10 MetroWest495 Biz | August 2015
Top biomedical companies -
MetroWest
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
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Rd., Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
565 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals
Giovanni Caforio
CEO
1858
6
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
84 Waterford Dr., Marlborough 01752
508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com
550 Drug developer
Nobuhiko Tamura
Vice chairman & president
2010
7
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
350 Campus Dr., Marlborough // 14 Walkup Dr., Westborough 01581 //170
Locke Dr., Marlborough// 100 Results Way, Marlborough (under construction),
Marlborough 01752
508-475-2000 • www.gelifesciences.com
400 Life sciences
Kieran Murphy
CEO
2004 *
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. ***
200 Forest Dr., Marlborough 01752
800-394-4493 • www.athenadiagnostics.com
180 Diagnostic testing for neurological disorders
Stephen H. Rusckowski
President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics
1989
11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ****
50 Otis St., Westborough 01581
508-366-1100 • www.astrazeneca-us.com
150 Biopharmaceutical company
Pascal Soriot
Executive director & CEO
1947
11
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
13
Candela Corp. ******
530 Boston Post Rd., Wayland 01778
508-358-7400 • www.syneron-candela.com
130 Aesthetic lasers
Amit Meridor
CEO
1970
Source: Individual companies. Note: List includes companies in the biotech, medical device, medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries.
* Acquisition of Amersham plc by GE Medical Systems which created GE Healthcare
** 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.
- Compiled by: Roger Magnus, rmagnus@nebusinessmedia.com
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