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Top 25 Drug development companies based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 93 company matches for drug development companies associated with Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 6,466 professional contacts across them, including 2,511 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for drug development companies associated with Canada, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
93Companies
6,466Contacts tracked
2,511Verified emails
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The 25 largest drug development companies based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 93 company matches for drug development companies based in Canada, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchLaval, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,759 contacts →

Exact match

“Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,697 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 1983, Pharmascience Inc.”

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3Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500266 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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4Exact matchSaint-hubert, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200104 contacts →

Exact match

“Since 1997, KABS has offered a broad range of product development services to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, worldwide.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5088 contacts →

Exact match

“At Eisai Canada, human health care (hhc) is our goal.”

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6Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20067 contacts →

Exact match

“At Elvium Life Sciences, patients are at the centre of everything we do.”

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7Exact matchSherbrooke, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20066 contacts →

Exact match

“Dedicated exclusively to clinical research, Diex Research is a thriving company with international experience that provides a unique business model and an opportunity for private…”

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8Exact matchMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20059 contacts →

Exact match

“Cipher Pharmaceuticals (TSX: CPH)(OTCQX:CPHRF) is a specialty pharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of commercial and early to late-stage products.”

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9Exact matchMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20058 contacts →

Exact match

“Dalriada is a small molecule drug discovery company supporting global innovators through its TURN-KEY™ model, where R&D is perfectly aligned with business and IP.”

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10Exact matchCambridge, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20050 contacts →

Exact match

“At United Pharma, innovation drives everything we do.”

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11Exact matchMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5048 contacts →

Exact match

“Natco Pharma (Canada) Inc.”

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12Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“Facilitator of biopharma innovation // Facilitateur d'innovation biopharma.”

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13Exact matchEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2017, 48Hour Discovery (48HD) has a powerful technology platform for peptide-based drug discovery.”

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14Exact matchMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1017 contacts →

Exact match

“Xediton is a privately-held pharmaceutical company with a focus on meeting the needs of patients, physicians and partners.”

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15Exact matchMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“Cyclenium Pharma is a growing pharmaceutical R&D company exploiting its next generation CMRT™ macrocyclic drug discovery technology to identify novel small molecule therapeutics…”

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16Exact matchBurnaby, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Exact match

“Alectos Therapeutics is a private pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and preclinical development of novel small-molecule therapeutics for neurological diseases.”

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17Exact matchBoucherville, QC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-2008 contacts →

Exact match

“Orimed Pharma est une compagnie pharmaceutique québécoise privée.”

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18Exact matchToronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Exact match

“We thrive on tackling the toughest challenges By taking on seemingly insurmountable obstacles, we give ourselves the opportunity to achieve remarkable things and make a real…”

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19Exact matchDundas, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Exact match

“At APS Pharma™, a commercial brand of Acanthus Pharma Services Inc, we believe no two molecules are alike, so we take a custom approach to each project clients bring us.”

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20Exact matchVaughan, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Exact match

“At TDDA, our mission is to deliver high quality clinical trial services to our clients in the pharmaceutical industry while providing physicians and patients access to advanced…”

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21Exact matchCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

“Marvel Biosciences is an agile, Calgary-based biotechnology company revolutionizing drug development by de-risking the (re)development of existing drugs to create novel…”

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22Exact matchSarnia, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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23Exact matchVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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24Exact matchConcord, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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25Exact matchWest Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Exact match

“Burrard Pharmaceuticals is an international leading biopharmaceutical company.”

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Drug development companies based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
38.8%Verified-email coverage
69.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
17.2%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
47
11-50
28
51-200
14
201-500
1
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 93 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Canada whose business descriptions match “drug development companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 2,511 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “drug development companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many drug development companies are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 93 company matches for drug development companies associated with Canada as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Altasciences tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most drug development companies?

Toronto leads with 16 company records, followed by Montreal (13) and Mississauga (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 2,511 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 93 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.