60 Worcester Business Journal • Book of Lists 2016 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 Drive, Framingham 01702
508-271-2080 • www.genzyme.com
2,000 Biotechnology company
David Meeker
president & CEO
1981
2
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000 • www.waters.com
1,400 Analytical science technologies
Christopher J. O'Connell
president & CEO
1958
3
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752
866-697-8378 • www.questdiagnostics.com
1,200
1
Diagnostic information services
Steve Rusckowski
president & CEO
1997
4
Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com
1,150 Medical devices
Michael F. Mahoney
president & CEO
1979
5
Integrated Genetics
3400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581
508-898-9001 • integratedgenetics.com
1,000
2
Healthcare diagnostics
David P. King
president & CEO
1991
6
AbbVie Inc.
100 Research Drive, Worcester 01605
508-849-2500 • www.abbvie.com
800 Biopharmaceutical company
Richard A. Gonzalez
chairman & CEO
2013
7
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
350 Campus Drive, Marlborough /14 Walkup Drive,
Westborough 01581 /170 Locke Drive, Marlborough/
100 Results Way, Marlborough (office space
completed; lab space due 2017), Marlborough 01752
508-475-2000 • www.gelifesciences.com
600 Life sciences
Kieran Murphy
CEO
2004
8
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com
579 Drug developer
Nobuhiko Tamura
vice chairman & president
2010
9
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
565 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals
Giovanni Caforio
CEO
1858
10
Tegra Medical
9 Forge Park, Franklin 02038
508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com
305
3
Precision machining and contract manufacturer of
components for medical devices
J. Mark King
president & CEO
2007
11
PerkinElmer Inc.
68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748
781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com
300
Instruments, software and services to improve
human and environmental health
Robert Friel
chairman & CEO
1937
12
Olympus Surgical Technologies America
136 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772
508-804-2600 • www.olympus-osta.com
250 Surgical and medical equipment
Joe Doherty
president
1908
13
Johnson Matthey Pharma Services
25 Patton Road, Devens 01434
978-784-5000 • jmfinechemicals.com
200
Customized solutions for the development and
manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients
from pre-clinical through commercial production
John B. Fowler
Fine Chemicals, division director
1972
14
Pexco LLC
P.O. Box 659, 764 South Athol Road, Athol 01331
978-249-5343 • www.pexco.com
160
Plastic profile and tubing extrusions for medical,
fence and custom markets
Neil Shillingford
CEO
1948
15
Harvard Bioscience Inc.
84 October Hill Road, Holliston 01746
508-893-8999 • www.harvardbioscience.com
135 Manufacturer of laboratory research equipment
Jeffery A. Duchemin
president & CEO
1901
16
Candela Corp.
4
530 Boston Post Road, Wayland 01778
508-358-7400 • www.syneron-candela.com
130
3
Aesthetic lasers
Amit Meridor
CEO
1970
17
Injectronics Corp.
1 Union St., Clinton 01510
978-365-1200 • www.injectronics.com
120
Design and contract manufacturing for medical
device, diagnostic disposables and biotech
markets
Paul Nazzaro
president & CEO
1942
18
Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine
formerly Ocata Therapeutics
5
33 Locke Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-756-1212 • www.ocata.com
46
Clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on
regenerative ophthalmology
Yoshitsugu Shitaka
president
1994
6
19
Biomedical Research Models Inc.
67 Millbrook St., Worcester 01606
508-459-7544 • www.brmcro.com
45
3
Preclinical contract research specializing in
autoimmune disease and virology
Dennis L. Guberski
president & CEO
1996
19
LFB USA & rEVO Biologics
7
175 Crossing Blvd., Framingham 01702
508-620-9700 • www.lfb-usa.com
45 Biotechnology company
William Gavin
president
1993
21
Accelovance
1 Cabot Road, Hudson 01749
978-568-8880 • www.accelovance.com
19
Contractor of research, healthcare product
development and specialty contract and
consulting servicer
Stephen Trevisan
president & CEO
1997
22
Biostage Inc.
8
84 October Hill Road, Holliston 01746
800-232-2380 • biostage.com
18
Regenerative medicine, stem cell therapy and
tissue engineering
James McGorry
CEO
2013
23
Sold a global operations
and distribution center
in Northborough for $21
million to a Chicago
company.
Christopher O'Connell
came on as CEO in
September 2015. The
company reported a
6-percent growth in
sales last year, for a total
of $2.04 billion.
Announced a
restructuring program
that it says could save
the company $150
million annually but
indicated layoffs are
possible.
Received a challenge to
one of its patents for
Humira, its signature
drug.
Recipient of the 2016
Manufacturing
Excellence Award:
Emerging Manufacturer
from the Worcester
Business Journal.
