14 Worcester Business Journal • July 20, 2015 www.wbjournal.com
Top biomedical companies
Ranked by number of local employees
Company
Local
employees Description Head of company
Year
founded
1
Genzyme Corp.
200 Staples Dr., Framingham 01702
508-271-2080 • www.genzyme.com
2,000 Biotechnology company
David Meeker
President & CEO
1981
2
Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com
1,483 Medical devices
Michael F. Mahoney
President & CEO
1979
3
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000 • www.waters.com
1,400 Instrument systems
Douglas A. Berthiaume
Chairman, president & CEO
1958
4
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752
866-697-8378 • www.questdiagnostics.com
1,200 Diagnostic services
Steve Rusckowski
President & CEO
1997
5
AbbVie Inc.
100 Research Dr., Worcester 01605
508-849-2500 • www.abbvie.com
700 * Pharmaceuticals
Richard A. Gonzalez
Chairman & CEO
2013
6
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Rd., Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
565 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals
Giovanni Caforio
CEO
1858
7
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
84 Waterford Dr., Marlborough 01752
508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com
550 Drug developer
Nobuhiko Tamura
Vice chairman & president
2010
8
Tegra Medical
9 Forge Park, Franklin 02038
508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com
305
Precision machining and contract manufacturer of
components for medical devices
J. Mark King
President & CEO
2007
9
PerkinElmer Inc.
68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748
781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com
300 **
Laboratory instruments and solutions, imaging components
and diagnostic lab services
Robert Friel
Chairman & CEO
1937
10
Athena Diagnostics Inc. ***
377 Plantation St., Worcester 01605
508-756-2886 • www.athenadiagnostics.com
180 Diagnostic testing for neurological disorders
Stephen H. Rusckowski
President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics
1989
11
Pexco LLC
P.O. Box 659, 764 South Athol Rd., Athol 01331
978-249-5343 • www.pexco.com
160
Plastic profile and tubing extrusions, servicing medical, fence
and custom markets
Neil Shillingford
CEO
1948
12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ****
50 Otis St., Westborough 01581
508-366-1100 • www.astrazeneca-us.com
150 Biopharmaceutical company
Pascal Soriot
Executive director & CEO
1947
12
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
14
Candela Corp. ******
530 Boston Post Rd., Wayland 01778
508-358-7400 • www.syneron-candela.com
130 Aesthetic lasers
Amit Meridor
CEO
1970
15
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
Source: Individual companies. Note: List includes companies in the biotech, medical device, medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries.
* Company did not respond to survey; number from WBJ article February 2014
** Approximate
*** Division of Quest Diagnostics. Data are from 2011; company did not provide more current data.
**** Company intends to close Westborough manufacturing plant by the end of 2015.
***** Data are from 2012; company did not provide more current data.
****** Subsidiary of Syneron Inc.
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