text: Philadelphia, PA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/10/2020 --Frontida BioPharm, Inc., a pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization based in Philadelphia and Chicago areas, has been granted full certifiable recognition by The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council as a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (certified MBE).
  The Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and nationally recognized affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). The EMSDC certifies minority-owned, operated and controlled businesses throughout Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. The NMSDC is the only organization capable of providing this specific validation and certification throughout the U.S. It advocates business opportunities for certified minority business enterprises and connects them to corporate members who maintain initiatives to support such enterprises.
  Song Li, Chairman and founder of Frontida, remarked that, "We are grateful to the NMSDC for the MBE certification and to its eastern region affiliate for facilitating the selection process. From the founding of this organization, when we preserved over 150 jobs in Philadelphia and Chicago areas, to our current 214 employees, Frontida has proudly supported a diverse culture of excellence at all levels of our operations for the benefit of our personnel and our clients. We strive to devote our team's intellectual and operational capabilities to support pharmaceutical companies in bringing innovative therapies to the market."