Molly S. McGlaughlin

Patheon, Inc. provides drug development and manufacturing services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical companies. It operates through two segments: Commercial Manufacturing Outsourcing and Pharmaceutical Development Services. The Commercial Manufacturing Outsourcing segment manufactures prescription products in sterile dosage forms as well as solid and liquid conventional dosage forms. The Pharmaceutical Development Services segment provides a broad range of development services, including solid and sterile dosage forms. The company operates through four market segments: Biologics, Emerging Pharma, Generics and Large Pharma. Patheon was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Cytovance Biologics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing company. It specializes in the production of therapeutic proteins and antibodies from both mammalian cell culture and microbial fermentation. Its services include Cell Line Selection, Cell Culture, Recovery and Purification, Analytical development, Troubleshooting Existing Processes, Final Product Fill and Finish, Technology Transfer, Microbial Fermentation, Purification, Cell banking and storage, and Project management. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Avantor Performance Materials LLC manufactures and markets chemicals for the biopharmaceutical industry. The firm’s products include acids, amino acids, denaturants, excipients, molecular biology products, salts, stains and dynes, sugars and biological buffers and reagents. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Center Valley, PA.

NATRIX Separations, Inc. manufactures and supplies single use and multi-cycle disposable chromatography products to the life science, food, beverage and water markets. Its technology consists of a polymeric hydrogel formed within a flexible porous support matrix. The firm offers NatriFlo HD-Q membrane absorbers for single-use flow-through polish applications and Natrix HD-C hydrogel membrane devices for bind-elute applications. The company was founded by Alicja Mika, Lisa Crossley, and Ronald F. Childs in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Selexis SA provides research and development services in the field of mammalian cell lines. Its product SUREtechnology Platform improves the way cells are used in the discovery, development and manufacturing of recombinant proteins and drugs. The company was founded by Nicolas Mermod, Igor Edouard Fisch and Peter A. Pfister in 2001 and is headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.

BioVectra, Inc. manufactures and supplies custom active pharmaceutical ingredients to the North American and European markets. It offers specialty and fine chemicals, advanced intermediates, enzymes and biomolecules, as well as provide custom synthesis and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. The company was founded by Regis J. Duffy in 1970 and is headquartered in Charlottetown, Canada.

Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc. develops and manufactures therapeutic nucleic acid. Its services include custom DNA and RNA synthesis, specialized synthesis services, and purification and downstream processing. The company is headquartered in Milford, MA.

Vigene Biosciences, Inc. provides viral vector-based gene delivery services and products for research and clinical applications. Its products include AAV products, AAV controls, AAV biosensors, Adenovirus miRNAs, Adenovirus Zika ORFs, Lentivirus controls, plasmid ORFs and plasmid shRNAs. The company was founded by Zairen Sun in 2012 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.