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.
Biological sample processing and storage services
UK Biocentre is a contract service provider specialising in large-scale biological sample management, processing, and automated cold storage for biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical research. Established as the commercial service arm of UK Biobank, the company operates a 70,000 square-foot facility in Milton Keynes…
Bioanalytical CRO for drug quantification across development stages
Alderley Analytical is a contract research organisation providing bioanalytical testing services across the drug development continuum, from discovery through preclinical safety studies to clinical trials. The company specialises in mass spectrometry and ligand binding assays for the quantification of small molecules,…
Computational chemistry software and consulting for small molecule discovery
Cresset Biomolecular Discovery is a UK software and consulting company providing computational chemistry solutions for small molecule drug discovery and design. Its patented field technology evaluates molecules using surface properties rather than 2D structural similarity, enabling virtual screening, scaffold hopping,…
GMP analytical and microbiology testing for pharmaceutical and healthcare products
Aspire Laboratories is an independent, GMP-accredited contract analytical and microbiology testing laboratory based in East London. The company provides quality control testing services including method development and batch release testing, serving clients in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, veterinary, healthcare and…
Parenteral drug and nutrition stability testing and analytical services
Biopharma Stability Testing Laboratory is a contract research organisation specialising in extended stability testing of parenteral drug products, biopharmaceuticals, and nutritional formulations. Services are performed to UK NHS Yellow Cover Document, British Pharmacopoeia, and European Pharmacopoeia standards,…
Diverse oncology datasets for AI-driven precision medicine research
CureCollect is a life science data company sourcing multimodal oncology datasets for precision medicine and artificial intelligence research. It collaborates with hospitals and laboratories to assemble pathology images, genomic and transcriptomic data, longitudinal clinical records and treatment outcomes from diverse…
3D cell culture scaffolds and human tissue services for drug research
REPROCELL is a life science company combining proprietary 3D cell culture products with ex vivo human tissue testing services for the pharmaceutical industry. Its scaffold enables cells to grow in three-dimensional structures that more closely replicate in vivo tissue behaviour, supporting drug safety, efficacy, and…
Human proteome microarrays and protein array screening services
Cambridge Protein Arrays supplies human proteome microarrays and specialist screening services for researchers. Its HuProt arrays contain thousands of full-length human proteins, enabling antibody specificity testing, autoantibody profiling and investigations of molecular interactions. Researchers can obtain arrays or…
End-to-end lateral flow immunoassay development and manufacturing
Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) is a contract developer and manufacturer of rapid lateral flow immunoassay tests for human, veterinary, and agricultural applications. Operating as a social enterprise, GADx provides end-to-end diagnostic development services from assay design and antibody development through to…
Clinical research organisation offering trial delivery and functional outsourcing services
Advanced Clinical is a clinical research organisation supporting biopharmaceutical and medical device companies through full-service and functional service provider models. It provides clinical trial management, site monitoring, quality and validation services and strategic resourcing, placing specialist clinical…
Fragment and structure-based drug discovery services
Vernalis (R&D) is a Cambridge-based contract drug discovery organisation specialising in fragment-based and structure-based drug discovery. The company integrates structural biology, biophysics, NMR spectroscopy, DNA-encoded library screening, medicinal chemistry, and computational approaches to identify and progress…
Analytical testing, development and training for pharma and food sectors
Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) is a contract research organisation based at the University of Reading, providing analytical testing, product development, consultancy and training to pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and food and consumer goods companies. Its GMP and ISO 17025-accredited laboratories offer…
Autonomous laboratory platforms for microgravity biotechnology research
Frontier Space develops autonomous laboratory and bioreactor platforms for biotechnology research in microgravity. Its SpaceLab system is designed to support cell culture, protein crystallisation and microfluidic experiments in orbit. The company builds custom experimental hardware and provides payload integration and…
Full-service CRO for Phase I–IV pharmaceutical and device trials
Clinicology is a contract research organisation providing clinical trial management services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Services span site startup, monitoring, project management, regulatory submissions, patient recruitment, medical monitoring, medical writing, and…
Contract pharmaceutical development, manufacturing and diagnostic services
Almac Group is a privately owned contract development and manufacturing organisation providing integrated services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Capabilities span API and peptide synthesis, formulation development, GMP clinical and commercial manufacturing, clinical…
AI-generated virtual patients for medical device testing
adsilico is a University of Leeds spin-out developing computational models for preclinical medical device research. It combines generative AI with anonymised clinical imaging to create synthetic patient anatomies, then uses physics-based simulations to investigate how implantable devices perform across diverse…
Clinical gamma scintigraphy for pharmaceutical formulation evaluation
Cardiff Scintigraphics is an independent contract research company specialising in gamma scintigraphy, a clinical imaging technique using radiolabelled drug formulations to visualise and quantify in vivo drug deposition in humans. Its services support pharmaceutical and medical device companies in evaluating inhaled,…
AI imaging platform for lung and heart disease clinical trials
Qureight is a technology-driven imaging contract research organisation providing clinical data curation and AI-powered image analysis services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Its proprietary platform integrates CT imaging, biomarkers, and clinical metadata from complex respiratory and cardiovascular diseases,…
Spectroscopy-based food authentication and adulteration detection testing
Bia Analytical is a food authentication testing laboratory providing spectroscopy and data science-based methods to detect adulteration in food ingredients. The company uses FTIR and NIR spectroscopy combined with chemometrics to authenticate herbs, spices, and other high-value ingredients, supporting food producers,…
Specialist CRO for drug and agrochemical metabolite synthesis and characterisation
Hypha Discovery is a specialist contract research organisation supporting pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies worldwide. The company produces and purifies drug and agrochemical metabolites using microbial biotransformation, recombinant enzyme systems and late-stage chemical synthesis, supporting metabolite…