130 indexable Biopharma Outsourcing companies headquartered in Karnataka, India, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $1.4B across 17 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Syngene
Provider of contract research and manufacturing services for both small molecules and biologics |
$85.9M | — | Public | Post IPO Feb 2023 | 5,482 | 1993 | — |
| 2 |
SeQuent
APIs Manufacturer |
$659.4M | — | Acquired | Post IPO Jun 2020 | 750 | 2002 | — |
| 3 |
OneSource
Pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization offering pharmaceutical products |
$155.5M | — | Public | Series C Mar 2021 | — | 1990 | — |
| 4 |
Stelis Biosource
CDMO providing solutions for end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing needs |
$195M | $265.1M as of 2021 |
Series C | Series C Mar 2021 | 1,116 | 2012 | — |
| 5 |
Stelis Biopharma
Biosimilars and new drugs for range of diseases using mammalian and microbial cell lines |
$200.4M | $265.1M as of 2021 |
Acquired | Mar 2021 | 1,116 | 2007 | — |
| 6 |
Vipragen
Provider of drug discovery and development services |
$1.5M | $7.6M as of 2023 |
Series A | Series A Aug 2023 | 65 | 2012 | — |
| 7 |
Anthem Biosciences
Developer of integrated contract research development and manufacturing services |
$35.7M | $996.6M as of 2021 |
Public | Series A Mar 2021 | 2,064 | 2006 | — |
| 8 |
Medreich
Provider of pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and development services |
$25M | — | Acquired | PE 2005 | 1,207 | 1976 | — |
| 9 |
Beloorbayir
Managed company engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of select active pharmaceutical ingredients and nutraceuticals |
$14.7M | $15.7M as of 2014 |
Early Stage | Unattributed Oct 2016 | 106 | 1981 | — |
| 10 |
Bioneeds
Pre-Clinical CRO providing regulatory testing services |
$3.7M | $50.2M as of 2015 |
Acquired | Series A Mar 2021 | 492 | 2006 | — |
| 11 |
R L Fine Chem
Pharmaceutical company engaged in manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) |
$10.4M | $14.9M as of 2016 |
Series A | Series A Aug 2016 | 375 | 2011 | — |
| 12 |
Bhami’s Research Laboratory
CRO providing protein-based services |
$2.4M | $18.4M as of 2021 |
Seed | Jan 2021 | — | 2013 | — |
| 13 |
Cytespace Research
Site-solutions organization offering its services in India, Africa and Singapore |
$4.7M | $11.2M as of 2013 |
Series A | Series A May 2013 | 1 | 2011 | — |
| 14 |
Kemwell Biopharma
A biologics CDMO providing integrated development and manufacturing |
$5.7M | $12.7M as of 2015 |
Acquired | Unattributed Mar 2015 | 297 | 1980 | — |
| 15 |
BioQuest
Provider of medical affairs consulting services for life science companies |
$760.6K | $6.6M as of 2017 |
Seed | Angel Apr 2017 | 283 | 2005 | — |
| 16 |
Trimax Bio sciences
Pharmaceutical company that develops and conducts research on non-infringing |
$590.9K | $9.2M as of 2019 |
Acquired | Angel Jan 2019 | 131 | 2011 | — |
| 17 |
Asiatic Clinical
Full service clinical research organization |
$687.5K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Mar 2012 | — | 2005 | — |
| 18 |
Laurus Bio
CDMO focused on providing services for stem cell, biological drugs, and regenerative medicines |
— | — | Unfunded | Series B Dec 2024 | — | 2005 | ↑ Active |
| 19 |
AAARNA
Developer of mRNA-based therapeutics intended for the treatment of infectious as well as non-infectious human diseases |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Jun 2023 | 2 | 2017 | — |
| 20 |
Ephicacy
Provider of biostatistics and statistical programming services |
— | — | Seed | Seed Jul 2022 | 51 | 2005 | — |
| 21 |
Aristogene Biosciences
Contract research and manufacturing organization offering enzymes and proteins |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Jul 2020 | 9 | 2006 | — |
| 22 |
CloudKrate
Offers a research management platform designed to streamline laboratory supply chain operations for small and medium-sized businesses |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Aug 2019 | — | 2017 | — |
| 23 |
Rubizon
Provider of clinical process development, verification, analytical, quality management and regulatory services |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) 2019 | — | 2017 | — |
| 24 |
Atrimed Biotech
Provider of contract research and development services for pharmaceutical companies |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Aug 2017 | — | 2016 | — |
| 25 |
Adgyl Lifesciences
Provider of contract research, development, and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical preclinical testing and drug development |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 259 | 1987 | — |
| 26 |
Adita Biosys
Preclinical contract research organization offering research and testing services for multiple industries |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2015 | — |
| 27 |
Agati Clinical
Provider of clinical data services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 144 | 2017 | — |
| 28 |
Allesh Biosciences Labs
In Silico services and solutions for drug discovery |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 29 |
Anax Pharma
Manufacturer of tablets, syrup, and injectables |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 30 |
Apotex Pharmachem India
Pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes generic, biosimilar, and innovative branded medicines for patients |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2003 | — |
| 31 |
Arbee Biomarine Extracts
Company specializing in the extraction, refining, and export of fish oil products for pharmaceuticals sector |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2005 | — |
| 32 |
Arcolab
Customer-centric outsourcing firm offers specialized services in the life sciences industry |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 421 | 2018 | — |
| 33 |
ArkGen Pharma
Research-based pharmaceutical company that manufactures APIs and intermediates for the health industry |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2014 | — |
| 34 |
asiatic clinical research
Asiatic Clinical Research is a full service clinical research organization (CRO) headquartered in Bangalore, India. |
— | — | Private | — | 17 | 2005 | — |
| 35 |
Aurigene Pharmaceutical
Provider of drug development, formulation, and regulatory services for biopharma sector |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 902 | 2020 | — |
| 36 |
Auxochromofours Solutions
Provider of innovative solutions to health issues for clinicians and researchers in the biotechnology field |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2018 | — |
| 37 |
Avigna Pharmaceuticals
Developer and contract manufacturer of APIs and specialty chemicals |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 25 | 2005 | — |
| 38 |
Axodin Pharma
Manufacturer of generic finished formulations and APIs |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2016 | — |
| 39 |
Bentley Nutraceuticals
Provider of end-to-end contract manufacturing for nutraceutical, health supplement products |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 68 | 2019 | — |
| 40 |
Bharavi Laboratories
Provider of drug research and development services for pharmaceutical and biochemical research fields |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 1997 | — |
| 41 |
Bio Agile Therapeutics
Provider of real estate brokerage and related services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2016 | — |
| 42 |
Biofern Life Sciences
CDMO focused on manufacturing pharmaceutical formulations and marketing services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2020 | — |
| 43 |
BioOrganics
Offering integrated chemistry services for APIs and specialty chemicals |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | 31 | 2005 | — |
| 44 |
Bioplus Life Sciences
Provider of manufacturing & supplier of APIs, packaging, and drug formulation development services |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 303 | 1946 | — |
| 45 |
CABIS Labs
Developer and manufacturer of APIs and intermediates |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2011 | — |
| 46 |
Chemisyn
Company with expertise in organic synthesis, engaged in the manufacturing of APIs and intermediates |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2006 | — |
| 47 |
Chromous
Manufacturer of molecular biologicals and molecular biology contract research service provider |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2006 | — |
| 48 |
CI Scientist
Consulting firm providing intelligence support to the pharma/biotech industry |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2018 | — |
| 49 |
CIMED
CRO focused on therapeutics and chronic disease management through innovative solutions |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 13 | 2018 | — |
| 50 |
Clinical Network Services
CRO offering early stage clinical development services |
— | — | Acquired | — | 140 | 1998 | — |
Provider of contract research and manufacturing services for both small molecules and biologics. Its discovery services cover multiple domains across small molecules, large molecules, antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and oligonucleotides. Its biological services include recombinant DNA engineering, cell line development, hybridoma technology, protein sciences, screening and assay biology, DMPK, in vivo pharmacology, to
SeQuent is into developing and manufacturing of APIs for multiple therapeutic areas with three manufacturing facilities in Karnataka and Maharashtra. SeQuent Research Limited (SRL) is the research arm of Sequent offering contract research services specialized in Analytical and Bio Analytical Services to support the API, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care and Nutraceutical companies
OneSource is a pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in biologics, drug-device combinations, soft gelatin capsules, and sterile injectables. With expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities, OneSource offers end-to-end capabilities for pharmaceutical companies. The company's broad capabilities enable it to support clients throughout the product development lifecyc
Stelis BioSource is the CDMO arm of Stelis Biopharma, providing solutions for end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing needs. It offers services such as process development & scale- up, analytical development and cGMP manufacturing. The process development services include upstream development & scale up services in both microbial & mammalian expression systems, downstream processes such as chromatography, filtra
Operator of a healthcare company intended to serve patients in both emerging and developed markets. The company develops, manufactures, and commercializes products targeted against large treatment markets and includes products like differentiated biosimilars, novel biologics, and other complex large molecules, enabling patients with treatments at an affordable cost.
Provider of drug discovery and development services. Its proficiency with these tests helps to ensure the safety and effectiveness of possible pharmaceutical compounds during the development process by thoroughly evaluating and advancing them. It offers excellent and reasonably priced discovery chemistry services that span the whole range from target validation to clinical candidature and include thorough molecular m
Developer of integrated contract research development and manufacturing services. The company offers end‑to‑end drug discovery, development and manufacturing support for small molecules, biologics and nutritional actives. It provides medicinal chemistry, process synthesis, analytical R&D, toxicology and GLP preclinical testing under one roof. Services include microbial screening, protein expression, peptide synth
Provider of pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and development services. This includes formulation development, analytical services, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and packaging design. The company offers services across various dosage forms and therapeutic categories, supporting clients from proof of concept through to final product. A focus is on developing formulations as patent non-infringing and niche
Managed company engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of select active pharmaceutical ingredients and nutraceuticals. It offers a broad portfolio of APIs and focuses on natural and nature-similar medicines, including botanical extracts sourced from wild and cultivated pesticide-free plants. The company has a strong emphasis on research and development, with a DSIR-recognized R&D lab working on therapeutic areas
Bioneeds is a GLP-certified pre-clinical CRO offering regulatory testing services for Pharmaceutical (GLP toxicology studies including Acute studies, Repeat-dose studies and Genotoxicity), Biopharmaceuticals (GLP Toxicology studies, Immunogenicity and PK assays), Agrochemicals (LP toxicology studies, Eco-toxicology studies, Phys-Chem analysis and Packaging Solutions), Industrial Chemicals, Medical Devices (Cytoxicity
R L Fine Chem is engaged in manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company claims to specialize in CNS drugs, cardiovascular drugs, antihistamine drugs and muscle relaxant drugs. It has a portfolio of 19 API products combined with its sister concern company Ray chemicals. Services offered include CRAMS, impurities and reference standard, stability trial samples for oral dosage form, analytical method
CRO providing protein-based services
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Think Investments
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Bioinnovation Centre
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Global PE Alliance
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-20.
