PCI Pharma Services Acquires Ajinomoto Althea
May 1, 2025
PCI Pharma Services has completed the acquisition of Ajinomoto Althea, Inc., a US-based sterile fill-finish CDMO previously owned by Ajinomoto Co., Inc. The deal expands PCI’s US sterile manufacturing footprint in San Diego—adding prefilled syringe and cartridge aseptic capabilities, lyophilization and high-potent vial filling (including ADC support)—and is part of a multi-year, roughly $1 billion investment strategy to broaden advanced drug delivery and fill‑finish capacity.
- Buyers
- PCI Pharma Services
- Targets
- Ajinomoto Althea, Inc.
- Sellers
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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