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2020 CMA Preview: Outstanding Bioscience Manufacturer

By Eric Peterson | Jul 19, 2020

Bioscience & Medical Colorado

The pioneering Colorado manufacturers in the medical and bioscience space are committed to supplying the quality products that end users demand while keeping innovation in sharp focus.

The three finalists for the 2020 Colorado Manufacturing Award for Outstanding Bioscience Manufacturer exemplify these twin aims.

Leiters

www.leiters.com

Englewood, Colorado

Founded: 1926

Privately owned

Employees: 173

Industry: Bioscience & Medical

Products: Compounding and manufacturing services for hospitals, ophthalmologists, and medical manufacturers

After 90 years in California, Leiters acquired its now-headquarters in Colorado in 2016 and has since expanded it substantially. Spurred by 2013 legislation allowing hospitals to outsource manufacturing of compounded medications, the company has invested in automation in a big way to meet demand.

The strategy is paying dividends. According to the company's nomination, "In 2019, Leiters manufactured to sales plan 120-plus percent of the time ensuring that there were high quality products 'on the shelf' and ready to ship out upon receipt of an order in each month, despite a production growth rate of more than 320 percent from January through December."

CompanyWeek profile: https://companyweek.com/article/leiters

MBio Diagnostics

www.mbiodx.com

Boulder, Colorado

Founded: 2009

Privately owned

Employees: 45

Industry: Bioscience & Medical

Products: Point-of-care diagnostics and testing

Nominated by the Colorado Photonics Industry Association, MBio Diagnostics is developing "rapid, on-the-spot testing solutions" at its Boulder HQ. MBio's facility includes R&D labs as well as a 3,750-square-foot cleanroom for pilot-scale manufacturing.

The company's LightDeck platform delivers results in minutes for use in the medical, veterinary, food, and environmental industries. The company has already released technology for the veterinary market. CEO Chris Myatt says a COVID-19 test will be available in fall 2020.

Molecular Products

www.molecularproducts.com

Louisville, Colorado (HQ: Essex, U.K.)

Founded: 1972

Privately owned

Employees: 150 (50 in Colorado)

Industry: Bioscience & Medical

Products: Carbon dioxide absorbers, oxygen generators, and activated carbon

Molecular Products manufactures adsorbents and filters for the removal of harmful or toxic gases from an air stream, including soda lime-based products used to handle carbon dioxide in anesthesia.

The company's 83,000-square-foot facility in Louisville has a national impact. "In the U.S., about one out of every two patients undergoing inhalation anesthesia during a surgical procedure relies on our soda lime adsorbent for ensuring a safe breathing circuit during their operation," notes CEO Troy Rhudy in the company's nomination for Outstanding Bioscience Manufacturer.

CompanyWeek profile: https://companyweek.com/article/molecular-products

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