Aragen Life Sciences

Overview

Aragen Life Sciences is a contract research and development manufacturing organization (CRDMO) serving pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical, and animal health innovators. With 4000+ scientists (450+ PhDs) and a global presence across Asia, North America, and Europe, Aragen supports clients from discovery through commercial development.

Small Molecule Capabilities

• Library Synthesis & Medicinal Chemistry: High-throughput parallel chemistry with 90–100 molecules monthly at >95% purity; in-house monomer collection of 16,000+ diverse building blocks; multipoint diversification (1–4 diversity points).
• Advanced Chemistry Platforms: Expertise in Pd-catalyzed C–C and C–N coupling, asymmetric synthesis (chiral pool, auxiliaries, organometallics, biotransformation, chemical resolution), and catalyst screening.
• Electrochemistry: Sustainable, scalable electrochemical synthesis from discovery to kilogram scale; cross-coupling, oxidation, fluorination, and N–N bond formation; electrode materials include Pt, Mg, Ni, Cu, RVC, and Zn.
• Infrastructure: State-of-the-art synthesis, purification, and QC labs; advanced robotics (Gironex, Opentrons); automated sample processing (Tecan); high-throughput purification (Biotage, Teledyne ISCO Combiflash, mass-directed auto-purification); barcode-enabled tracking.

Large Molecule (Biologics) Capabilities

Aragen supports innovative biological solutions from gene to clinic, with dedicated R&D campus in California.

Client Base & Track Record

• 400+ clients including 7/10 large pharma and 100+ biotechs.
• 3000+ projects/targets per month.
• 5+ years average tenure of top 20 customers.
• 20+ years supporting global discovery initiatives.

Global Locations

Headquarters and R&D/manufacturing in Hyderabad (Nacharam, Mallapur), India; additional R&D campuses in Pune, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, and New Delhi, India; R&D campus in Morgan Hill, CA, USA; sales offices in Cambridge MA, New Jersey, Utrecht (Netherlands), Tokyo (Japan), Milan (Italy), and South Korea.