About Pillar5 Pharma
Excellence at Lightning Speed
Founded in 2009, Pillar5 Pharma is an industry-leading Canadian CDMO, based in the Ottawa Valley. We are a full-service provider of sterile ophthalmic solutions and solid dose manufacturing, and the market leader in Multi-Dose Preservative Free (MDPF) technology.
Our speed and flexibility set us apart, as does our strong foundation of quality, service, and reliable support. If you require a rapid product launch, support with a technical transfer, or solutions to a complex challenge, you can depend on us.
Our Vision
To be the most competitive and valued sterile ophthalmic and solid dose contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) in the global market.
Our Mission
To perform with extreme focus and responsiveness, to solve complexity, to execute on Operational Excellence, and to build trusted relationships with our customers that allow us to finish ahead of the competition.
Our History
Born from a spirit of entrepreneurial achievement.
Pillar5 Pharma’s award-winning manufacturing facility was first built in 1956, when a group of local entrepreneurs chartered a plane and flew to New York to meet with Pfizer. This small group of entrepreneurs advised Pfizer that Arnprior was the perfect location to build a new, world-class pharma manufacturing facility.
Pillar5 Pharma was founded in 2009, 53 years later, by another group of local entrepreneurs, who purchased the 80,000 square foot facility. Since 2009, Pillar5 has doubled its sterile ophthalmic manufacturing capabilities, undergone significant plant expansion, and seen revenue more than double.
On March 14, 2021, Pillar5 entered the next stage in it’s evolution. On March 14, 2021 ANJAC Health & Beauty (ANJAC) announced its acquisition of Pillar5 Pharma (Pillar5). ANJAC Health & Beauty is a French family-owned industrial group and a partner to beauty & wellness brands and pharmaceutical laboratories. Pillar5 became one of 14 specialized and complementary companies within the ANJAC family.
Pillar5 Pharma is a local success story – the creation and growth of a world-class pharma manufacturing facility.
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