Contract development and manufacturing services for chemicals, particularly in pharmaceuticals and specialties.
chemXplore tracks 58 projects in cdmo, of which 13 are active.
7 expansion, 5 new construction, and 1 revamp / retrofit.
Expected to start operating, per year; 1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: Evonik Industries AG (4), Lonza (2), AGC Biologics S.p.A. (1), Biovac (1), Evonik Fermas s.r.o. (1), Merck (1)
Investors: Evonik Industries AG (2), AGC Group (1), European Investment Bank (1), Grupo SURA (1), Lonza (1), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (1)
Licensors and offtakers are recorded on 4 of these 13 projects For subscribers
€15m first tranche of a €35m package to expand a Colombian plant to produce up to 250m doses annually, plus a €1.5m R&D grant for three vaccine candidates.
Passed a two-week unannounced FDA GMP inspection covering drug substance and drug product manufacturing, reinforcing U.S. commercial supply reliability.
Shows preservative solutions for pet care, launches biodegradable Cosmelin esters as a silicone alternative, presents Scopeblue lower‑carbon preservatives and an Oct 16 LCA talk.
Aligns businesses by role, assigns roles to six German sites, and shifts investment to Asia/Americas; launches growth projects in Canada and Slovakia, funded by cost cuts.
First subcutaneous immune‑checkpoint inhibitor in Japan; can be given in as little as one minute and showed comparable exposure and response to IV pembrolizumab in a phase‑3 trial.
EUR 80m upgrade adds downstream fermentation capacity for complex pharma intermediates, targets completion early 2028 and about 50 new jobs; site runs on 100% green electricity.
Framework to boost EU production capacity, guide R&D and investments, and reduce dependence on Russian isotopes and HALEU.
Joint research will advance manufacturing, automation and quality-control for cell and gene therapies to expand Japan's manufacturing infrastructure and patient access.
New plant adds clinical-scale lipid nanoparticle drug product capacity with federal support; production is planned to start at the end of 2029.
End-to-end CDMO support for NTX-083 completed — manufacturing process established and IND CMC documentation prepared ahead of planned US clinical trials in 2026.
By country, the most active first.
The 8 with the most active projects, of 22 countries.