CDMO for mammalian biologics manufacturing with FDA compliance focus
Avid Bioservices operates a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for biologics, running mammalian protein facilities and managing a public equity base. The tech stack is dominated by regulatory and operational infrastructure—Oracle, Dynamics 365, LIMS, DeltaV process control, and Six Sigma methodologies—rather than modern cloud or analytics tooling, reflecting a heavily compliance-driven operation. Manufacturing and engineering roles account for ~75% of active hiring, with a stated pain-point focus on process gaps, operational bottlenecks, and scale-up execution, signaling an organization still optimizing core production workflows rather than exploring new platforms.
Notable leadership hires: Strategic Projects Director
Avid Bioservices is a CDMO headquartered in Tustin, California, focused on manufacturing biologics including monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, recombinant proteins, and enzymes for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. The company has produced over 250 commercial batches and supports 5 marketed products across 90+ countries. Operations span from early-stage process development through late-stage manufacturing at commercial scale. Active projects center on stable cell line development, high-throughput screening for clone evaluation, process tech transfer, scale-up assessment, and method validation—all pointing to a service model spanning both development support and dedicated manufacturing capacity.
Avid operates mammalian protein manufacturing facilities for monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, recombinant proteins, and enzymes. Services include process development, analytical development, CGMP manufacturing, and stability testing across early-stage through commercial production.
Avid reports a 10+ year flawless quality track record and maintains FDA and CGMP compliance across all manufacturing operations. The company has produced over 250 commercial batches with zero noted regulatory failures.
Avid's operational stack includes Oracle ERP, Dynamics 365, LabWare LIMS, DeltaV process control, Microsoft Project for planning, and Six Sigma for continuous improvement—infrastructure typical of regulated pharma manufacturing environments.
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