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Almac Group

Partnering to Advance Human Health
Dublin, Ireland CDMO 6,000 employees Founded 1968 almacgroup.com ↗
8 Products & services
4 Sites
6,000 Employees

About Almac Group

Almac Group is an established contract development and manufacturing organisation providing integrated services across the drug development lifecycle.

Sector
CDMO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1968
Employees
6,000
Facilities
4 sites

Milestones

Milestones as listed on almacgroup.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

1968
Galen Ltd founded by Allen McClay
Origin of the business that became Almac.
Source: almacgroup.com
1978
Pharmaceutical manufacturing starts in Craigavon
Source: almacgroup.com
2002
Almac Group founded
Formed from businesses bought from Galen Holdings.
Source: almacgroup.com
2003
Global headquarters opens in Craigavon
Source: almacgroup.com
2011
North American headquarters opens in Souderton, PA
Source: almacgroup.com
2015
Acquires Arran Chemical Company in Athlone
Source: almacgroup.com
2017
Acquires BioClin Laboratories; establishes Dundalk European campus
Both in the Republic of Ireland.
Source: almacgroup.com
2019
Dundalk EU campus construction completed
Same year Athlone analytical capacity was expanded.
Source: almacgroup.com

Leadership Team

Leadership as listed on almacgroup.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

Alan Armstrong

Chairman & CEO
Source: almacgroup.com

Graeme McBurney

Chief Operating Officer
Source: almacgroup.com

Niall Harkin

Executive Director
Source: almacgroup.com

Dr Robert Dunlop

President & Managing Director, Almac Clinical Services
Source: almacgroup.com

John McQuaid

President & Managing Director, Almac Pharma Services
Source: almacgroup.com

Dr Stephen Barr

President & Managing Director, Almac Sciences & Almac Discovery
Source: almacgroup.com

Products & Services

Products and services as listed on almacgroup.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

All Clinical trial supply Clinical trial technology CDMO services Analytical services Commercial manufacturing Precision medicine Drug discovery
Clinical trial supply

Clinical Services

Clinical trial supply services business unit.

Source: almacgroup.com
Clinical trial technology

Clinical Technologies

Technology business unit supporting clinical trials.

Source: almacgroup.com
CDMO services

Pharmaceutical Development

Drug product development services.

Source: almacgroup.com
CDMO services

API Services & Chemical Development

Active ingredient and chemical development services.

Source: almacgroup.com
Analytical services

Analytical & Solid State Services

Analytical testing and solid-state characterisation.

Source: almacgroup.com
Commercial manufacturing

Commercial Services

Commercial manufacturing and packaging services.

Source: almacgroup.com
Precision medicine

Diagnostic Services

Biomarker, genomic and companion diagnostic services.

Source: almacgroup.com
Drug discovery

Almac Discovery

Discovery business focused on novel cancer treatments.

Source: almacgroup.com

Sites in Ireland

Craigavon

Headquarters

Global headquarters at Seagoe Industrial Estate, Northern Ireland; also diagnostic services site.

Source: almacgroup.com

Belfast

R&D

Almac Discovery laboratories in the Health Sciences Building, Queen's University Belfast.

Source: almacgroup.com

Dundalk

Headquarters

EU headquarters and European campus at Finnabair Industrial Estate.

Source: almacgroup.com

Athlone

Laboratory

Site at IDA Business & Technology Park, Garrycastle; analytical services expanded here in 2019.

Source: almacgroup.com

Sites as listed on almacgroup.com, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

Financials & Irish Entities

Almac Group Limited does not file annual reports with the US SEC, so we do not show its financial statements here.

Companies registered in Ireland 6 active in the CRO register

CompanyCRO no.RegisteredLast accounts
Almac Sciences (Athlone) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
949431983Sep 2025
Almac Sciences (Ireland) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
3649262002Sep 2025
Almac Pharmaceuticals Group (Ireland) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
5915902016Sep 2025
Almac Pharma Services (Ireland) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
5922532016Sep 2025
Almac Clinical Services (Ireland) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
5922542016Sep 2025
Almac Diagnostic Services (Ireland) Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
6395972018Sep 2025

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