Outsourcing an infectious disease program means buying BSL-2/BSL-3 lab access, validated pathogen panels, and animal challenge models you cannot run in-house. CROs cover MIC and time-kill assays, antiviral and antibacterial efficacy, resistance studies, and PK/PD, while CDMOs handle biologics, vaccines, and sterile fill-finish. On BioBridgeX, buyers source and compare vetted suppliers and contract directly with their chosen supplier, free for buyers, with a flat 2% supplier fee.
Infectious Disease CRO and CDMO vendors (162)
UNIQ Trials
Apeloa Pharmaceutical
VCHP Clinical Solutions
AAPharmaSyn
Famar Group
CDMO · Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Process Development
Nipro PharmaPackaging
CDMO · Drug Product Manufacturing, Aseptic Fill-Finish, QC & Release Testing
Emergent BioSolutions (CDMO Services)
CDMO · Process Development, Drug Substance: Biologics, Drug Product Manufacturing
AbbVie Contract Manufacturing
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Drug Substance: Biologics, Formulation Development
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services
CDMO · Aseptic Fill-Finish, Drug Product Manufacturing, QC & Release Testing
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM)
CDMO · Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Process Development
Curia Global
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Drug Substance: Biologics, Formulation Development
Jubilant HollisterStier
CDMO · Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Process Development
Siegfried Holding
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation
Fresenius Kabi Contract Manufacturing
CDMO · Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Process Development
Simtra BioPharma Solutions
CDMO · Formulation Development, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Process Development
PCI Pharma Services
CDMO · Aseptic Fill-Finish, Drug Product Manufacturing, Formulation Development
CPC Scientific
CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, Process Development, Analytical Development
Recipharm
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Drug Product Manufacturing
Ascendia Pharmaceutical Solutions
CDMO · LNP / Delivery Formulation, Formulation Development, Drug Product Manufacturing
Acuitas Therapeutics
CDMO · LNP / Delivery Formulation, Formulation Development, Process Development
Genevant Sciences
CDMO · LNP / Delivery Formulation, Formulation Development, Process Development
Evonik (Health Care)
CDMO · LNP / Delivery Formulation, Formulation Development, Drug Product Manufacturing
Merck Millipore (MilliporeSigma / Sigma-Aldrich CTDMO)
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing
Fujifilm (Toyama Chemical / FUJIFILM Diosynth LNP)
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Aseptic Fill-Finish
Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
CRO & CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, ADC / Bioconjugation, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
CSBio
CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, Process Development, Analytical Development
Bio-Synthesis Inc
CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, ADC / Bioconjugation
Northern RNA
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing
TriLink BioTechnologies (Maravai LifeSciences)
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, Process Development
Polymun Scientific
CDMO · LNP / Delivery Formulation, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, Formulation Development
ST Pharm
CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, Process Development
Kaneka Eurogentec
CDMO · Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, Drug Substance: Biologics
Advanced BioScience Laboratories (ABL)
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Process Development, Analytical Development
Merck KGaA (MilliporeSigma / Sigma-Aldrich CTDMO)
CRO & CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing
Vernal Biosciences
CDMO · mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, LNP / Delivery Formulation, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing
IDT Biologika
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Process Development, Analytical Development
Vibalogics (ReciBioPharm / Recipharm)
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Process Development, Analytical Development
Esco Aster
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing
3PBIOVIAN (3P Biopharmaceuticals + Biovian)
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing
Eurogentec (Kaneka)
CDMO · Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, Peptide / Oligo Synthesis, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing
Aldevron (Danaher)
CDMO · Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing, Process Development
National Resilience
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing, mRNA / RNA Manufacturing
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (formerly FUJIFILM Diosynth)
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing, Process Development
Oxford Biomedica
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing, Process Development
Catalent
CDMO · Viral Vector Manufacturing, Cell Therapy Manufacturing, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing
Aldevron
CDMO · Process Development, Analytical Development, Plasmid DNA Manufacturing
GenScript ProBio
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
Wacker Biotech
CDMO · Process Development, Analytical Development, Drug Substance: Biologics
Richter BioLogics (Richter-Helm)
CDMO · Process Development, Analytical Development, Drug Substance: Biologics
3PBIOVIAN
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
Cytovance Biologics
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
GBI (Goodwin Biotechnology)
CDMO · Process Development, Analytical Development, Drug Substance: Biologics
BioVectra
CDMO · Process Development, Analytical Development, Drug Substance: Biologics
ProBioGen
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
Just - Evotec Biologics
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
Northway Biotech
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
KBI Biopharma
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
AGC Biologics
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
WuXi Biologics
CDMO · Cell Line / Strain Development, Process Development, Analytical Development
Teva API (TAPI)
CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Almac Group
CRO & CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Onyx Scientific (IPCA)
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Laurus Labs (Laurus Synthesis)
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Navin Molecular (Navin Fluorine)
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
F.I.S. (Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici)
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Curia (formerly AMRI)
CRO & CDMO · Target ID & Validation, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
AMPAC Fine Chemicals (SK pharmteco)
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Pfizer CentreOne
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Patheon)
CRO & CDMO · Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Analytical Development
Divi's Laboratories
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Dr. Reddy's Custom Pharma Services (CPS)
CRO & CDMO · Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Analytical Development
Piramal Pharma Solutions
CRO & CDMO · Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization, Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry
EUROAPI
CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Seqens
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Olon Group
CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Fareva
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
DOTTIKON ES
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Hovione
CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
CordenPharma
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Sterling Pharma Solutions
CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
WuXi STA (WuXi AppTec)
CRO & CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Analytical Development
Asymchem
CRO & CDMO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, Process Development, Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API
Lonza
CRO & CDMO · Drug Substance: Small Molecule / API, Process Development, Analytical Development
Eurofins (Pharma Discovery & Bioanalytical Services)
CRO & CDMO · Bioanalytical Services, Central Laboratory Services, Genetic Toxicology
Nucro-Technics
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Genetic Toxicology, Bioanalytical Services
Synexa Life Sciences
CRO · Biomarker Discovery & Development, Bioanalytical Services, Immunogenicity & Immunotoxicology
CellCarta
CRO · Biomarker Discovery & Development, Bioanalytical Services, Immunogenicity & Immunotoxicology
Simulations Plus
CRO · PK/PD & Modeling, DMPK / ADME, In Vitro / Early Toxicology
Certara
CRO · PK/PD & Modeling, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming, Medical Writing
ACM Global Laboratories
CRO · Central Laboratory Services, Biomarker Discovery & Development, Bioanalytical Services
LabConnect
CRO · Central Laboratory Services, Biomarker Discovery & Development, Clinical Data Management
Labcorp
CRO & CDMO · Central Laboratory Services, GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology
Q2 Solutions
CRO · Central Laboratory Services, Biomarker Discovery & Development, Bioanalytical Services
BioAgilytix Labs
CRO · Bioanalytical Services, Immunogenicity & Immunotoxicology, Biomarker Discovery & Development
BioModels
CRO · In Vitro Pharmacology, Biomarker Discovery & Development, PK/PD & Modeling
Noble Life Sciences
CRO · In Vitro Pharmacology, GLP Toxicology, Bioanalytical Services
GemPharmatech
CRO · In Vitro Pharmacology, Target ID & Validation, Biomarker Discovery & Development
Labcorp (Labcorp Drug Development)
CRO · In Vitro Pharmacology, DMPK / ADME, GLP Toxicology
WuXi AppTec (WuXi Biology)
CRO & CDMO · In Vitro Pharmacology, DMPK / ADME, Bioanalytical Services
Atomwise
CRO · Target ID & Validation, Hit-to-Lead, Computational / AI-Driven Discovery
Schrodinger
CRO · Target ID & Validation, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
Hypha Discovery
CRO · Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry, DMPK / ADME, Bioanalytical Services
ChemDiv
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
Enamine
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
Twist Bioscience
CRO · Target ID & Validation, Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead
Adimab
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
GenScript
CRO & CDMO · Assay Development & Screening, Protein Sciences & Reagents, Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry
Proteros Biostructures
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Structural Biology
Vipergen
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Medicinal & Synthetic Chemistry
HitGen
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
X-Chem
CRO · Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead, Lead Optimization
Curia
CRO & CDMO · Target ID & Validation, Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead
Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services
CRO & CDMO · Target ID & Validation, Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead
Domainex
CRO · Target ID & Validation, Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead
Sygnature Discovery
CRO · Target ID & Validation, Assay Development & Screening, Hit-to-Lead
Syngene International
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, DMPK / ADME
Aragen Life Sciences
CRO & CDMO · DMPK / ADME, GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology
Sai Life Sciences
CRO & CDMO · DMPK / ADME, In Vitro / Early Toxicology, GLP Toxicology
JOINN Laboratories / Biomere
CRO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Toxicokinetics (TK)
KCAS Bio
CRO · Bioanalytical Services, Biomarker Discovery & Development, Immunogenicity & Immunotoxicology
IQVIA Laboratories (Q2 Solutions)
CRO · Bioanalytical Services, Biomarker Discovery & Development, DMPK / ADME
Lovelace Biomedical
CRO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Toxicokinetics (TK)
IIT Research Institute (IITRI)
CRO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Toxicokinetics (TK)
Oncodesign Services
CRO · In Vitro Pharmacology, DMPK / ADME, Bioanalytical Services
BioAgilytix
CRO · Bioanalytical Services, Immunogenicity & Immunotoxicology, Biomarker Discovery & Development
Scantox
CRO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology
Evotec
CRO & CDMO · In Vitro / Early Toxicology, DMPK / ADME, Safety Pharmacology
Frontage Laboratories
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Toxicokinetics (TK)
Eurofins Discovery
CRO · In Vitro / Early Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, DMPK / ADME
WuXi AppTec
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology
Inotiv
CRO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology
Labcorp (Labcorp Drug Development / former Covance)
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology
Charles River Laboratories
CRO & CDMO · GLP Toxicology, Safety Pharmacology, Genetic Toxicology
Avance Clinical
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
Cromos Pharma
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
George Clinical (Emerald Clinical)
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Cytel
CRO · Biostatistics & Statistical Programming, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Operations
Precision for Medicine
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Pharmaron
CRO & CDMO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
WuXi Clinical
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
Tigermed
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
CMIC Group
CRO & CDMO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Linical
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Altasciences
CRO & CDMO · Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Operations, Bioanalytical Services
Celerion
CRO · Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Operations, Bioanalytical Services
ClinChoice
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Emmes
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
ProPharma
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Novotech
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Premier Research
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Veristat
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Allucent
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
PSI CRO
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Syneos Health
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
Medpace
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
Fortrea
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
PPD (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
Parexel
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
ICON plc
CRO · Clinical Operations, Phase 1 / Early Clinical Unit, Clinical Data Management
IQVIA
CRO · Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
What kind of CRO work does an Infectious Disease program need?
Infectious disease is one of the few areas where your drug has a living, mutating opponent, and that shapes almost every piece of the outsourcing scope. Discovery work starts with in vitro potency against the pathogen itself: MIC and MBC for antibacterials, plaque-reduction and yield-reduction assays for antivirals, and EC50 panels run across a spread of clinical isolates rather than a single lab strain. The single most useful question to ask a supplier early is which pathogens they actually hold, under what biosafety level, and whether their strain panel reflects current resistance patterns or a collection that stopped being representative years ago.
From there the work moves into the parts most sponsors cannot run themselves. Resistance characterization (serial passage to select resistant mutants, frequency-of-resistance measurement, whole-genome sequencing to map the mechanism) tells you how durable your molecule is. Time-kill kinetics and the hollow-fiber infection model bridge potency to dosing by showing whether the drug is concentration- or time-dependent. Then come the in vivo efficacy models: neutropenic mouse thigh and lung infection for bacteria, sepsis and bacteremia models, and respiratory or systemic challenge models for viral and fungal programs. A meaningful share of this lives at BSL-3 (think influenza, TB, certain BSL-3 select agents), and not every CRO is built or licensed for it.
Two things separate infectious disease from most other therapeutic areas, and a good supplier will raise them before you do. PK/PD integration matters more here than almost anywhere else: regulators expect a defined PK/PD index and target (fAUC/MIC, %T>MIC, or Cmax/MIC) tied back to the animal models, so the group running your efficacy studies should speak that language. And on the biologics and vaccine side, the CDMO scope is real, with cell-line and viral-vector manufacturing, adjuvant formulation, potency and neutralizing-antibody assays, and sterile fill-finish, all under the cold-chain and sterility constraints these products demand.
How do you choose a CRO for Infectious Disease?
The deciding factor in infectious disease is rarely price, it is whether the supplier genuinely has the pathogen, the biosafety containment, and the validated model your specific program needs. A CRO with a beautiful BSL-2 bacterial efficacy operation is the wrong choice for a respiratory virus that demands BSL-3 challenge work, and a strain collection that does not include current resistant isolates will flatter a weak molecule. Scope two or three suppliers against the same written protocol and work through the checklist below before you commit.
- Therapeutic-area and pathogen experience: confirm they have run programs against your specific organism class (Gram-negative, mycobacteria, respiratory virus, fungus) and ask for relevant, recent work, not a generic capability slide.
- Strain panels and patient relevance: check that their isolate collection reflects current resistance, including reference and clinical strains and the relevant ATCC or CLSI panels, plus any drug-resistant lineages your indication targets.
- Biosafety containment and licensing: verify the actual biosafety level (BSL-2 vs BSL-3) for both lab and animal work, select-agent registration where it applies, and that containment is licensed for your pathogen rather than aspirational.
- Regulatory and quality track record: ask whether IND-enabling studies run under GLP, how their MIC and susceptibility methods map to CLSI or EUCAST breakpoints, and whether their PK/PD packages have supported FDA or EMA submissions.
- Data quality and method validation: look for documented assay validation, QC controls on every plate, isolate provenance and authentication, and raw data you can trace, since an unvalidated potency assay poisons every decision downstream.
- PK/PD and translational depth: confirm they can connect in vitro potency, time-kill, and hollow-fiber data to a defined PK/PD index and animal efficacy, which is what regulators expect for an anti-infective dose rationale.
- Capacity and realistic lead time: BSL-3 suites and challenge-model slots are genuinely scarce, so confirm current queue and a realistic start date rather than assuming availability.
Frequently asked questions
What does an infectious disease CRO actually do?
Do I need a BSL-3 lab, and how do I know if a CRO has one?
How do CROs test for antimicrobial or antiviral resistance?
Can one supplier handle both the CRO testing and the CDMO manufacturing for a vaccine or biologic?
What is the PK/PD index and why do infectious disease programs care so much about it?
How much does infectious disease preclinical testing cost and how long does it take?
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