2020 Newsmaker of the Year: GRAM tapped to support development of COVID-19 vaccine CATEGORY: Manufacturing COMPANY: Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing After opening its $60 million fill-and-finish facility in Grand Rapids in June, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing this summer was tapped by the federal government to help with the process of developing and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine. GRAM is a parenteral contract development and manufacturing organization founded in 2010 that has seen phenomenal growth in the past decade and officially tripled its footprint and capacity by opening a 61,500-square-foot injectable fill-and-finish facility at 524 Butterworth St. SW just west of the Grand River in June.