Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.

What Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. does

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc., operating under the trade name Ferndale Contract Manufacturing, is a privately held contract pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Ferndale, Michigan. The company operates as a subsidiary of Ferndale Pharma Group, a diversified pharmaceutical conglomerate. Ferndale Contract Manufacturing specializes in the production of liquid and semisolid pharmaceutical products, with services spanning the full product lifecycle — from analytical method development, formulation optimization, and clinical trial supply production, through commercial compounding and packaging, to quality assurance, stability testing, validation, regulatory affairs support, artwork design, and warehousing. The company's customer base consists of both large and small pharmaceutical companies requiring FDA-registered manufacturing capacity for liquids and semisolids.

The company's manufacturing operations are housed in an FDA-registered drug production facility compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 standards. A core technical differentiator is its Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)-compliant serialization and aggregation capability, built on equipment and software from industry providers including Optel Group, rfXcel, TraceLink, Zebra, Domino, and Cognex. The firm offers dedicated project managers for each client engagement, with contracts typically structured as multi-year project-based engagements. Pricing is custom and quote-based per project, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Average employee tenure exceeds 10 years, providing interdepartmental institutional knowledge that the company positions as a service-quality advantage.

Ferndale Contract Manufacturing operates as a B2B sales-led organization reaching clients primarily through its website (with a contact form), direct phone outreach, and the Ferndale Pharma Group careers platform (Paylocity). The firm is privately held with no public ticker, no disclosed external funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue. The firm publicly references over 30 years of operational longevity in the contract manufacturing space. During the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, the company pivoted operations to produce hand sanitizer using the World Health Organization formula, donating over 10,000 units to medical personnel and first responders.

Name

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.

Legal name

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://ferndalelabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. (DBA Ferndale Contract Manufacturing) is a Ferndale, Michigan-based FDA-registered contract pharmaceutical manufacturer specializing in liquid and semisolid drug production, serialization, and packaging for big and small pharma clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

NAICS

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Small-Molecule Drug Product (Solid/Oral/Parenteral) CDMO (HLAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Trial Material (CTM) Manufacturing & Supply CDMO (HLAGABAK)

Keywords

• Contract pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Liquids and semisolids manufacturing
• DSCSA serialization services
• FDA-registered drug manufacturing
• Clinical trial supply production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ferndale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Provides end-to-end contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and related products including development (analytical method development, clinical trial supply, formulation optimization), manufacturing (compounding, packaging), quality assurance/control, and supporting services (regulatory affairs, warehousing). Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with pharmaceutical clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc., doing business as Ferndale Contract Manufacturing, is an FDA-registered contract pharmaceutical manufacturer specializing in liquids and semisolids. The company delivers end-to-end services spanning development (analytical method development and validation, clinical trial supply production, formulation/process optimization, process scale-up, packaging compatibility), manufacturing (compounding and packaging with DSCSA-compliant serialization and aggregation), quality services (assurance, control, stability testing, validation), and supporting services (artwork design, regulatory affairs, warehousing).

Product overview

Ferndale Contract Manufacturing is a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing service provider offering a comprehensive suite of services for drug development and production. The company operates a platform of integrated services organized into four main areas: Development Services (analytical method development, clinical trial supply, formulation optimization, scale-up, packaging compatibility), Manufacturing Services (compounding and packaging of liquids and semisolids), Quality Services (assurance, control, stability testing, validation), and Other Services (artwork design, regulatory affairs, warehousing). The company is an FDA-registered drug manufacturer specializing in liquids and semisolids, with over 30 years of operational experience and state-of-the-art serialization capabilities for DSCSA compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Services Comprehensive pharmaceutical development offerings including analytical method development and validation, clinical trial supply production, formulation and process optimization, process scale-up, and packaging compatibility testing for pharmaceutical companies seeking to bring liquid and semisolid products from formula to market.
• Manufacturing Services Core contract manufacturing operations providing compounding and packaging services for pharmaceutical liquids and semisolids, with serialization and aggregation capabilities for Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) compliance, serving multiple big and small pharma clients.
• Quality Services Quality assurance, quality control, stability testing, and validation services to ensure pharmaceutical products meet regulatory and industry standards throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
• Other Services Supporting services including artwork design, regulatory affairs support, and warehousing that complete the contract manufacturing solution for pharmaceutical clients bringing products to market.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ferndale Pharma GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerndale Contract Manufacturing is a proud member of the Ferndale Pharma Group, an organizational umbrella providing strategic alignment and operational support across pharmaceutical manufacturing entities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Halo Pharmaceutical: Pharmaceutical CDMO focused on liquids, creams, ointments, and other semisolid formulations with FDA-inspected facilities. Directly comparable niche focus and customer segment to Ferndale.
• CoreRx Pharmaceuticals: Mid-sized CDMO specializing in liquids, semisolids, and oral solid dosage forms for pharmaceutical clients. Closely comparable to Ferndale in size, format specialization, and customer base of small-to-mid pharma companies.
• Alcami Corporation: US-based CDMO offering drug product development, manufacturing, and analytical services for liquids and other dosage forms. Similar mid-market positioning and service platform to Ferndale.
• Recro Gainesville: CDMO providing formulation development and manufacturing of oral solid doses, liquids, and semisolids. Comparable scale and format overlap with Ferndale, serving similar pharma client base.
• LGM Pharma: API and pharmaceutical services provider offering contract manufacturing, development, and distribution. Overlaps with Ferndale in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and CDMO services for small-to-mid pharma clients.
• Pharmaceutics International (PII): CDMO specializing in formulation development and manufacturing of oral solids, liquids, and semisolids for pharma clients. Highly comparable scope of services and customer profile to Ferndale.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Patheon): Pharma services division of Thermo Fisher offering end-to-end CDMO services from development through commercial manufacturing. Competes with Ferndale for pharma contract manufacturing, particularly in liquids and semisolids, but at vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• Catalent: Large global pharmaceutical CDMO offering development, manufacturing, and packaging services across multiple dosage forms. Comparable as a contract manufacturer serving pharma clients, but operates at much greater scale and format breadth than Ferndale.
• Aenova Group: European-headquartered pharmaceutical CDMO with broad capabilities including liquids, semisolids, and solids. Direct comparability in liquid/semisolid contract manufacturing with global scale advantages over Ferndale.

Emerging players

• Particle Sciences (Lubrizol): Pharmaceutical CDMO within Lubrizol specializing in complex drug products including liquids, semisolids, and sterile formulations. Comparable as a focused contract manufacturer, though with stronger sterile injectable capabilities than Ferndale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ferndale-laboratories

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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