About Us

History
With fifty years each of accomplished service to their members, the Commercial Development Association (CDA) and Chemical Management and Resources Association (CMRA) joined to create the CDMA on July 1, 1999. The CDMA is the result of a recognized need for a unified, international organization that strengthens the business professional’s ability to build and grow companies

A Growing & Successful Organization
CDMA embraces more than 900 members who strive to create new and better products, improve business performance, provide innovative solutions, and develop professional and business alliances within the chemical, life sciences and allied industries.

CDMA members typically represent some or all of the following functions in their organizations. If you are responsible for these or similar challenges, CDMA can provide you with pertinent professional skills, integration strategies and business networks that ultimately help you and your company reach peak performance.

Areas our members are involved in:

• Innovation Management
• Business Management
• Marketing & Sales
• New Product Development
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategic Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Strategic Alliances
• Research & Development
• Commercial Development
• General Management
• Market Research
• Technology Transfer
• Competitive Intelligence
• Licensing

Member Organizations
While membership is by individual, CDMA members represent more than 400 small and large technology-oriented companies. Most come from global Fortune 500 companies, leading privately held businesses, start-up companies, research firms, consultants and academic groups related to the chemical, life sciences and allied industries. Organizations represented by CDMA members include: