CordenPharma Closes AmbioPharm Acquisition, Adds US and Shanghai Peptide Sites

CordenPharma completed its acquisition of AmbioPharm; North Augusta becomes CordenPharma South Carolina and Shanghai becomes CordenPharma Shanghai, creating a ~3,500-person peptide platform.

By Peptide Briefing · August 3, 2026 · 1 min read

CordenPharma has completed its acquisition of US-headquartered peptide CDMO AmbioPharm, first announced May 27, 2026. With closing on August 3, 2026, AmbioPharm's facilities in North Augusta, South Carolina and Shanghai, China join CordenPharma's global manufacturing network.

Source: CordenPharma closing announcement

The sites will operate as CordenPharma South Carolina (expanded downstream purification and lyophilization, with upstream investment planned) and CordenPharma Shanghai (upstream SPPS/LPPS capacity). In the US, the South Carolina site complements CordenPharma Colorado (expanded R&D plus large-scale commercial); in Europe, the Frankfurt GMP development site anchors the network — giving customers supply options across three continents.

The combined group counts ~3,500 employees and an integrated offer from peptide API through sterile injectable and oral peptide drug products. Read our original coverage: CordenPharma Acquires AmbioPharm (May 27, 2026).

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