metrics
- Up-front contingency planning, risk management
TOP PERFORMERS
- AbbVie
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Evonik Corporation
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Cambrex
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- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Hetero
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
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- Recipharm
- Cambrex
- AbbVie
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Sandoz
- Baxter BioPharma Solutions
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- Recipharm
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
- Celltrion
- Lonza AG
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- Celltrion
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Lonza AG
- WuXi Biologics
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
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- AMRI
- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Evonik Corporation
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- MilliporeSigma
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in RELIABILITY are:
- All facilities fully owned
- Has capacity to meet our demands
- Reliable, on-time delivery
- Timely project management
- Up-front contingency planning, risk management
TOP PERFORMERS
- AbbVie
- CordenPharma
- Sandoz
- Pfizer CentreOne
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- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Samsung Biologics
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- Cambrex
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- AMRI
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Recipharm
- Pfizer CentreOne
- AbbVie
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories - Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- IDT Biologika
- Baxter BioPharma Solutions
- WuXi Biologics
- Rentschler Biopharma SE
- Samsung Biologics
- Evonik Corporation
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- Hetero
- WuXi Biologics
- FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
- Siegfried AG
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Lonza AG
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- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- Lonza AG
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- WuXi Biologics
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The main attributes for consideration of a CMO Leadership Award in SERVICE are:
- Analytical services, including stability and storage testing
- Drug substance/drug product manufacturing
- Preformulation/formulation support
- Process development and optimization
- Regulatory support
TOP PERFORMERS
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- Hetero
- AbbVie
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
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- GSK Contract Manufacturing
- Cambrex
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- Recipharm
- STA Pharmaceutical,
- a WuXi AppTec company
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EXCEEDED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
- Recipharm
- Sanofi Active Ingredient Solutions
- STA Pharmaceutical, a WuXi AppTec company
- Samsung Biologics
- IDT Biologika
- Vetter Pharma International GmbH
- Evonik Corporation
- Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
- Evotec
- Lonza AG
- Sandoz
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- WuXi Biologics
- Cambrex
- Fareva
- GSK Contract Manufacturing
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- Samsung Biologics
- WuXi Biologics
- Siegfried AG
- Lonza AG
- Recipharm
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
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- Evotec
- AbbVie
- Pfizer CentreOne
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- AMRI
- Catalent
- Lonza AG
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