Clinical research companies support the design, execution and management of studies that evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medicines, diagnostics and healthcare technologies. Their work is essential for bringing new products to market.
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Browse 125 UK clinical research companies below.
Investigational oral ketamine formulations for treatment-resistant depression
Neurocentrx Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing oral ketamine formulations for treatment-resistant mood disorders. Its NRCx-201 programme includes immediate-release and abuse-deterrent capsules intended for clinically supervised treatment and potentially supported home care. Following…
Human tissue research CRO supporting preclinical drug discovery
Pharmagene Discovery Services is a UK contract research organisation specialising in laboratory-based research services using consented human tissue and primary human cells. The company provides tailored assay design and development across target expression, spatial biology, functional cellular biology, bioassays, and…
Clinical trial supply: comparator sourcing, packaging, labelling and distribution
BAP Pharma is a clinical trial supply company supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors with the materials needed to run clinical studies. It sources comparator medicines and other commercially available drugs worldwide for use in trials, and provides secondary packaging and labelling of investigational…
Full-service CRO delivering UK clinical trials across dedicated research sites
MAC Clinical Research is a contract research organisation conducting Phase I to IV clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors. The company operates a fully owned network of dedicated research sites across the UK, including an MHRA accredited Phase I unit, backed by international offices. Services…
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 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company specialises in dosage form design for APIs with challenging solubility and bioavailability…
Clinical trial delivery for Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative disease
Scottish Brain Sciences is a contract research organisation building and operating clinical trial infrastructure for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. Working with pharmaceutical sponsors, it delivers trial screening, patient recruitment, and study conduct at dedicated clinical sites in…
Pharmaceutical development, clinical pharmacology and GMP manufacturing
Seda Pharmaceutical Development Services is a provider of integrated pharmaceutical development, clinical pharmacology and GMP manufacturing services to the pharma and biotech sectors. The company supports clients from early-stage drug development through clinical trials to regulatory approval, with particular…
Endometrial biology platform for implantation failure and miscarriage
Sita Bio is a London-based biotechnology company engineering functional, vascularised thick living tissue. Combining tissue engineering, vascular biology, perfusion hardware and automated experimentation, it builds living systems that survive, organise and adapt. Its first application is a first-trimester uterine…
Micellar oral cannabidiol formulation for psychiatric drug development
NWPharmaTech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing investigational oral cannabidiol formulations for psychiatric disorders. Its NWPT-SM32300 programme uses a high-loading micellar softgel intended to deliver consistent oral doses. The company reports completion of a Phase 1 pharmacokinetic and…
Human biospecimen and disease-state plasma supplier
Logical Biological is a UK supplier of human biological materials including disease-state and normal-donor serum, plasma, swabs, tissues, PBMCs, and biofluids to IVD manufacturers and life science researchers worldwide. The company sources specimens through a global network of donor centres and blood banks across five…
Enzymatic wound debridement therapy derived from maggot biology
SolasCure is a biotechnology company developing a recombinant enzyme-based hydrogel for the treatment of chronic wounds. The lead product contains a protease cloned from medical maggots that degrades non-viable wound tissue including fibrin, elastin, and collagen to prepare the wound bed for healing. The product is in…
Oncology biotech developing peptide therapeutics and diagnostics
ValiRx is a UK-listed biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology therapeutics and companion diagnostics. The company selects and incubates novel drug candidates, including peptide-based compounds targeting prostate cancer, endometriosis, and other solid tumours, progressing them from preclinical…
Full service clinical trial and real-world evidence study management
O4 Research is a Belfast-based clinical research and site management organisation delivering full service and functional clinical trial services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer health companies across the UK, Ireland and Europe. The company specialises in late-phase clinical trials and non-interventional…
Specialist CRO for rare disease drug development and commercialisation
TMC Pharma Services is a contract research organisation specialising in drug development support for rare and orphan diseases. The company serves small and mid-sized biotech and biopharma clients across the full development lifecycle, providing regulatory affairs, clinical development, pharmacovigilance, medical…
Takeda's UK clinical development and drug discovery operations
Takeda UK encompasses the British operations of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical companies. The London-based Takeda Development Centre Europe leads clinical development, regulatory affairs, and medical affairs across oncology, neuroscience, gastrointestinal disease, rare…
Prospective human biosample collection for translational research
The Sample Network is a clinical research services company arranging human biosample collection for biomarker, diagnostic and therapeutic development. It works with a network of clinical sites to design prospective collection studies tailored to sample type, patient characteristics, processing protocols and associated…
Ex-vivo organ perfusion services for preclinical drug evaluation
Pebble Bio is a contract research organisation providing ex-vivo organ and tissue perfusion services as an alternative to large animal experimentation. Using living organ systems maintained under physiological conditions, the company evaluates the safety, efficacy, and pharmacology of novel therapeutics, biomedical…
Full-service CRO and pharmacovigilance services for biopharma
Ergomed is a global contract research organisation providing clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory compliance services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Operating across more than 100 countries, the group manages Phase I to IV clinical trials with particular depth in oncology and…
Platelet function biomarkers and assays for cardiovascular clinical research
HaemAnalytica is a University of Reading biotechnology spin-out developing platelet-function assays for cardiovascular research and clinical trials. Its TRIPLEcheck platform uses platelet biomarkers to predict thrombotic risk and antiplatelet treatment response. PLANA combines preserved blood samples, flow cytometry…
Global clinical research organisation providing consultant support for trials
Momentum Pharma is a company providing clinical trial consultants and functional service provider solutions to biotech, pharmaceutical and CRO clients globally. Operating as an alternative to traditional full-service CROs, it supplies embedded clinical research associates, programme managers and regulatory specialists…