Contract Injectable Packaging Trends in the Bio/Pharma Industry

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Injectables and their packaging requirements are very important to marketed treatments given the volume of vaccines required to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising number of biologics in development pipelines and on the market. Most injectable drugs in the development pipeline are biologics, which will become increasingly approved and more established in the treatment landscape in the future. The top contract packaging organizations (CPOs) for injectables by the number of contracts are standalone packagers along with large CMOs which are more renowned for their commercial dose manufacturing but also offer integrated packaging services.

The contract injectable packaging trends analysis report examines the contract packaging trends for injectables, which are so crucial for contemporary drug production. This report is also a comprehensive look at the injectable packaging landscape in 2022, including an analysis of packaging outsourcing relationships for drugs, packaging companies, and facilities. It is a critical source for strategic planning efforts and will improve understanding of crucial components of the supply chain that will provide insights for supplier selection and management.

Contract Injectable Packaging Market Dynamics

Injectables manufacturing has been in demand during the pandemic due to the extensive contract manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines and the insufficient capacity for the scale of production required. Contract injectable manufacture has become increasingly important as COVID-19 vaccines have become approved, manufactured, and distributed wide-scale globally. Injectables are also associated with high-value biologic treatments more generally.

Injectable products tend to be of high value as the facility requirements for their manufacture are expensive, since injectables must be sterile, i.e., free from bacteria and other microorganisms. Sterility is achieved in one of three ways, that is terminal sterilization, aseptic filtration, and aseptic formulation. A contract packaging organization (CPO) packages all or part of a drug owned by another company on an outsourced basis.

Contract Injectable Packaging Trends

 Increased biologic demand, characteristics of the most successful contract packagers and the COVID-19 effect on contract demand are some of the main injectable packaging trends.

Among the most successful contract packagers, the top 10 grab half of the contracts. The top packagers also offer API-Biologic services.

Due to the increased biologic demand, there are biologics in the pipeline, requirements for cold chain storage, and increased cell and gene therapy packaging. It has also become a trend for the patient to self-administer.

COVID-19 has resulted in a high volume of vaccine production and the Infectious Disease Service Contract Agreements.

Contract Manufacturing Industry Value Chains

The key value chains of the contract manufacturing industry are active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), followed by dose, and packaging.

API is the active component of a drug. API manufacturing is followed by dose form manufacturing, when active and inactive ingredients are combined to produce the final dose form, such as a tablet or an injectable. Primary packaging is the placing of a dosage form into the container and secondary packaging is the placing of a primary package into an outer container.

Key Primary Packaging of Injectables

The key primary packaging of injectables are vials, prefilled syringe (PFS) (single chamber), prefilled device, large volume parenteral (LVP), cartridge, ampoule, auto-injector, cryopreserved bag, and blow-fill-seal.

Injectables, by Primary Packaging

Injectables, by Primary Packaging

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Key Companies in Contract Injectable Packaging Market

Some of the key companies in the contract injectable packaging market are PCI Pharma Services, Patheon NV, Catalent Inc, Sharp Packaging Services, Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Baxter Biopharma Solutions, Pfizer CentreOne, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies USA Inc, Almac Group Ltd, and Siegfried Holding AG.

Contract Injectable Packaging Market, by Company

Contract Injectable Packaging Market, by Company

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Contract Injectable Packaging Market Report Overview

Value Chains Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), Dose, and Packaging
Key Primary Packaging Injectables Vials, Prefilled Syringe (PFS) (Single Chamber), Prefilled Device, Large Volume Parenteral (LVP), Cartridge, Ampoule, Auto-Injector, Cryopreserved Bag, and Blow-Fill-Seal
Key Companies PCI Pharma Services, Patheon NV, Catalent Inc, Sharp Packaging Services, Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Baxter Biopharma Solutions, Pfizer CentreOne, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies USA Inc, Almac Group Ltd, and Siegfried Holding AG

Scope

This report:

  • Provides an important expert quantitative analysis of the commercial contract injectable drug packaging industry.
  • Improves understanding of the injectable packaging industry and is a critical input for strategic planning efforts.
  • Provides an improving understanding of crucial components of the supply base that will provide insights for supplier selection and management.
  • Provides deeper understanding of the injectable packaging market and important insight for identifying potential investment targets.

Reasons to Buy

This report will enable the user to determine:

  • The top players for injectable drug packaging
  • The approval trends for injectable pharmaceuticals
  • The packaging most utilized for injectable drug packaging
  • The contract packagers who secured the most injectable packaging contracts
  • The outsourcing propensity when it comes to injectable packaging
  • The characteristics of companies operating in the contract packaging space
  • The geographic distribution of injectable packaging facilities
  • The types of injectable packaging offered by sites
  • The M&A deals related to injectable packaging that took place between 2019-22

3P Biopharmaceuticals SL
3SBio Inc
A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite Srl
Aarge Healthcraft
Abaris Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Abbott Laboratories
AbbVie Inc
Abdi Ibrahim Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Abil Chempharma Pvt Ltd
Abiogen Pharma SpA
Abryl Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Accure Labs Pvt Ltd
Acme Formulation Pvt Ltd
Acromax Dominicana SA
Acron Pharmaceuticals
ACS Dobfar SpA
Actoverco
Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd
Adeka Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Adelco SA
Adienne Pharma & Biotech SA
Adimmune Corp
Adipharm EAD
Aditi Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Adley Formulations
ADMA Biologics Inc
Adore Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
Advanced Accelerator Applications SA
Advanced BioScience Laboratories Inc
Aenova Holding GmbH
Affy Parenterals Pvt Ltd
Afton Scientific Corp
AGC Biologics SpA
Agio Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Agron Remedies Pvt Ltd
Ahlcon Parenterals (India) Ltd
Ain Medicare Sdn Bhd
Aishwarya Healthcare Pvt Ltd
AJA Pharmaceutical Industries Company Ltd
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services
Aju Pharm Co Ltd
Akorn Inc
Akron Biotechnology LLC
Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Alanza Inc
Alcami Corp
Alchem Laboratories Corp
Alcon Inc
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
Alfasigma SpA
Algen Healthcare Ltd
Alina Combine Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Alkem Laboratories Ltd
Alkermes Plc
Allergopharma GmbH & Co KG
Allergy Laboratories Inc
Alliaance Biotech
Almac Group Ltd
Alpa Laboratories Ltd
Alpha Drugs
Altan Pharma Ltd
Altasciences Co Inc
Althea Pharma Pvt Ltd
Alves Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Amanta Healthcare Ltd
Ambi Pack B V
Ambica Pharma Sales
American Injectables Inc
American Regent Inc
Amgen Inc
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc
Amster Labs
Amster Pharmacrit
Ancalima Lifesciences Ltd
Anfarm Hellas SA
ANG Lifesciences India Ltd
Anhil Parenterals Pvt Ltd
Antibiotice SA
Antibiotic-Razgrad AD
Antila Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Apex Drug House
Aphena Pharma Solutions Inc
API Co Ltd
Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier AB
Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Aqua Vitoe Laboratories
AqVida GmbH
Arabio Co
Arco Life Sciences (India) Pvt Ltd
Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc
Arion Healthcare
AROMA Pharmaceuticals Industry Ltd
Arranta Bio
Arterium Corp
Arvincare
AS Kevelt
Asia Talent Chemical Ltd
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd
Associated Biotech Group
Astam Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Astellas Pharma Inc
Aster Pharma Pvt Ltd
Astral Steritech Pvt Ltd
AstraZeneca Plc
Asymchem Inc
Athens Labs Ltd
Athos Chemicals
Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Ltd
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd
Avalon Pharma Pvt Ltd
Avara Pharmaceutical Services Inc
Avyukt Pharmaceuticals
Axa Parenterals Ltd
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Baccinex SA
BAG Health Care GmbH
Bahrain Pharma
Bal Pharma Ltd
Bausch Health Companies Inc
Bavarian Nordic A/S
Baxil Pharma Pvt Ltd
Baxter Biopharma Solutions
Baxter International Inc
Bayer AG
BCWorld Pharm Co Ltd
BDH Industries Ltd
BDR Pharmaceuticals Internationals Pvt Ltd
Beijing Kawin Technology Share-Holding Co Ltd
Beijing Sunho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Beijing Wujiahe Gene Technology Co Ltd
Belco Pharma
Bell-More Labs Inc
Belmedpreparaty RUE
BePharBel Manufacturing SA
Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing LLC
Bernofarm Pharmaceutical Company
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Bharat Biotech Ltd
Bharat Parenterals Ltd
Bilim Pharmaceuticals
Bilthoven Biologicals BV
Binex Co Ltd
Binh Dinh Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment
Binnopharm JSC
Biocad
BioCell Corp Ltd
Biocell Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Biocon Ltd
Bio-Concept Laboratories Inc
Bioconnection BV
BioConvergence LLC
Biofabri SL
Biogen Inc
BioGeneric Pharma SAE
Biogenomics Ltd
Bioglan AB
Biomay AG
Biomorph Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
BioReliance Corp
Bioshine Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Biosidus SA
BioTechnique LLC
Bio-Technology General Israel Ltd
Biotechpharma UAB
Biotika AS
Bioton SA
Biovian Oy
Biozenta Lifescience Pvt Ltd
Biozoc Inc
BirgiMefar Group
Blessings Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Bliss GVS Pharma Ltd
BML Parenteral Drugs
Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG
Boryung Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Bristol Myers Squibb Co
Broad Injectables
Brooks Laboratories Ltd
Bryllan LLC
BSP Pharmaceuticals SpA
BTP Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Burrard Pharmaceuticals
Bushu Pharmaceuticals Ltd
C&O Pharmaceutical Technology (Holdings) Ltd
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Canonpharma Production Ltd
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd
Captab Biotec Ltd
Cassel Research Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Catalent Inc
Celltrion Inc
Celon Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Celonic AG
Cenexi SAS
Centaur Biopharmaceutical Services Inc
Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization
Chengdu Baiyu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co Ltd
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd
Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA
Chime Biologics Ltd
China Chemical & Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Chongqing Huapont Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Cinnagen Co
Cipla Ltd
CIRON Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
CIT SRL
Citric Labs
Claris Lifesciences Ltd
CMIC Holdings Co Ltd
Co.don AG
Concord Drugs Ltd
Contemporary Biological Institute SA
Cooper SA
Coral Laboratories Ltd
Corden Pharma International GmbH
Cosmas Research Lab Ltd
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals NV
Cosway Biosciences
Cotec Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Cox Pharmaceutical Ltd
CSL Behring Australia Pty Ltd
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd
Cure Quick Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Curia Inc
Cytiva
Cytopharma SA
Daewon Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Daewoo Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
Dalton Pharma Services
Danhson-BG Ltd
Darnitsa Pharmaceutical Company
Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc
DEKO Co Ltd
Delpharm SAS
Delphis Pharmaceutical India
Delwis Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Demo SA
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
Denis Chem Lab Ltd
Deva Holding AS
Devbhoomi Pharmaceuticals
Dhruv Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Diaco Biofarmaceutici Srl
Digvijay Pharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd
Divine Laboratories Pvt Ltd
DM Bio Ltd
Dompe Farmaceutici SpA
Dongkook Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Dongying Tiandong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Doppel Farmaceutici Srl
Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Drugmex SAPI de CV
Dueful Healthcare Pvt Ltd
E.L. Laboratories Inc
EA Pharma Co Ltd
Earum Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Eden Biologics Inc
Edmund Healthcare Pvt Ltd
EirGen Pharma Ltd
Eisai Co Ltd
Elfin Pharma Pvt Ltd
Eli Lilly and Co
Elpen SA
Elysium Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd
EMD Chemicals Inc
EMD Serono Inc
Emergent BioSolutions Inc
Eminent Services Corp
English Pharmaceutical Industries
Enzene Biosciences Ltd
Erika Remedies Pvt Ltd
Esco Aster Pte Ltd
Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd
Esseti Farmaceutici Srl
Eubiologics Co Ltd
EuroAPI
Eurofarma Laboratorios SA
Eurofins Scientific SE
European Medical Contract Manufacturing BV
Eva Pharma
Evalar ZAO
EVER Neuro Pharma GmbH
Evonik Industries AG
Excite Pharma Services LLC
Exela Pharma Sciences LLC
Exelead Inc
Exodrug
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Famar Health Care Services
Fantabulous Pharma
Farbe Firma
Fareva SA
Farmadextrum SA de CV
Farmak International
Farmzaschita
Ferring International Center SA
FineBiotics Pharma Ltd
Finecure Pharmaceuticals Ltd
FinVector Oy
Firm Vips-Med Ltd
Fisiopharma Srl
Flagship Biotech International Pvt Ltd
Florencia Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Formosa Laboratories Inc
Fresenius Kabi AG
Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd
Friulchem SpA
Fuji Pharma Co Ltd
Fuji Yakuhin Co Ltd
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies USA Inc
FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co Ltd
Gebro Pharma GmbH
Gemepe Laboratory
Geneda Pharma
Genentech USA Inc
Genepharm SA
Generium
GeneScience Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd
Genetic SpA
Genovate Biotechnology Co LTD
Genovior Biotech Corp
Gensenta Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Geropharm
Getwell Pharmaceuticals
Gilead Sciences Inc
GK Pharmaceuticals CMO LLC
Gland Pharma Ltd
Glasco Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
GlaxoSmithKline Plc
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Global Napi Pharmaceuticals
Global Pharma Healthcare Ltd
Glow Pharma Pvt Ltd
Golden State Medical Supply Inc
Goodwin Biotechnology Inc
GP Pharm SA
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Inc
Green Cross Cell Corp
GreenSignal Bio Pharma Ltd
Grifols SA
Groupe Synerlab SAS
Grunenthal GmbH
Grupo Azevedos SA
GTP Bioways
Guangzhou Hanteng Biotechnology Co Ltd
Gufic BioSciences Ltd
Guju Pharm Co Ltd
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries PSC
H. Lundbeck AS
HAB Pharmaceuticals & Research Ltd
Hai Duong Pharmaceutical Medical Materials JSC
Hainan Poly Pharm Co Ltd
Hainan Shuangcheng Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd
Halix BV
Handok Inc
Hanford Pharmaceuticals
Hangzhou Ausia Biological Tech Co Ltd
Hanmi Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd
Hanuchem Laboratories
Haupt Pharma Livron SAS
Haupt Pharma Toride Co Ltd
HBM Pharma sro
Healing Pharma India Pvt Ltd
Health Biotech Ltd
Health Care Formulations Pvt Ltd
Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Healthy Life Pharma Pvt Ltd
Hebei Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Help Pharmaceuticals SA
Helsinn Group
Hemofarm AD
Hetero Drugs Ltd
Higgs Healthcare
Highsky Medicare Pvt Ltd
Hikari Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
Hiral Labs Ltd
HK inno.N Corp
Holopack Verpackungstechnik GmbH
Horizon Pharmaceuticals Inc
Hovid Berhad
Hualan Biological Engineering Inc
Humedix Co Ltd
Huons Co Ltd
Hybio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Hypofarma - Instituto de Hypodermia e Farmacia Ltda
IBSA Institut Biochimique SA
Idol Ilac Dolum Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
IDRS Labs Pvt Ltd
IDT Australia Ltd
IDT Biologika GmbH
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Ilsung Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Imaretcioglu Ltd
Immacule Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
ImmunityBio Inc
Immunomedics Inc
Imuna Pharm AS
Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd
INCOG BioPharma Services Inc
Indian Immunologicals Ltd
Indoco Remedies Ltd
Ind-Swift Ltd
Indus Pharma Pvt Ltd
Indusen SA
Industria Farmaceutica Galenica Senese
Inga Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Inject Care Parenterals Pvt Ltd
Institute of Virology Vaccines and Sera Torlak
Instituto Biologica Argentino SAIC
Institutt for Energiteknikk
Insud Pharma
Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
InterMed Pharmaceuticals
International Isotopes Inc
Interthai Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Ltd
Inventia Healthcare Ltd
IPC Process-Center GmbH & Co KG
IPCA Laboratories Ltd
Ipsen SA
Irene Pharma
Iskon Remedies
Istituto Biochimico Italiano Giovanni Lorenzini Spa
Italfarmaco SpA
Ivers-Lee AG
Iwaki Seiyaku Sakura Factory Co Ltd
J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Jackson Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Janssen Biotech Inc
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Janssen-Cilag SpA
JARI Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc
Jelfa Pharmaceutical Company SA
JFL Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Jilin Qijian Bio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Jips Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
JLLC Lekpharm
JLLC NatiVita
Jodas Expoim Pvt Ltd
JOINN Biologics US Inc
JONAKAYEM Pharma-Formulation (OPC) Pvt Ltd
Jones Healthcare Group
JSC Lekhim
Jubilant HollisterStier LLC
K.W. Griffen Company & BioMed Systems Inc
Kahira Pharmaceuticals & Chemical Industries Company
Kamada Pharmaceuticals
Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Kayaku Co Ltd
Kedrion SpA
Kemwell Biopharma Pvt Ltd
Kern Pharma SL
Kesar Pharma Pvt Ltd
Kiara Health Pty Ltd
Kilitch Drugs India Ltd
Kilitch Healthcare India Ltd
Kinbio Ltd
Kivipharm Co Ltd
Kleva Pharmaceuticals SA
KLINTOZ Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
KM Biologics Co Ltd
Knox Life Sciences
Koa Isei Co Ltd
Kocak Farma Ilac ve Kimya Sanayi A.S.
Kopran Ltd
Korea Arlico Pharm Co Ltd
Korea United Pharm Inc
Korea Vaccine Co Ltd
Korten Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Kotra Pharma (M) Sdn Bhd
Koushan Pharmed Co
Kremoint Pharma Pvt Ltd
Kwality Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Kyongbo Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Kyowa CritiCare Co Ltd
Laafon Galaxy Pharmaceuticals
Labdhi Pharmaceuticals LLP
LABIANA Pharmaceuticals SLU
Laborate Pharmaceuticals India Ltd
Laboratoire Aguettant SA
Laboratoires Chaix et du Marais SA
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre SA
Laboratoires Sterigen Inc
Laboratoria Sterop NV
Laboratorio Farmaceutico CT Srl
Laboratorio Italiano Biochimico Farmaceutico Lisapharma SPA
Laboratorio Reig Jofre SA
Laboratorio Teuto Brasileiro SA
Laboratorios Basi-Industria Farmaceutica SA
Laboratorios DEF SA de CV
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA
Laboratorios IMA SAIC
Laboratorios Inibsa SA
Laboratorios Lesvi SL
Laboratorios Liomont SA de CV
Laboratorios Normon SA
Laboratorios Pisa SA De CV
Laboratorios Richmond SACIF
Laboratorios Servet SA De CV
Laboratorios Zeyco SA De CV
Landsteiner Scientific SA de CV
Laxon Drugs Pvt Ltd
Legacy Pharmaceuticals Switzerland GmbH
Leo Pharma AS
Les Laboratoires Servier SAS
LFB SA
LFM Srl
Life Care Neuro Products Ltd
Life Science Outsourcing Inc
Lifecore Biomedical LLC
Lifekyor Pharmaceuticals
Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Lipomed AG
Lloyd Laboratories Inc
Lohmann Pharma Herstellung GmbH
Lonza Group Ltd
Lubrizol Life Science Health
Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd
Lupin Ltd
Lyka Labs Ltd
Lyocontract GmbH
Lyomark Pharma GmbH
Lyophilization Services of New England Inc
Maan Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Macter International Ltd
Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Maiva Pharma Pvt Ltd
Makcur Laboratories Ltd
Man Serve Pharma
Maneesh Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Mankind Pharma Ltd
Marsha Pharma Pvt Ltd
Martin & Brown Biosciences
Masenz Danya Group SL
Maxmed Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Maya Biotech Pvt Ltd
McGuff Pharmaceuticals Inc
McKesson Corp
Medicair Bioscience Laboratories SA
Medical Products Laboratories Inc
Medicare Remedies Pvt Ltd
Medicproduct AS
Medipol Pharmaceutical India Pvt Ltd
Mediwin Pharmaceuticals
Medochemie Ltd
Medreich Ltd
Medsintez LLC
Meiji Pharma Spain SA
Mepro Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Merck & Co Inc
Merck KGaA
Meridian Medical Technologies Inc
Mersifarma TM Ltd
Merz Pharma GmbH & Co KgaA
MIAS Pharma Ltd
Mibe GmbH Arzneimittel
Micro Labs Ltd
Micron Pharmaceuticals
Micropharm Ltd
Micropure Parenterals Pvt Ltd
Midas Pharma GmbH
Minaris Regenerative Medicine LLC
Mint Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA
MJ Biopharm Pvt Ltd
MK Pharmaceutical (Inactive)
MMG Healthcare
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Molteni Farmaceutici
Monark Biocare Pvt Ltd
MR Pharma SA
MSN Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Mycenax Biotech Inc
Nabros Pharma Pvt Ltd
Nagase Medicals Co Ltd
Nandani Medical Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Nanjing Pharmaceutical Factory Co Ltd
Nanolek
Naprod Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Natco Pharma Ltd
National Resilience Inc
Navesta Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd
Naxpar Pharma Pvt Ltd
Nectar Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Nectar Lifesciences Ltd
Neiss Labs Ltd
Neon Laboratories Ltd
Neovii Biotech GmbH
NerPharma Srl
Nestor Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Nextar Chempharma Solutions Ltd
Nichepharm Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Nikon CeLL innovation Co Ltd
Nimbles Biotech Pvt Ltd
Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd
Nipro Pharma Corp
Nissin Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Nitin Lifesciences Ltd
Nitto Avecia Pharma Services Inc
Nivon Specialties
Nobel Ilac Sanayii ve Ticaret AS
Nootan Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
Noreva Biotech
Norris Medicines Ltd
North China Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd
NorthX Biologics
Norwich Pharma Services
Nova Laboratories Ltd
NovaMed Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Novartis AG
Novo Nordisk AS
Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada Inc
Novugen Pharma (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
NPO Petrovax Pharm LLC
Nvron Life Science Ltd
Oakwood Laboratories LLC
Octapharma AG
Olamic Pharma Pvt Ltd
OLIC Thailand Ltd
Omega Laboratories Ltd
OncoGenerix USA Inc
OncoMed Manufacturing AS
Oncotec Pharma Produktion GmbH
Onko Ilac San ve Tic AS
Orchid Pharma Ltd
Organon & Co
Orion Corp
Orofino Pharmaceuticals Group
Oscar Remedies Pvt Ltd
Osel Ilac Sanayi ve Tic AS
Osper Formulations Pvt Ltd
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Inc
Oxford BioMedica Plc
Ozone Ltd
P & B Pharmaceuticals Ltd
P&B Group
PaizaBio Inc
Panacea Biotec Ltd
PannonPharma Pharmaceutical Ltd
Panpharma SA
Par Pharmaceutical Inc
Par Sterile Products LLC
Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy
Parenteral Drugs India Ltd
Park Pharmaceuticals
Patheon NV
PCI Pharma Services
Penmix Ltd
Peptron Inc
Pfizer CentreOne
Pharlab Industria Farmaceutica SA
Pharma Chemico Laboratories
Pharma Impex Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Pharma Packaging Solutions
Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry Ltd
Pharmaceutics International Inc
Pharmactive Ilac Sanayi ve Tic AS
Pharmada Pharmaceuticals
Pharmadox Healthcare Ltd
Pharmafabrikon
Pharmaniaga Berhad
Pharmapac (UK) Ltd
Pharmapark LLC
Pharma-Q Pty Ltd
Pharmascience Inc
Pharmasia Ltd
Pharmasyntez
Pharmathen Global BV
PharmaVision Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Pharmazeutische Fabrik Montavit GmbH
Pharmeal Laboratories
Pharmeco
Pharmer
PharmEvo Pvt Ltd
Pharmpur GmbH
Pharmstandard
PHIL Inter Pharma Co Ltd
Phlox Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Pierrel SpA
PIQ-Pharma LLC
Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc
PiSA BioPharm Inc
PJSC SIC Borshchahivskiy CPP
Polfa Tarchomin SA
Polfa Warszawa SA
Polifarma (Nanjing) Co Ltd
Polifarma IIac San ve Tic AS
Polpharma Biologics SA
Polpharma SA
Polypeptide Therapeutic Solutions SL
Polysan
Porton Biopharma Ltd
Prahem Laboratories LLP
Prasfarma SL
Praxis Pharmaceutical SAU
Prespack Sp zoo
Prestige Biologics Co Ltd
PrimaPharm Inc
Prime Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Probiotec Ltd
Procaps SAS
Prosperity 6 Pharmaceutics
Protech Telelinks Pvt Ltd
Psychotropics India Ltd
PT Caprifarmindo Laboratories
PT Darya-Varia Laboratoria Tbk
PT Ferron Par Pharmaceuticals
PT Fonko International Pharmaceuticals
PT Ikapharmindo Putramas
PT Indofarma Tbk
PT Meiji Indonesian Pharmaceutical Industries
PT OTTO Pharmaceutical Industries
PT Phapros Tbk
PT Sydna Farma
PT. Novell Pharmaceutical Laboratories
PureScocia Labs
Pushkar Pharma
PYRAMID Laboratories Inc
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
QPharma AB
Quality Bioresources Inc
Quepreon Biologicals Pvt Ltd
Quotient Sciences Ltd
Quratis Inc
Radico Remedies
Radicura Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Radpharm Scientific Pty Ltd
Rafa Laboratories Co Ltd
Rafarm SA
Rafarma
Rajasthan Antibiotics Ltd
Ratnamani Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Ravenbhel Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Realcade Lifescience Pvt Ltd
Recipharm AB
Recordati SpA
Regain Laboratories Ltd
ReiThera Srl
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Renaissance Lakewood LLC
Rentschler Biopharma SE
Rentschler Fill Solutions GmbH
Rescuers Life Sciences Ltd
Ria Lifesciences Pvt Ltd
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
RK Pharmaceuticals
Rompharm Company SRL
R-Pharm
Rusan Pharma Ltd
Sai Parenterals Pvt Ltd
Sakar Healthcare Ltd
Saket Projects Ltd
Salubrent Pharma Solutions
Salvavidas Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd
Salvus Pharma
Samarth Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Samoh Pharm Co Ltd
Samrudh Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Samson-Med LLC
Samsung Biologics Co Ltd
Sanbao Pharmaceutical
Sandoz International GmbH
Sanico NV
SANOCHEMIA Pharmazeutika GmbH
Sanofi
Santo Co
Sanzyme Pvt Ltd
Saphnix Life Sciences
Sara Pharmaceuticals
Sarvodaya Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Saudi Biotechnology Manufacturing Co
Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries & Medical Appliances Corp
Savio Industrial Srl
Savior Lifetec Corp
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd
Scott-Edil Pharmacia Ltd
Seacross Pharmaceuticals Ltd
SEDICO Pharmaceuticals Co
Seibersdorf Labor GmbH
Selkirk Pharma Inc
Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd
Serumwerk Bernburg AG
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Shanghai Acebright Pharmaceuticals Group Co Ltd
Shanghai ChemPartner Co Ltd
Shanghai No. 1 Biochemical & Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Shanxi Nuocheng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Sharp Packaging Services
Shenzhen Techdow Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Shilpa Medicare Ltd
Shin Poong Pharm Co Ltd
Shionogi & Co Ltd
SHL Group AB
Shree Anand Life Sciences Ltd
Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Shri Bhavani Pharmaceuticals
Siegfried Holding AG
Sinergium Biotech SA
Sinil Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Sinopharm Zhijun (Shenzhen) Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Sinphar Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Sintetica SA
Sirton Pharmaceuticals SpA
SK Bioscience Ltd
Skylark Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Skymax Life Science Pvt Ltd
SM Farmaceutici Srl
Sneha MediCare Pvt Ltd
Societal CDMO Inc
Sofie Biosciences Inc
Solitaire Pharmacia Pvt Ltd
Solopharm
Solupharm GmbH
Sonic Packaging Industries Inc
Sopharma AD
Sothema
Sovereign Pharma Pvt Ltd
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Sypharma Pty Ltd
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UCB SA
UI Pharmaceuticals
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Vianex SA
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Vibcare Pharma Pvt Ltd
Vindas Chemical Industries Pvt Ltd
Vinkem Labs Ltd
Vioser SA
Virchow Biotech Pvt Ltd
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Vitalis SACI
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Viwit Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
VUAB Pharma as
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Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS
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YaoPharma Co Ltd
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Yeluri Formulations Pvt Ltd
Yooyoung Pharm Co Ltd
Yposkesi SAS
Yuhan Corp
Yungjin Pharm Co Ltd
Zambon Co SpA
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Zazen Pharma Pvt Ltd
Zen Pharma Pvt Ltd
Zenon Healthcare Ltd
Zentiva Group AS
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Table of Contents

| About GlobalData

Executive Summary

Players

Technology Briefing

Injectables and their packaging

Outsourcing the packaging of injectable drugs

Trends

Industry Analysis

Introduction

Trends in injectable approvals

Cell and gene therapies

The future of ATMPs

Emerging sponsors and their injectable products

Special designation products

ANDA approvals

Injectable approvals by sponsor type

Primary packaging of approved injectables

Trends in innovator injectable approvals – outsourcing

Contract packagers of injectables by company

New and promising contract packagers

Contract packagers of injectables by facility

Injectable contract packaging universe

FDA and EMA packaging regulation track and trace regulatory for secondary packaging and drug/device FDA regulation updates

FDA: track and trace/DSCSA

EMA: Falsified Medicines Directive

Injectable packaging contract manufacturing agreements for pipeline drugs

Trends in the injectable pipeline

What it means

Small number of contract packagers dominate innovative contracts

Biologics drive marketed and pipeline drug packaging trends

Pandemic shapes contract packaging demand

Injectables have large/mega cap sponsors

Future of injectables is self-administration

Value Chain

Companies

Appendix

Methodology

Bibliography

Primary research – Key Opinion Leaders

Further reading

About the Authors

| Contact Us

Table

Table 1: Injectable packaging trends, 2021

Table 2: M&A deals for dedicated contract injectable packagers, 2019–22

Table 3: New injectable packaging plants opened in 2021

Table 4: Capital raising deals for dedicated contract injectable packagers, 2019–22

Table 5: CPOs receiving packaging contracts for FDA approvals in 2012–21

Table 6: CPOs packaging site numbers and contract business model

Table 7: Further reading

Figures

Figure 1: Leading contract packaging players, 2021

Figure 2: Injectable packaging trends, 2021

Figure 3: FDA NDA and BLA injectable approvals, 2012–21

Figure 4: EMA injectable non-generic approvals, 2012–21

Figure 5: Orphan injectable approvals, 2012–21

Figure 6: Fast track injectable approvals, 2012–21

Figure 7: Breakthrough injectable approvals, 2012–21

Figure 8: ANDA injectable approvals, 2012–21

Figure 9: FDA NDA injectables approvals by sponsor type, 2012–21

Figure 10: EMA non-generic injectables approvals by sponsor type, 2012–21

Figure 11: FDA and EMA injectables approvals packaging, 2012–21

Figure 12: Top contract packagers for injectables approvals packaging (by contract business model), 2012–21

Figure 13: Top contract packagers for injectables approvals packaging (by focus), 2012–21

Figure 14: Top sponsors for injectables approvals packaging contracts, 2012–21

Figure 15: FDA NDA injectables approvals outsourcing propensity, 2012–21

Figure 16: EMA non-generic injectable packaging approvals outsourcing propensity, 2012–21

Figure 17: FDA NDA injectable packaging approvals requiring special handling and their outsourcing, 2012–21

Figure 18: FDA NDA injectables packaging outsourcing by top five molecule type, 2012–21

Figure 19: Contract packagers by company type

Figure 20: Contract packagers by contract business model

Figure 21: Contract packagers by company type and contract business model

Figure 22: Global map of contract packagers facilities by contract business model

Figure 23: Global map of contract prefilled syringe packager facilities by contract business model

Figure 24: Global map of contract blow fill seal packager facilities by contract business model

Figure 25: Top contract injectable packagers by integrated packaging sites

Figure 26: Top injectable contract packagers by standalone packaging sites

Figure 27: Percentage of injectable packaging sites offering specific package types

Figure 28: Injectable contract packager sites by FDA and/or EMA regulatory approval

Figure 29: Injectable contract manufacturing agreements by therapy area, 2018–22

Figure 30: Top nine injectable contract manufacturing agreements by deal country

Figure 31: Injectable contract manufacturing agreements by sponsor for pipeline drugs (highest stage), 2012–21

Figure 32: Injectable contract manufacturing agreements by CMO, 2012–21

Figure 33: US injectables pipeline and marketed drugs by molecule type

Figure 34: US injectables pipeline and marketed drugs by therapy area

Figure 35: US injectables pipeline by top 10 RoA

Figure 36: US injectables pipeline by top 10 US review designations (Phase II–pre-registration)

Figure 37: The contract manufacturing value chain

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