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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 51 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S 2015 0 100K 200K 300K 400K 2017 2019 2021 2023 Biotechnology employees in the U.S., 2015-2023 Source: IBISWorld Largest life sciences & biotech companies Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ worldwide employees/ annual revenue Focus or products Chief executive(s)/ year founded 1 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,800 48,000 $14 billion Global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in interventional medical specialties Michael F. Mahoney chairman & CEO 1979 2 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 1,800 8,000 $2 billion Analytical instruments, software, chemistries and services Udit Batra president & CEO 1958 3 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • bms.com 1,500 34,000 $45 billion Discovery, development & delivery of medicines to prevail over serious disease Christopher Boerner CEO 1887 4 Quest Diagnostics 200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 866-697-8378 • questdiagnostics.com 1,232 48,000 $9 billion Diagnostic information services Jim Davis chairman, CEO & president 1967 5 AbbVie Inc. 100 Research Drive, Worcester 01605 508-849-2500 • abbvie.com 1,200 50,000 $54 billion Biopharmaceuticals targeting various health issues; products for Allergan Aesthetics portfolio Richard A. Gonzalez chairman & CEO 2013 6 Global Life Sciences Solutions U.S. LLC dba Cytiva (1) 100 Results Way, Marlborough 01752 508-475-2000 • cytiva.com 800 15,000 N/A Life sciences and biotherapeutics Chris Riley CEO, Cytiva Emmanuel Abate president, genomic medicine (2) 1733 7 Hologic Inc. (3) 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 766 6,944 $4 billion Global, innovative medical technology company primarily focused on women's health Stephen P. MacMillan chairman, president & CEO 1985 8 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 550 2,800 N/A Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices Bruce Watkins president & general manager 1989 9 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 514 22,756 $6 billion Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems, surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services and endotherapy instruments and devices Jorge Lopes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America Julien Sauvagnargues president, Olympus Corp. of the Americas 1968 10 Jabil 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • jabil.com 500 (4) 140,000 $35 billion (5) Medical devices for diabetes care, drug delivery and injectables Kenny Wilson CEO 1966 10 Philips Lifeline (6) 200 Donald Lynch Blvd, Suite 200, Marlborough 01752 800-451-0525 • lifeline.philips.com 500 (7) N/A N/A Monitoring systems Janet Dillione CEO, ConnectAmerica Kathy Silvestri senior director, Lifeline operations 1974 10 Sanofi Genzyme (8) 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • sanofigenzyme.com 500 (9) 86,000 $46 billion Pharmaceuticals Paul Hudson CEO Brian Foard head of speciality care, North America 1981 13 Integrated Genetics (Labcorp) 3400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581 508-898-9001 • integratedgenetics.com 436 (10) 56,950 $12 billion Healthcare diagnostics Adam Schechter president & CEO, Labcorp 1991 14 Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com 427 3,180 $2 billion Medical devices targeting diabetes Jim Hollingshead president & CEO 2000 15 Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp. 27 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 866-282-0430 • thermofisher.com 380 122,000 $43 billion Analytical instruments, life sciences solutions, specialty diagnostics, laboratory, pharmaceutical and biotechnology services Marc N. Casper CEO 1926 16 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 350 1,500 N/A Contract manufacturing for medical, diagnostic and drug delivery devices Brian Payson VP & general manager 1988 17 Sumitomo Pharma (SMPA) (11) 84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-481-6700 • us.sumitomo-pharma.com 322 (12) 673 N/A Pharmaceuticals Tsutomu Nakagawa (13) president & CEO 2010 (14) 18 KARL STORZ Endoscopy America Inc. 28 Millbury St., Auburn 01501 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 300 7,000 N/A Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices John O'Keefe executive director, supply chain operations 1989 18 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 300 1,000 N/A End-to-end contract manufacturing of complex components and finished medical devices Walter Kobler CEO 2007 20 Veranova 25 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-784-5000 • veranova.com 240 800 N/A Development and manufacturing of specialist and complex APIs for pharma and biotech customers Mike Riley CEO 1970 21 Rentschler Biopharma 27 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-282-5800 • rentschler-biopharma.com 228 1,400 N/A Customized full-service solutions for bioprocess development and production of complex biopharmaceuticals Tom Roberts president & general manager, U.S. 1927 22 ReciBioPharm (15) 1414 Massachusetts Ave., Boxbourgh 01719 617-744-5431 • recipharm.com/recibiopharm 200 400 N/A Development & manufacturing across RNA therapies, virotherapy manufacturing, microbiome and fill & finish for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) Vikas Gupta president, ReciBioPharm 2002 23 Revvity (16) 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • revvity.com 189 11,000 $3 billion Health science solutions, technologies, expertise and services from discovery to development and diagnosis to cure Prahlad Singh president & CEO 2023 24 Cogmedix, a Coghlin Co. 127 Hartwell St., West Boylston 01583 800-640-3760 • cogmedix.com 175 900 N/A Medical device product development and manufacturing Chris Coghlin president & CEO 2008 24 Phillips-Medisize Corp. 1 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-1200 • phillipsmedisize.com 175 6,000 N/A Design and contract manufacturing for medical device, diagnostic disposables and biotech markets Paul Chaffin president & CEO 1942 18 KARL STORZ Endoscopy America Inc. 28 Millbury St., Auburn 01501 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 7,000 N/A Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices executive director, supply chain operations 1989 18 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 300 1,000 N/A End-to-end contract manufacturing of complex components and finished medical devices Walter Kobler CEO 2007 20 Veranova 25 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-784-5000 • veranova.com 240 800 N/A Development and manufacturing of specialist and complex APIs for pharma and biotech customers Mike Riley CEO 1970 21 Rentschler Biopharma 27 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-282-5800 • rentschler-biopharma.com 228 1,400 N/A Customized full-service solutions for bioprocess development and production of complex biopharmaceuticals Tom Roberts president & general manager, U.S. 1927 22 ReciBioPharm (15) 1414 Massachusetts Ave., Boxbourgh 01719 617-744-5431 • recipharm.com/recibiopharm 200 400 N/A Development & manufacturing across RNA therapies, virotherapy manufacturing, microbiome and fill & finish for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) Vikas Gupta president, ReciBioPharm 2002 23 Revvity (16) 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • revvity.com 189 11,000 $3 billion Health science solutions, technologies, expertise and services from discovery to development and diagnosis to cure Prahlad Singh president & CEO 2023 24 Cogmedix, a Coghlin Co. 127 Hartwell St., West Boylston 01583 800-640-3760 • cogmedix.com 175 900 N/A Medical device product development and manufacturing Chris Coghlin president & CEO 2008 24 Phillips-Medisize Corp. 1 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-1200 • phillipsmedisize.com 175 6,000 N/A Design and contract manufacturing for medical device, diagnostic disposables and biotech markets Paul Chaffin president & CEO 1942 26 Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine 9 Technology Drive, Westborough 01581 508-756-1212 • astellas.com 162 17,000 N/A Regenerative medicine and cell therapy research in ophthalmology and other therapeutic areas Erin Kimbrel vice president 1994 27 Harvard Bioscience Inc. (17) 84 October Hill Road, Holliston 01746 508-893-8999 • harvardbioscience.com 155 391 $112 million Laboratory research equipment James Green president & CEO 1901 28 Akoya Biosciences Inc. (18) 100 Campus Drive, 6th Floor, Marlborough 01752 855-896-8401 • akoyabio.com 154 330 $97 million Spatial biology platform preserving spatial context of whole tissues, mapping how cells organize to influence disease outcomes Brian McKelligon CEO 2015 29 Alcami Corp. (19) 27 Lomar Park, Pepperell 01463 888-433-6279 • alcami.com 150 1,050 N/A GMP biostorage, validation & calibration services, equipment rentals temperature & humidity monitoring system William Humphries CEO 1979 29 Hamilton Storage (20) 3 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-544-7000 • hamiltoncompany.com 150 150 N/A Design and manufacture of liquid handling, process measurement, robotics, benchtop devices and sample storage solutions Matt Hamilton president 2007 29 RoslinCT (21) 97 South St., Hopkinton 01748 774-341-4200 • roslinct.com 150 350 N/A Cell & gene therapy contract development & manufacturing focused on autologous and allogeneic cell-based therapies Patrick Lucy president & CEO, RoslinCT Boston Peter Coleman CEO, RoslinCT Edinburgh 2006 29 UMass Chan Medical School Research Core Facilities 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8255 • umassmed.edu/research/cores 150 150 $36 million More than 40 research cores offering multiple services (22) Susanna Perkins director 1962 33 Beacon MedTech Solutions 32 Jungle Road, Leominster 01453 978-365-3857 • beaconmedtech.com 145 145 N/A Contract manufacture for injection, compression, transfer, thermoplastics, thermosets, liquid silicone rubber for aerospace, electronics, medical and biopharma Jim Colony president 1984 34 Biomere, a JOINN co. (23) 57 Union St., Worcester 01608 508-459-7544 • biomere.com 120 N/A N/A Preclinical contract research Tao He co-founder & general manager, JOINN Biologics 1996 35 SCIEX, part of Danaher 500 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham 01701 877-740-2129 • sciex.com 100 (24) 3,000 (24) N/A Life science analytical technologies, precision detection and quantification of molecules Joe Fox president 1970 36 Biosynth International Inc. 65 Zub Lane, Gardner 01440 978-630-0020 • biosynth.com 80 (24) 540 (24) N/A Custom peptide and antibody manufacturing services for life sciences Urs Spitz president & CEO 1998 (25) Source: Each company via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024. Note: N/A=not available. (1) In January 2023, the life sciences business of Pall separated from Pall Corp. Pall's biotech portfolio is now a product family in Cytiva's bioprocess business. The Pall medical portfolio remains a market brand and part of Cytiva. Pall Corp. continues to operate as a Danaher company. (2) Formerly GE Healthcare (3) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey; revenue for fiscal year end Sept. 30, 2023 (4) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Jabil did not provide local employee counts on WBJ's 2024 survey; 2023 survey reported 1,000 local and 250,000 worldwide employees. (5) From fiscal year end Aug. 31, 2023 (6) Acquired by Pennsylvania-based Connect America in May 2021 (7) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (8) Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; additional manufacturing facility at 8 New York Ave., Framingham. (9) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (10) Data from WBJ's 2021 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Revenue and companywide employee count is for Labcorp. (11) In July 2023, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals combined with six other subsidiaries of Japanese parent company Sumitomo Pharma to form Sumitomo Pharma America, headquartered in Marlborough. The Sumitomo Pharma America website lists Cambridge as a key location and Marlborough as a mailing address. (12) Employee counts are from WBJ's 2023 survey and only for Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, prior to the reorganization. Local employee count falls within a range of 250 to 499, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (13) On June 30, 2023, Sunovion's President & CEO Antony Loebel retired. (14) 2010 is the founding year for Sunovion; Sumitomo Pharma was founded in 1897. (15) Arranta Bio and Vibalogics U.S. Inc. were both acquired by France-based ReciBioPharm. (16) PerkinElmer Inc. agreed to divest its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital in August 2022; the transaction closed in 2023 with the PerkinElmer name retained by the buyer. The Life Sciences and Diagnostics division now operates as Revvity, headquartered in Waltham. (17) Data from WBJ's 2022 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 100 to 250, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (18) In May, opened an additional 32,000-square-foot facility in Marlborough; local employee count is from WBJ's 2022 survey. (19) Formerly Masy BioServices (20) Affiliate of Hamilton Co. (21) Formerly Lykan Bioscience; in June 2023, integrated into Edinburgh, UK- based RoslinCT (22) Services include 3D printing, flow cytometry, imaging, CryoEM, vector production, drug design, mass spectrometry, fly food, MRI, tissue samples, transgenic animals and more. (23) Acquired by China-based JOINN Biologics in 2019 (24) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey (25) Year founded for New England Peptide Inc. -Compiled by: Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com