Fujifilm Rebrands Life Sciences Companies to Strengthen Position as Strategic Partners for Life, Offering End-to-End Solutions
- FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific becomes FUJIFILM Biosciences, providing a full spectrum of life sciences solutions built from a 55-year history as a cell culture pioneer.
- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will be known as FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, serving global partners seeking CDMO services from preclinical to commercialization across a range of scales for biologics, advanced therapies and vaccines.
- Enhanced alignment to better serve customers across the entire drug development lifecycle under the Fujifilm Life Sciences brand umbrella with the tagline Partners for Life.
TOKYO, June 2, 2025 – FUJIFILM Corporation’s Life Sciences Group companies, a portfolio of businesses offering products, services and comprehensive solutions that span all stages of therapeutic development from discovery through to commercialization, today announced new names and identities as part of a strategic positioning effort. The Group Companies’ new names, collaborative strategic focus, and structural alignment reflects Fujifilm’s commitment to Life Sciences, offering fully integrated, end-to-end solutions across the drug development lifecycle—from research and discovery to clinical and commercial manufacturing.
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, headquartered in Santa Ana, California rebrands as FUJIFILM Biosciences under this new structure and strategy. The new name encompasses FUJIFILM Biosciences’ evolution over the past 55 years – from its formation in 1970 to its recent expansion to serve broader life sciences communities and customers. It is also a nod to its scientific roots as a pioneer in the cell culture media industry with a core focus on innovation and quality. Today, FUJIFILM Biosciences offers a comprehensive portfolio of discovery and research reagents, recombinant growth factors and proteins, specialty chemicals, and critical assay materials in addition to its robust cell culture media and supplements solutions in the U.S.* The new brand name will take effect immediately, and the legal entity name change will be effective January 1, 2026.
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), first acquired by the Fujifilm Group in 2011, rebrands to FUJIFILM Biotechnologies. The Company serves its global partners offering capabilities for process development through commercial supply, with world-class manufacturing operations across Europe, and the U.S. The Company’s legal name will not change.
Over the past 15 years, Fujifilm has invested over $10 billion through expansions and acquisitions to build its end-to-end life sciences capabilities to create an accelerated path toward greater patient access for advanced care.
“Under the ‘Partners for Life’ umbrella, our Life Sciences Group companies offer complete solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, aligning with both our strategic growth plans and commitment to innovation,” commented Toshihisa Iida, director, corporate vice president, general manager of Life Sciences Strategy Headquarters and Bio CDMO Division, FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan. “By redefining our Life Sciences Group, we also support Fujifilm’s growth strategy for the life sciences sector, where we believe that unifying under a single banner will simplify engagement for our global network of customers across the entire product development and biomanufacturing spectrum. It is an opportunity to ensure the teams in all our Life Sciences companies share the same strategy and strong sense of purpose. By combining our proprietary technologies, such as AI and sensing, which have been cultivated in the fields of imaging and healthcare, we create new value and support pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and academia in both drug discovery support solutions and CDMO services.”
“FUJIFILM Biosciences focuses on supporting our partners in their life sciences ambitions and doing what we can to enable their success along the way,” said Brandon Pence, president and chief operating officer, FUJIFILM Biosciences. “Our foundation is based upon the core principles of putting our people first, transforming through innovation and science, and maintaining a commitment to unprecedented customer service. In doing those things right, we create strong relationships, both internally and externally. We’re excited about this evolution in our business and welcome the opportunity to expand our positive impact on customers through broader capabilities and collaborating with them on future solutions.”
“At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, we take immense pride in the value we bring to our partners everyday to help bring life-changing medicines to patients,” said Lars Petersen, president and chief executive officer, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies.”This closer coordination and united focus strengthens how we interact and deliver for our customers. Together, we offer deep knowledge and experience, speed, flexibility, and scientific rigor—critical elements in bringing complex biologics to life.”
Alongside FUJIFILM Biosciences and FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, the Fujifilm Life Sciences Group companies also include FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, a leading developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cells, FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, and FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. To learn more, the Fujifilm Life Sciences Group companies will be at BIO International in Boston from June 16-19, 2025 at Booth 2334 and Booth 2234, for more information, please visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/lifesciences.
For more information about FUJIFILM Biosciences, please visit fujifilmbiosciences.fujifilm.com and for more information about FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, please visit fujifilmbiotechnologies.fujifilm.com.
*Outside the U.S., the distributor will be varied.
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About FUJIFILM Biosciences
With a foundation in cell culture that dates back to 1970, FUJIFILM Biosciences is a global, full spectrum supplier to the life sciences market, providing products and services that assist customers in advancing healthcare initiatives. With an expanding portfolio of applications supported that include life science and discovery research, cell and gene therapy, as well as the large-scale production of biotherapeutics and vaccines, the Company is trusted by researchers and manufacturers worldwide. For over 50 years, FUJIFILM Biosciences’ Mission has been to empower all who bring medicines and treatments to life with unmatched quality and responsiveness in its products and custom solutions, providing customers with the vital resources needed to enrich human lives through innovative, accessible therapies. The Company’s facilities adhere to both ISO and FDA regulations, with manufacturing facilities that follow cGMP guidelines in the USA, Japan, and the Netherlands, and a media optimization center in China. All sites prioritize strategies that adhere to the FUJIFILM Sustainability Value Plan 2030 for sustainable growth. FUJIFILM Biosciences is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation reporting to FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation. For more information, please visit: fujifilmbiosciences.fujifilm.com
About FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, reporting to FUJIFILM Corporation, is a world-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biologics, vaccines and advanced therapies. With over 30 years of experience, the CDMO specializes in developing and manufacturing biopharmaceuticals using microbial, mammalian, and host/virus systems. With over 4,800 employees, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies operates a fully integrated, kojoXTM global network with major facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Denmark, with a planned new site in Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA. The kojoX manufacturing network ensures supply chain agility for its customers through modular facilities and standardized processes for seamless scaling and technology transfers. FUJIFILM Biotechnologies offers comprehensive services, ranging from proprietary cell line development, to process and analytical development, and through to clinical and commercial manufacturing. For more information, please visit: fujifilmbiotechnologies.fujifilm.com
About FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, leverages its depth of knowledge and proprietary core technologies to deliver innovative products and services across the globe through the four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging with over 70,000 employees. Guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles,” we address social challenges and create a positive impact on society through our products, services, and business operations. Under its medium-term management plan, VISION2030, which ends in FY2030, we aspire to continue our evolution into a company that creates value and smiles for various stakeholders as a collection of global leading businesses and achieve a global revenue of 4 trillion yen (29 billion USD at an exchange rate of 140 JPY/USD). For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com.
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