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Patheon: Business Overview, Financials & Competitive Analysis

Patheon operates as a Global CDMO providing integrated drug development, clinical trials, and manufacturing services. Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Patheon is one of the industry's most widely recognized contr...

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8/ 10Strong

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Leading CDMO with diversified service offerings and global footprint, strengthened by Thermo Fisher ownership and positioned for...

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Industry Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO)
4 named competitors
3 recent developments
11 analyst dimensions
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Patheon Overview

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Patheon operates as a Global CDMO providing integrated drug development, clinical trials, and manufacturing services. Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Patheon is one of the industry's most widely recognized contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) with more than 60 locations worldwide.

Strategic Profile

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The company offers comprehensive contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and contract research organization (CRO) solutions to accelerate drug development journeys. Their capabilities span small and large molecules, advanced therapies like viral vectors, cell therapy, and mRNA, and steriles. Patheon delivers complete end-to-end CDMO capabilities for small molecules, large molecules, advanced therapies, clinical trials, and commercial services to help move from molecule to medicine to market.

Competitive Landscape

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Patheon's top competitors include companies like Anthem Biosciences, KBI Biopharma and Abingdon Health. Patheon competes in the CDMO market as a diversified, integrated provider with capabilities across small molecules, biologics, and advanced therapies. Its scale (60+ global facilities, 8,400+ staff) and Thermo Fisher backing differentiate it from mid-sized competitors.

Industry Context

Patheon operates in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO).

Key facts

Founded: 1974 · Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina, US · Employees: 8,400+ · Revenue: $1.9B (2016 pre-acquisition) · Market cap: N/A

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Catalent CDMO ServicesDiversified CDMO with clinical and commercial capabilitiesLonza CDMOGlobal CDMO and specialty chemicals manufacturerKBI BiopharmaIntegrated CDMO with biologics and cell therapy expertiseAnthem BiosciencesContract research and manufacturing services

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What does Patheon do?+
Patheon operates as a Global CDMO providing integrated drug development, clinical trials, and manufacturing services. Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Patheon is one of the industry's most widely recognized contr...
What is Patheon's Cyborg Score?+
Patheon has a Cyborg Score of 8/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Patheon's main competitors?+
Named competitors include Catalent CDMO Services, Lonza CDMO, KBI Biopharma, Anthem Biosciences. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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