North America Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Market Size & Share Analysis - Growth Trends & Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

The North America Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Market is segmented by Service Type (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing, Finished Dosage Formulation (FDF) Development and Manufacturing, Secondary Packaging), and Country.

NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market Size and Share

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NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market Analysis by Mordor Intelligence

The NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period.

  • The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most innovative sectors in Canada. Pharmaceutical, a vital segment of the Canadian economy, is supported by the Canadian government. It provides a business-friendly environment for pharmaceutical companies and can leverage assets for short- and long-term business strategies. In the wake of the patent cliff, pharmaceutical companies in this region are reorganizing and looking for new business models built on third-party partnerships and external networks. This business model mostly relies on outsourcing most of the operations, including manufacturing and providing excellent growth opportunities for CMOs in this region.
  • As of 2019, there are more than 800 active Investigational New Drug (IND) waiting for approval with the FDA. These burgeoning approvals and drug-developing pipelines are expected to promise more opportunities to CMOs in the future. Nevertheless, many of the drugs approved had an orphan designation, which suggests that they are targeted for people with rare diseases. Even though high prices deliver larger margins, the volumes are too low for large CMOs looking for growth. Also, the increasing per-capita health expenditure is a reliable indicator of the growing pharmaceutical sector and the pharmaceutical CMO market.
  • Canada also holds the advantage of having a skilled workforce. Although Canada is going to face intense competition from the emerging Asian countries, the complex manufacturing processes required for certain drugs, which need qualified personnel, stable political environment, and the proximity to the end market of the United States and Canada, are expected to drive the growth of the pharmaceutical CMO market in this region. With intensifying international competition, CSPs based in Canada will seek to differentiate themselves in quality and advantages of scale in their services to appeal to the demands of global leaders in pharmacy.
  • The coronavirus outbreak in China significantly affected the supply of finished drugs and APIs to the US. An estimated 83% of Chinese import lines to the US were human finished dosage forms, while 7.5% were APIs in 2018. Factory lockdowns in China and logistics delays due to coronavirus measures at ports would mean lower production and delays in shipping of APIs to US manufacturers. With the coronavirus spreading in the EU, US pharmaceutical companies will have to brace for cost escalations. Many CMOs, along with pharmaceutical companies in the region, are contemplating the get approval for the clinical trial of vaccines to prevent the COVID-19 infection.

Competitive Landscape

The North America Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Market is highly competitive as there is a robust presence of pharma and biotech research activity in the region. The consolidation of CMOs is expected to occur within the next few years, as the competitors will either leave the industry, or abandon a specific area within the industry, or go out of business. This improves the pricing power of value-added CMOs.

  • May 2020 - Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. and Catalent, Inc. announced a partnership to support the expected manufacture of Arcturus' COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate (LUNAR-COV19), intended to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The production of LUNAR-COV19 at Catalent's state-of-the-art drug substance biomanufacturing facility in Madison, Wisconsin, will support human clinical studies and, if successful, commercialization of the vaccine.
  • May 2020 - AbbVie announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had accepted the proposed consent order in connection with AbbVie's pending acquisition of Allergan. The acceptance by the FTC satisfies all required antitrust clearances needed to be obtained for the acquisition of Allergan by AbbVie.

NA Pharmaceutical CMO Industry Leaders

  1. Catalent Inc.

  2. Pfizer CentreSource (Pfizer Inc.)

  3. Baxter Biopharma Solutions (Baxter International Inc.)

  4. Recipharm AB

  5. AbbVie, Inc.

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
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Table of Contents for NA Pharmaceutical CMO Industry Report

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
  • 1.2 Scope of the Study

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4. MARKET DYNAMICS

  • 4.1 Market Overview
  • 4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
    • 4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
    • 4.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products
    • 4.2.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
  • 4.3 Industry Value Chain Analysis
  • 4.4 Industry Policies
  • 4.5 Market Drivers
    • 4.5.1 Growing emphasis on drug discovery and outsourcing of manufacturing
    • 4.5.2 Strong R&D Investments
  • 4.6 Market Challenges
    • 4.6.1 Presence of Low-cost alternatives for outsourcing
    • 4.6.2 Regulatory & Operational concerns due to the move towards serialization
  • 4.7 Key considerations involved in the selection of a CMO in North America and the impact of the growing presence of low-cost alternatives in the APAC region
  • 4.8 Impact of COVID-19 on CMOs and analysis on the short & medium-term impact on manufacturing output

5. TECHNOLOGY SNAPSHOT

6. MARKET SEGMENTATION

  • 6.1 By Service Type
    • 6.1.1 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing
    • 6.1.1.1 Small Molecule
    • 6.1.1.2 Large Molecule
    • 6.1.1.3 High Potency API (HPAPI)
    • 6.1.2 Finished Dosage Formulation (FDF) Development and Manufacturing
    • 6.1.2.1 Solid Dose Formulation
    • 6.1.2.2 Liquid Dose Formulation
    • 6.1.2.3 Injectable Dose Formulation
    • 6.1.3 Secondary Packaging
  • 6.2 Country
    • 6.2.1 United States
    • 6.2.2 Canada

7. RELATIVE POSITIONING ANALYSIS

8. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

  • 8.1 Company Profiles
    • 8.1.1 Catalent Inc.
    • 8.1.2 Recipharm AB
    • 8.1.3 Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd
    • 8.1.4 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Patheon Inc.)
    • 8.1.5 Boehringer Ingelheim Group
    • 8.1.6 Pfizer CentreSource (Pfizer Inc.)
    • 8.1.7 Aenova Group
    • 8.1.8 AbbVie, Inc.
    • 8.1.9 Baxter Biopharma Solutions (Baxter International Inc.)
    • 8.1.10 Lonza Group AG
    • 8.1.11 Siegfried AG
  • *List Not Exhaustive

9. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

10. FUTURE OF THE MARKET

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NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market Report Scope

A contract manufacturing organization (CMO) is an organization that serves the pharmaceutical industry and provides clients with comprehensive services, from drug development to production. Outsourcing to a CMO allows the pharmaceutical client to expand its technical resources without increased overhead. The client can then manage its internal resources and costs by focusing on core competencies and high-value projects while reducing or not adding infrastructure or technical staff. In the pharmaceutical sector, with ongoing growth, the pharmaceutical innovator companies need to stock their pipelines with new drugs. Still, they do not have the resources they once had to discover, develop, and manufacture products. Hence, the requirement for CMOs is quite significant.

By Service Type
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Small Molecule
Large Molecule
High Potency API (HPAPI)
Finished Dosage Formulation (FDF) Development and Manufacturing Solid Dose Formulation
Liquid Dose Formulation
Injectable Dose Formulation
Secondary Packaging
Country
United States
Canada
By Service Type Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Small Molecule
Large Molecule
High Potency API (HPAPI)
Finished Dosage Formulation (FDF) Development and Manufacturing Solid Dose Formulation
Liquid Dose Formulation
Injectable Dose Formulation
Secondary Packaging
Country United States
Canada
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Key Questions Answered in the Report

What is the current NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market size?

The NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market is projected to register a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period (2025-2030)

Who are the key players in NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market?

Catalent Inc., Pfizer CentreSource (Pfizer Inc.), Baxter Biopharma Solutions (Baxter International Inc.), Recipharm AB and AbbVie, Inc. are the major companies operating in the NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market.

What years does this NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market cover?

The report covers the NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The report also forecasts the NA Pharmaceutical CMO Market size for years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.

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