10 MetroWest495 Biz | August 2014
Top biomedical companies
Ranked by number of local employees
Company Local Employees Description Head of Company
Year
founded
1
Genzyme Corp. (Sanofi)
15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701
508-872-8400 • www.genzyme.com
2,400 Biotechnology company
David Meeker
President & CEO
1981
2
Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-650-8000 • www.bostonscientific.com
1,700 Medical devices
Michael F. Mahoney
President & CEO
1979
3
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-478-2000 • www.waters.com
1,341 Instrument systems
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Chairman, President & CEO
1958
4
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
84 Waterford Dr., Marlborough 01752
508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com
600 Drug developer
Nobuhiko Tamura
Vice Chair of Sunovion, EVP Head of Global
Clinical Development, DSP Group
1984
5
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Rd., Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
400 Biopharmaceutical manufacturing
Lamberto Andreotti
CEO
1858
6
PerkinElmer Inc.
68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748
781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com
300 *
Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products and
services
Robert Friel
Chairman & CEO
1937
6
Tegra Medical
9 Forge Park, Franklin 02038
508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com
300
Precision machining and contract manufacturer of
medical devices
J. Mark King
President & CEO
2007
8
AstraZeneca LP **
50 Otis St., Westborough 01581
508-366-1100 • www.astrazeneca-us.com
200 Biopharmaceutical company
Pascal Soriot
Executive Director & CEO
1947
9
Olympus Surgical Technologies America ***
136 Turnpike Rd., Southborough 01772
508-804-2600 • www.olympus-osta.com
150 Surgical and medical equipment
Nacho Abia
President, Olympus Corp. of the Americas
1908
10
Candela Corp. ****
530 Boston Post Rd., Wayland 01778
508-358-7400 • syneron-candela.com/na
130 Aesthetic lasers
Amit Meridor
CEO
1970
11
Johnson Matthey Pharma Services *****
25 Patton Rd., Devens 01434
978-784-5000 • www.jmpharmaservices.com
125 Outsourcing for drug developers
Jayachandra (Jay) Reddy
Vice President
1972
12
Harvard Bioscience Inc.
84 October Hill Rd., Holliston 01746
508-893-8999 • www.harvardbioscience.com
101 Manufacturer of laboratory research equipment
Jeffery A Duchemin
President and CEO
1901
Source: Individual companies. Note: List includes companies in the biotech, medical device, medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries.
* 300+
** Company did not respond to survey. Central Mass. employee number is from 2013.
*** On April 2, 2012, Gyrus ACMI Corp. was integrated with Olympus America Inc. Company did not respond to survey. Data are from 2012.
**** Subsidiary of Syneron Inc. Data are from 2011; company did not provide more current data.
***** Data are from 2012; company did not provide more current data.
- Compiled by: Roger Magnus, rmagnus@nebusinessmedia.com
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