Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations (CDMOs) provide outsourced development, scale-up and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. They play a critical role in bringing new therapies from concept to commercial production.
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Browse 78 UK CDMOs below.
Ovine polyclonal therapeutics developer and antivenom manufacturer
MicroPharm is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and manufacturing ovine polyclonal antibody therapeutics for the treatment of acute toxic and infectious conditions. The company's MHRA-licensed facilities in West Wales produce a portfolio of clinical-grade antivenoms, including products acquired from Sanofi…
Engineering biology CRDMO for pharma and industrial biotech
Ingenza is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organisation applying engineering biology to solve manufacturing challenges across pharmaceuticals and industrial biotechnology. The company provides strain and cell line engineering, fermentation, bioprocess development, and analytical services for…
GMP-grade cell-free synthetic DNA for genetic medicines
4basebio is a biotechnology manufacturing company producing GMP-grade synthetic DNA for use in cell and gene therapies, mRNA vaccines and genome editing applications. Using an enzymatic, cell-free synthesis process, the company manufactures application-specific linear DNA constructs that overcome the purity and…
Global drug discovery and development partnership company
Evotec is a global drug discovery and development company with major UK operations at Milton Park, Abingdon, and Alderley Park, Cheshire. Its Abingdon campus houses over 800 staff spanning target validation, medicinal chemistry, structural biology, in silico design, process development, and biologics manufacturing…
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 diagnostics industries. Services span route design, complex synthesis, scale-up, and analytical development through to regulatory-grade…
Inhalation and nasal drug product development and manufacturing CDMO
Bespak is a contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in inhaled and nasal drug delivery. It supports pharmaceutical companies from feasibility, formulation and analytical development through clinical supply to commercial-scale manufacturing and fill-finish of pressurised metered dose inhalers.…
Veterinary vaccine CDMO and aquaculture diagnostics for animal health
Marinnovac UK is a contract research and manufacturing organisation specialising in veterinary vaccine development and viral antigen production for animal and aquaculture health applications. The company holds the only VMD-approved viral autogenous vaccine manufacturing licence in the UK, offering services spanning…
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 pharmaceutical ingredients for small molecule drugs, offering route scouting, process development and scale-up, polymorph screening, analytical…
CDMO and CRO for complex biologics and bioconjugate development
Abzena is an integrated CDMO and CRO specialising in complex biologics and bioconjugates, with cGMP facilities across the United States and a research presence in Cambridge, UK. Its services span antibody discovery, cell line development, bioconjugation and GMP manufacturing across monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug…
Cell and gene therapy CDMO with clinical and commercial manufacturing
RoslinCT is a CDMO specialising in advanced cell and gene therapies. Operating purpose-built cGMP facilities at Edinburgh BioQuarter and in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, it provides process development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing for autologous and allogeneic cell therapies, with particular…
Gene therapy and biologics CDMO with cGMP manufacturing in Liverpool
Pharmaron Biologics (UK) Ltd is a contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in biologics and cell and gene therapy, operating from cGMP biomanufacturing facilities in Speke, Liverpool. The site offers end-to-end services spanning plasmid design, cell line development, viral vector process…
Biological raw materials and IVD test platforms for diagnostics
BBI Solutions is a global manufacturer of biological raw materials and finished test platforms for the in-vitro diagnostics market. Products include antibodies, antigens, enzymes, gold nanoparticles, and serum and plasma materials used across lateral flow, ELISA, biosensor, and clinical chemistry applications. The…
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 proprietary platform combines drug product formulation, clinical trial manufacturing, and Phase I clinical testing within a single programme,…
Contract immunoassay development and bioconjugation services
Fleet Bioprocessing is a Hampshire-based contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in immunoassay development and bioconjugation. Founded in 2000 by former scientists from Johnson & Johnson and Amersham International, the company provides contract R&D and manufacturing services to diagnostics,…
Sterile injectable drug manufacturing and fill-finish for global pharma
Patheon is a contract development and manufacturing site operating as part of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Pharma Services business. The site specialises in sterile liquid and freeze-dried injectable products, including high potency medicines and large volume parenterals, offering development, commercial manufacturing,…
Sterile GMP fill/finish CMO for biologics and small molecules
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services is a contract manufacturing organisation specialising in sterile GMP fill/finish manufacturing of injectable drug products for clinical trials and low-volume commercial supply. Operating from a purpose-built MHRA-licensed and FDA-inspected facility in Stirling, the company handles a…
Cell and gene therapy CDMO specialising in ATMP development and manufacturing
Adthera Bio is a contract development and manufacturing organisation focused exclusively on cell and gene therapy advanced therapy medicinal products. The company provides GMP-compliant process development, analytical development, and manufacturing services to biotech and academic partners. Operating from…
Integrated CRO services from drug discovery to manufacture
Charles River Laboratories is a global contract research organisation providing integrated preclinical drug discovery and development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic clients. UK operations span multiple sites offering medicinal chemistry, biology, ADME/PK, structural biology, immunology, in vivo…
UK generic and branded medicine manufacturer supplying the NHS nationwide
Crescent Pharma is an independent generic pharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing and supplying medicines to the NHS, pharmacies, hospitals and healthcare providers across the UK and internationally. The company holds several hundred UK marketing authorisations and operates multiple manufacturing sites,…
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, Edinburgh, Dundee and Sandwich. Its capabilities span medicinal chemistry, translational biology, ADME/DMPK, toxicology and GxP-compliant…