Southern New Hampshire has evolved into a major extension of the Massachusetts pharmaceutical and defense manufacturing ecosystem. Lonza Biologics’ Portsmouth facility is one of the region’s most significant biologics contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) — producing complex biopharmaceutical products for global pharmaceutical partners under the most demanding FDA and EMA regulatory scrutiny. In Nashua, BAE Systems operates a major defense and electronics manufacturing complex whose classified manufacturing environments require contamination control calibrated for defense, not pharma. The Route 3 / I-93 corridor connecting Lowell and Nashua has become a natural extension of the Massachusetts life sciences geography.

Manchester and the I-93 corridor host a growing cluster of medical device, specialty manufacturing, and life sciences support companies. The availability of skilled workforce, favorable tax environment, and access to Boston’s talent pool via I-93 have made southern New Hampshire an increasingly attractive address for companies that need GMP manufacturing capacity without Massachusetts costs. CleanTech Systems’ coverage extends seamlessly north of the border, serving the full southern New Hampshire pharmaceutical, defense, and life sciences ecosystem.