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    Small Molecule API Companies

    ID: MRFR/HC/0279-CR
    200 Pages
    Rahul Gotadki
    July 2025

    Small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) are chemical compounds used as the active ingredients in pharmaceutical drugs.

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    Top Industry Leaders in the Small Molecule API Market

    Small Molecule API Key CompaniesDisclaimer: List of key companies in no particular orderLatest Small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Companies Update



    • August 2023: based in India Over 70 nations are served by Concord Biotech, a global provider of biopharmaceutical APIs and formulations, including regulated markets like the US, Europe, and Japan. With private equity player Helix Investment selling its 20% ownership and no new funding entering the company, the IPO is a pure offer for sale. At 44%, the promoter holding does not change. In the fermentation-based API market, the firm enjoys a solid reputation. In the next two years, it is anticipated that several biologic medications based on fermentation will no longer be exclusive, creating a $60 billion potential.




    • March 2023: Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDO) for small molecules AGC Pharma Chemicals has become a new partner for medicine developer CatSci Ltd. For the development of their new therapeutics, AGC says its clients can leverage Wales-based CatSci's experience in chemical and analytical development, crystallization and solid form, pre-formulation, as well as high potency active pharmaceutic ingredients (API) and chemistry manufacturing and controls (CMC). CatSci assists global clients who are developing economically and ecologically at every level of medication development, as well as pharmaceutical innovators at every stage of drug development.




    • May 2023: Construction of a new $315 million facility at Boehringer Ingelheim's German headquarters, which will manufacture medications for clinical trials and active pharmaceutical components, began in May 2023. The Chemical Innovation Plant at Boehringer's headquarters in Ingelheim, Germany, is scheduled to open for business in 2026. The pharmaceutical company wants to ensure long-term capability for producing novel chemical entities, and this facility is part of that effort. Small molecules and biopharmaceuticals make up around half of Boehringer's research portfolio. Between the company's smaller pilot facilities and the commercial production of APIs for marketed goods in Ingelheim, Boehringer's new factory will close a manufacturing gap.


    List of Small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Key companies in the market


    • Teva Pharmaceuticals




    • ALLERGAN




    • BASF SE




    • Siegfried Holding AG




    • Sun Pharmaceuticals




    • Sanofi S.A




    • Albany Molecular Research Inc




    • Novartis AG




    • Albemarle Corporation




    • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd




    • Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp




    • GlaxoSmithKline plc




    • Pfizer Inc.