Best CDMOs in United States — Ranked by Signal Score · 2026

· updated as new inspection, certificate, and trial data enters the platform
158
CDMOs in region
84
Fully scored
85
With FDA records
272
FDA inspections
304
EMA/MHRA GMP certs

CDMO Signal tracks 158 biopharma CDMOs with confirmed United States manufacturing facilities, of which 84 are fully scored across the four-pillar composite Signal Score. Across all modalities, Pfizer CentreOne, Bristol Myers Squibb (CGT Mfg), and Pharmaron lead the United States ranking by composite score. Signal Score integrates FDA inspection history, EMA/MHRA GMP certificate density, ClinicalTrials.gov sponsor footprint, and monitored capacity signals. For modality-specific rankings within United States — AAV, cell therapy, biologics, and 10 other tracked modalities — see the modality-region breakdown below. Full methodology at cdmosignal.com/methodology.

US-based CDMOs ranked by CDMO Signal's composite Signal Score, filtered to manufacturers with confirmed United States facilities. This ranking is the subset of our global directory with US manufacturing presence — a CDMO with US + EU + Asia sites appears in each corresponding region ranking. Filtering is derived from each CDMO's declared facility locations.

# CDMO Signal Score Quality FDA · GMP Capacity Programs
1
PC
Pfizer CentreOne
Kalamazoo, MI · McPherson, KS
87.7 100.0 4 insp · 14 GMP — 366 programs
2
BMS
Bristol Myers Squibb (CGT Mfg)
Bothell, WA · Warren, NJ
87.0 97.2 8 insp · 2 GMP — 585 programs
3
PB
Pharmaron
San Diego, CA · Shaoxing, China, Liverpool, UK, Ningbo China
86.9 100.0 5 insp · 1 GMP Available 0 programs
4
CR
Charles River Laboratories
Newbury Park, CA · Memphis, TN · Keele, UK · Rockville, MD
86.3 99.2 9 insp · 11 GMP Limited 0 programs
5
FD
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Research Triangle, NC · Holly Springs, NC · Hillerod, DK
84.8 100.0 0 insp · 35 GMP Expanding 0 programs
6
KB
KBI Biopharma
Durham, NC · Boulder, CO
84.1 98.5 2 insp · 1 GMP Limited 0 programs
7
COH
City of Hope (T Cell Manufacturing)
Duarte, CA
83.9 97.2 3 insp · 0 GMP — 213 programs
8
AJ
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
San Diego, CA · Osaka, JP
83.5 100.0 0 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
9
PR
Piramal Pharma Solutions
Lexington, KY · Riverview, MI · Ahmedabad, IN
83.5 95.6 7 insp · 15 GMP — 0 programs
10
MN
Minaris Advanced Therapies
Philadelphia, PA · Allendale, NJ · Munich, DE · Yokohama, JP
83.0 99.1 3 insp · 4 GMP Limited 0 programs
11
TK
Takeda
Boston, MA · Zurich, CH
82.0 100.0 4 insp · 20 GMP — 100 programs
12
MK
Merck KGaA / MilliporeSigma (CDMO)
Darmstadt, DE · St. Louis, MO
81.9 98.8 2 insp · 2 GMP — 22 programs
13
WK
Wacker Biotech
Jena, DE · Amsterdam, NL · San Diego, CA
81.6 100.0 1 insp · 13 GMP — 0 programs
14
LB
Lotte Biologics
Incheon, KR · Syracuse, NY
81.6 100.0 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
15
EF
Eurofins CDMO
Planegg, DE · San Diego, CA
81.6 100.0 7 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
16
EK
Evonik Health Care
Birmingham, AL · Vancouver, BC
81.5 99.8 2 insp · 2 GMP — 0 programs
17
NV
Novartis Contract Manufacturing
Morris Plains, NJ · Stein, CH
81.3 97.2 2 insp · 0 GMP Constrained 284 programs
18
CD
Corden Pharma
Plankstadt, DE · Caponago, IT · Boulder, CO
81.1 99.0 5 insp · 17 GMP — 0 programs
19
NW
Northway Biotech
Vilnius, LT; Waltham (MA), USA
80.8 100.0 0 insp · 8 GMP Available 0 programs
20
ND
Nitto Denko Avecia
Milford, MA
80.3 100.0 4 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
21
AE
Aldevron
Fargo, ND
80.3 100.0 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
22
BR
BioReliance (Merck)
Glasgow, UK · Rockville, MD
80.1 96.7 6 insp · 10 GMP — 0 programs
23
CRA
Curia (RNA/Advanced)
Albany, NY · Albuquerque, NM
79.5 100.0 2 insp · 18 GMP — 0 programs
24
RC
RoslinCT
Edinburgh, UK · Hopkinton, MA
79.3 96.7 1 insp · 1 GMP Available 0 programs
25
AV
Avid Bioservices
Tustin, CA
78.9 100.0 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
26
UM
MassBiologics
Boston, MA
78.7 96.7 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
27
Cytovance Biologics
Oklahoma City, OK
78.6 98.2 1 insp · 0 GMP Available 0 programs
28
AG
AGC Biologics
Longmont, CO · Milan, IT · Copenhagen, DK · Chiba, JP
78.5 99.8 4 insp · 27 GMP Available 2 programs
29
GZ
Genezen
Indianapolis, IN · Lexington, MA
78.1 100.0 1 insp · 0 GMP Available 0 programs
30
AA
Ascend Advanced Therapies
Rockville, MD · Alachua, FL · Munich, DE
78.1 100.0 0 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
31
GP
Green Phoenix Labs
San Diego, CA
78.1 100.0 0 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
32
MR
Moderna (Contract Mfg)
Norwood, MA
77.9 100.0 4 insp · 4 GMP — 10 programs
33
AG2
August Bioservices
San Carlos, CA
77.6 98.8 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
34
CS
Cedars-Sinai Biomanufacturing
Los Angeles, CA
77.3 92.9 2 insp · 0 GMP — 34 programs
35
PP
PolyPeptide Group
Torrance, CA · Strasbourg, FR · Malmo, SE
77.3 98.3 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
36
FH
Fred Hutch Cell Therapy Lab
Seattle, WA
76.3 — — — 454 programs
37
TF
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Plainville, MA · Alachua, FL · Cambridge, MA
76.2 93.1 19 insp · 10 GMP Available 2 programs
38
KD
Kindeva Drug Delivery
Woodbury, MN
76.0 98.3 3 insp · 9 GMP — 0 programs
39
BY
Bayer (Cell Therapy Mfg)
Berkeley, CA
75.2 — — — 126 programs
40
CI
Cincinnati Children's Vector Production Facility
Cincinnati, OH
75.1 99.6 2 insp · 0 GMP — 1 programs
41
AF
Afton Scientific
Charlottesville, VA
75.1 96.4 3 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
42
AL
Agilent Technologies (Oligo GMP)
Boulder, CO · Frederick, CO
74.2 100.0 2 insp · 0 GMP — 1 programs
43
NR
National Resilience
San Diego, CA · Boston, MA · RTP, NC · Philadelphia, PA
73.6 95.5 1 insp · 0 GMP Available 9 programs
44
GM
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
Grand Rapids, MI
73.1 92.0 4 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
45
DH
Danaher (CGT Portfolio)
Washington, DC
73.0 — — — 0 programs
46
BB
bluebird bio Manufacturing
Durham, NC
70.5 — — — 0 programs
47
Catalent
Tampa, FL
68.6 65.2 24 insp · 39 GMP — 0 programs
48
EM
Emergent BioSolutions (CGT)
Baltimore, MD
66.1 — — — 4 programs
49
IO
Iovance Biotherapeutics (Mfg)
Philadelphia, PA
65.9 — — — 31 programs
50
CG
Cytiva (Mfg Services)
Marlborough, MA · Uppsala, SE
65.5 — — — 0 programs
51
PBI
ProBio
Pennington, NJ · Nanjing, CN
64.0 — — — 0 programs
52
AN
Andelyn Biosciences
Columbus, OH
63.0 — — Available 0 programs
53
VE
Rose BioSolutions
Rockville, MD · Memphis, TN · Keele, United Kingdom
63.0 — — — 0 programs
54
CT
CTMC
Houston, TX
63.0 — — — 0 programs
55
TL
TriLink BioTechnologies
San Diego, CA
63.0 — — — 0 programs
56
LG
LGC Biosearch Technologies
Petaluma, CA · Middleton, WI
63.0 — — — 0 programs
57
AB
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio)
Research Triangle, NC · San Sebastian, ES
61.8 — — — 10 programs
58
GF
GeneFab
Alameda, CA and South San Francisco
61.5 — — Available 0 programs
59
FB
Forge Biologics
Columbus, OH
61.2 — — Expanding 3 programs
60
AT
Arcturus Therapeutics (Mfg)
San Diego, CA
60.5 — — — 0 programs
61
CK
Codiak BioSciences (Sarepta)
Cambridge, MA
60.3 — — — 16 programs
62
MA
Matica Biotechnology
College Station, TX
59.0 — — Available 0 programs
63
CL
Cellares
South San Francisco, CA
59.0 — — Available 0 programs
64
VB
VintaBio
Cambridge, MA
59.0 — — — 0 programs
65
MS
Made Scientific
Princeton, NJ
59.0 — — — 0 programs
66
WB
Waisman Biomanufacturing
Madison, WI
59.0 — — — 0 programs
67
EB
ElevateBio BaseCamp
Waltham, MA
59.0 — — — 0 programs
68
MX
MaxCyte
Gaithersburg, MD
59.0 — — — 0 programs
69
C3
C3i Center
Houston, TX
59.0 — — — 0 programs
70
BN
Bionova Scientific
Fremont, CA
59.0 — — — 0 programs
71
AS
Artis BioSolutions
Lake Nona, FL
59.0 — — — 0 programs
72
VM
Vector BioMed
Cambridge, MA
59.0 — — — 0 programs
73
AP
Applied StemCell
Milpitas, CA
59.0 — — — 0 programs
74
PO
Poseida Therapeutics (CDMO)
San Diego, CA
58.7 — — — 6 programs
75
TG
ThermoGenesis
Rancho Cordova, CA
57.8 — — — 1 programs
76
KC
Kincell Bio
Gainesville, FL · Research Triangle Park, NC
56.5 — — — 0 programs
77
UB
uBriGene Biosciences
Shanghai, CN · Boston, MA
56.5 — — — 0 programs
78
NE
Nature Technology
Lincoln, NE
56.5 — — — 0 programs
79
VX
VGXI
The Woodlands, TX
56.5 — — — 0 programs
80
CU
Culture Biosciences
South San Francisco, CA
56.5 — — — 0 programs
81
BS
Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Lewisville, TX
56.5 — — — 0 programs
82
CG2
ChemGenes Corporation
Wilmington, MA
56.5 — — — 0 programs
83
MM
Mermade (BioAutomation)
Irving, TX
56.5 — — — 0 programs
84
GR
Glen Research
Sterling, VA
56.5 — — — 0 programs
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Formulated Solutions
Largo, Florida, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Argonaut Manufacturing Services
Carlsbad, California, USA
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Evergreen Theragnostics
Springfield, New Jersey, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Codis
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profiled — 0 insp · 5 GMP — 0 programs
—
DPT Laboratories
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Profiled — 4 insp · 6 GMP — 0 programs
—
Veranova
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Mikart
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Woodstock Sterile Solutions
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
SpectronRx
South Bend, Indiana, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Sharp Services
United States
Profiled — 14 insp · 2 GMP — 0 programs
—
Vetio Animal Health
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Gannet BioChem
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
GBI (Goodwin Biotechnology)
Plantation, Florida, USA
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Contract Pharmacal Corp.
Hauppauge, New York, USA
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
503 Neo Lab (NeoLabs Pharma)
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Adare Pharmaceuticals
Vandalia, Ohio, United States
Profiled — 6 insp · 5 GMP — 0 programs
—
Alcami Carolinas
United States
Profiled — 7 insp · 6 GMP — 0 programs
—
Alliance Medical Products (Siegfried Irvine)
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
—
Aquestive Therapeutics
United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Ardena U.S.
United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Bora Pharmaceuticals Injectables
United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Coating Place
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Fresenius Kabi USA (Contract Manufacturing)
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
James Alexander Corporation
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Lifecore Biomedical
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
PCI Pharma Services
Bedford, NH, United States · Tredegar, United Kingdom
Profiled — 3 insp · 4 GMP — 0 programs
—
Medefil
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Mission Pharmacal
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Nivagen Pharmaceuticals
United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Plastikon Healthcare
United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Precision Science
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
PTI Georgia (Pharma Tech Industries)
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
QPharma Putnam (Foster Delivery Science)
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Quotient Sciences - Philadelphia
United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Scientific Protein Laboratories
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Sentio BioSciences
United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Societal CDMO Gainesville (Bend Bioscience)
United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Swiss-American CDMO
United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
TriRx Huntsville Pharmaceutical Services
United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Xseer Pharmaceuticals
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Zylidac Bio
United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Diamond Animal Health
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Exela Pharma Sciences
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Hikma (Contract Manufacturing)
United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
AbbVie Contract Manufacturing
North Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profiled — 7 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Nova-Tech
Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Pyramid Pharma Services
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Quality Chemical Laboratories
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Sentry BioPharma Services
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 5 GMP — 0 programs
—
Future Pak
Wixom, Michigan, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
OFD Biopharma
Albany, Oregon, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
UI Pharmaceuticals
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Excite Pharma Services
Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
PLD Pharma Services
Miami, Florida, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
ANI Pharmaceuticals (contract manufacturing)
Baudette, Minnesota, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals
Mason, Ohio, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Experic
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
LGM Pharma Solutions
Irvine, California, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
—
Praxis Packaging Solutions
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Sovereign Pharmaceuticals
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 1 GMP — 0 programs
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TCG GreenChem
Ewing, New Jersey, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
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Dendreon Pharmaceuticals
Seal Beach, California, United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Esjay Pharma
East Windsor, New Jersey, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
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Hanford Pharmaceuticals
Syracuse, New York, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Jayhawk Fine Chemicals
Galena, Kansas, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Pegasus Laboratories
Pensacola, Florida, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Pii
Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States
Profiled — 4 insp · 2 GMP — 0 programs
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Sterling Pharmaceutical Services
Dupo, Illinois, United States
Profiled — 3 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Apertus Pharmaceuticals
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Avanti Polar Lipids
Alabaster, Alabama, United States
Profiled — 1 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Cayman Chemical
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Profiled — 2 insp · 0 GMP — 0 programs
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Chemspec-API
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
—
Kingchem Laboratories
St. Francis, Wisconsin, United States
Profiled — — — 0 programs
How we score CDMOs →

FDA jurisdiction — how the ranking scores US-based CDMOs

The Signal Score's Quality Compliance pillar (35% of the composite) is dominated by FDA inspection data for US-based CDMOs: Establishment Inspection Report classifications (NAI, VAI, OAI), Form 483 observation counts, and Warning Letter history. For a CDMO whose primary facility footprint is US, this pillar carries direct weight — an inspection on the site slated for a sponsor's program applies without translation. For CDMOs with mixed US + international facility footprint, the ranking reflects the composite regulatory posture; sponsors evaluating for a specific program should verify inspection history on the exact US site under consideration via that CDMO's profile page.

Which US CDMOs also cover EU and UK regulatory geographies?

Many top-tier US-based CDMOs maintain EU (EMA) and UK (MHRA) GMP certification for facilities used to supply EU and UK trials or commercial markets. The Signal Score's Quality Compliance pillar includes EMA + MHRA certificate density as a component — a US-headquartered CDMO with dense EU/UK certificates typically ranks higher on this pillar than a US-only competitor. Sponsors running dual-jurisdiction programs should cross-check the individual CDMO profile pages for specific certificate coverage; the Europe region ranking surfaces CDMOs that also appear in the European jurisdiction ranking, indicating multi-region regulatory posture.

How CDMO Signal identifies US manufacturing presence

Region attribution is derived from each CDMO's declared facility locations in our directory. A CDMO's facility list is validated against corporate filings, press releases, and — where public — the FDA facility registration (FEI number lookups). Region matching is done at the country level: a US state name or two-letter abbreviation in the facility list places the CDMO in the US region. CDMOs with US + international sites appear in every applicable region ranking, which reflects operational reality — such a CDMO is a legitimate candidate for programs in any of those jurisdictions.

Browse by modality within United States

Modality-specific rankings for United States-manufactured programs. Each page filters the modality's global ranking to CDMOs with confirmed United States facilities.

AAV / Gene Therapy (31) CAR-T (17) Lentiviral Vector (20) Cell Therapy (31) mRNA / LNP (19) Plasmid DNA (15) Biologics / mAb (24) Oligonucleotide / ASO (12) Adenoviral Vector (3) Gene Editing (9) Exosome / Extracellular Vesicle (1) Recombinant Proteins (9) ADC (Antibody-Drug Conjugate) (8) Gene Therapy (35) Cell & Gene Therapy (56) Viral Vector (34)
Other regions
CDMOs in Europe CDMOs in Asia CDMOs in United Kingdom CDMOs in India CDMOs in Switzerland CDMOs in Germany CDMOs in South Korea CDMOs in Japan CDMOs in China