Contract Research Organisations (CROs) provide outsourced scientific and clinical research services to biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. They support organisations throughout the research and development lifecycle.
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Browse 271 UK CROs below.
Reference materials, genomics tools and measurement science for life sciences
LGC is a life science reagents and reference materials company providing analytical standards, genomics tools and measurement science services to the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, food safety and research sectors. Its portfolio spans certified reference substances, nucleic acid synthesis, genomic analysis reagents and…
CRO specialising in oncology, inflammation and respiratory disease models
Axis Bioservices is a preclinical contract research organisation providing bespoke in vitro and in vivo study services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic clients. Specialist capabilities span oncology tumour models, inflammatory disease models including rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary fibrosis, and…
Patient-derived mitochondrial screening for preclinical drug discovery
Mitotype Precision Labs is a contract research organisation providing patient-derived cellular assays for drug discovery and preclinical evaluation. Its screening services use fibroblasts, neurons and astrocytes to measure mitochondrial function, lysosomal biology and other disease-relevant cellular responses. The…
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…
Synthetic and medicinal chemistry contract research for drug discovery
AF ChemPharm is a contract research organisation providing synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and chemical industry clients. Its team of PhD chemists carries out custom synthesis of target compounds from milligram to kilogram scale, contract research 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…
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…
Specialist CRO for inhaled and nasal drug product development
Nanopharm is a contract research organisation specialising in the development of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, providing formulation development, materials characterisation, analytical testing, and in vitro and in silico modelling services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. The company supports…
Infectious disease antigens and antibodies for diagnostics and research
The Native Antigen Company is a manufacturer of native and recombinant antigens, antibodies, and immunoassays for viral and bacterial infectious disease targets. Products are supplied to IVD manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions for use in immunoassay development, serology, vaccine…
Ubiquitin research reagents and enzyme profiling services
Ubiquigent+ is a research reagent and assay service offering operated within the University of Dundee's MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit. It supplies antibodies, enzymes, proteins and DNA reagents for studying the ubiquitin system, alongside biochemical profiling services for deubiquitylases and…
Aquaculture genetics services and genomic selective breeding programmes
Xelect is a Scottish genetic services company providing selective breeding programme management and genomic analysis for aquaculture producers worldwide. The company manages over 30 active programmes across 16 species, including salmon, trout, shrimp, sea bass, and tilapia, combining high-throughput SNP genotyping…
Contract research and analytical services for food and health industries
QIB Extra is a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of Quadram Institute Bioscience, providing contract research, analytical services, and consultancy to companies in the food, nutrition, and health sectors. Operating from Norwich Research Park, it gives commercial clients access to the facilities and scientific…
C. elegans whole-organism platform for preclinical drug and compound screening
Magnitude Biosciences Limited is a contract research organisation providing preclinical drug discovery and compound screening services using Caenorhabditis elegans as a whole-organism model. Its proprietary biophotonics platform enables automated, high-throughput, non-invasive monitoring of health and lifespan metrics…
GCP-accredited oncology molecular diagnostics for clinical trials and research
The Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory is an ISO 15189-accredited molecular diagnostics facility within the University of Cambridge Department of Oncology, jointly funded by CRUK and NIHR. Operating to GCP and GCLP standards, it provides next-generation sequencing, circulating tumour DNA analysis, liquid biopsy…
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 purification services to the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, chemical, and food industries using High Performance Counter Current Chromatography,…
Contract research using in vitro models of the human gut
Aelius Biotech is a contract research organisation using laboratory models of the human digestive tract to study drugs, nutritional products and functional foods. Its animal-free systems help customers explore how formulations behave during digestion and provide evidence for product development. The company works with…
In vitro biology CRO for immunology and oncology drug discovery
BioMedha is a pre-clinical contract research organisation specialising in in vitro biology for early-stage drug discovery. The company provides assay development, target validation, compound screening, and mechanism of action studies across immunology, oncology, immuno-oncology, and inflammation therapeutic areas.…
Chiral and achiral chromatography services for small molecule purification
Reach Separations is a contract chromatography company specialising in the analysis and purification of small molecules for clients in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and fine chemical sectors. Using HPLC and SFC technologies, the company provides chiral and achiral separation services from discovery scale through…