Active pharmaceutical ingredient companies develop and manufacture the substances responsible for the therapeutic effects of medicines. These companies support pharmaceutical and biotechnology developers from early process development through to clinical and commercial production.
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Browse 26 UK active pharmaceutical ingredient companies below.
Pharmaceutical formulation development and clinical manufacturing services
SGS Quay Pharma is a contract development and manufacturing organisation providing formulation development, analytical services, and clinical trial manufacturing for…
Contract isolation and purification of high-value compounds using HPCCC
BioExtractions Wales is a contract extraction and purification company operating from a 10,000 sq ft facility in Tredegar, South Wales. The company provides isolation and…
Chemical reagents and contract manufacturing for pharma and diagnostics supply chains
Biosynth Limited is the UK manufacturing and research entity of Biosynth, a global life sciences reagents and contract development and manufacturing organisation. Its Compton,…
Biopharmaceutical group distributing and developing cannabis-based medicines
GROW Group is a biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on cannabis-based medicines, operating through complementary distribution and research divisions. Its UK distribution…
European specialty pharma focused on gastroenterology and hepatology
Norgine is a European specialty pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and commercialising medicines across gastroenterology, hepatology, and cancer supportive care.…
Animal health medicines and APIs manufactured for global markets
Elanco UK is the principal UK subsidiary of Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, a global animal health company developing and manufacturing products for farm animals and pets. Its…
Chemistry-led CRO and CDMO for pharmaceutical and diagnostics R&D
High Force Research is an independent chemistry CRO and CDMO providing synthetic chemistry, process development, and GMP manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and…
Integrated chemistry and development CRO for small molecules
CatSci is a Cardiff-headquartered contract research organisation providing integrated chemistry, analytical, and development services to biotech and pharmaceutical companies.…
API development and manufacturing for pharmaceutical drug substances
Aptuit is a pharmaceutical chemical development and manufacturing site operating as part of Evotec's API and drug product network. The company develops and manufactures active…
Integrated drug development, formulation and Phase I clinical services
Quotient Sciences is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation providing integrated drug development services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Its…
Custom radiolabelling and integrated small molecule drug discovery services
Eurofins Selcia is a contract research organisation specialising in custom carbon-14 and stable isotope radiolabelling, GMP radiolabelled API manufacturing, and integrated small…
Integrated drug discovery, development and GMP manufacturing CRO
Concept Life Sciences is a contract research organisation delivering integrated drug discovery, development and GMP manufacturing services across facilities in Chapel-en-le-Frith,…