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.
Baculovirus expression systems, research reagents and contract protein production
Oxford Expression Technologies is an Oxford Brookes University and NERC spin-out specialising in recombinant protein expression. Its flashBAC baculovirus expression systems, transfer vectors and engineered insect cell lines support protein production for pharmaceutical, vaccine and diagnostic research. The company…
Integrated drug discovery CRO specialising in small molecule programmes
Domainex is a contract research organisation providing integrated drug discovery services to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, patient foundations and academic institutions. The company offers medicinal and computational chemistry, protein expression, assay development and structural biology, supporting…
Global CRO delivering outsourced clinical development and safety services
ICON plc is a contract research organisation providing outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide. The company supports the full product development lifecycle, from early-phase studies through to post-market safety monitoring.…
Specialist preclinical CRO for ophthalmic retinal disease drug development
MediNect Ophtho is a contract research organisation providing specialist preclinical services for ophthalmic drug development, with an exclusive focus on retinal disease. Operating from Belfast, the company offers in vivo and ex vivo retinal disease models, proof-of-concept studies, DMPK and ADME studies, and…
Quantitative genetics and agricultural breeding decision-support
AbacusBio is a science-led agricultural genetics and analytics consultancy supporting breeding programmes for livestock, crops and aquaculture. Its teams combine quantitative genetics, genomic evaluation, production economics and data science to improve selection decisions and forecast breeding outcomes. The company…
Automated chiral chemistry platform for small molecule drug discovery
LCC Technologies is a drug discovery company providing biopharma partners with access to its platform, which combines a proprietary billion-scale virtual chiral library with AI-driven design and automated high-throughput synthesis. The platform delivers stereodefined, sp3-rich building blocks and drug-like compounds…
GMP/GLP contract microbiology testing for pharma and medical devices
Wickham Micro is a GMP/GLP compliant contract testing laboratory providing microbiology services to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Services include sterility, bioburden, bacterial endotoxin and cytotoxicity testing, microbial identification, method validation and environmental monitoring, supporting…
Liquid biopsy NGS kits and genomic diagnostic services
Nonacus is a developer of next-generation sequencing reagents and library preparation kits for liquid biopsy and tissue-based genomic analysis. Its target enrichment and cell-free DNA workflow products support cancer detection, treatment stratification, and longitudinal monitoring. Through its clinical services…
Multiomics research and bioinformatics for microbial systems
GenomeByte is a contract research and bioinformatics company supporting microbiology and multiomics investigations. Its services span experimental design, genomic and transcriptomic analysis, proteomics and integration of biological datasets. Researchers develop tailored workflows for studying host-pathogen…
In vitro pharmacology CRO for preclinical drug discovery
Excellerate Bioscience is a contract research organisation specialising in molecular and cellular pharmacology for preclinical drug discovery. The company provides in vitro assay development, biochemical and cell-based screening, target validation, and compound profiling services to pharmaceutical companies,…
Non-invasive skin epigenomics platform for clinical and cosmetic research
Mitra Bio is a contract research organisation providing a non-invasive skin epigenomics platform to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies conducting clinical trials on dermatological and age-reversal interventions. Using tape-strip skin sampling combined with whole-genome DNA methylation sequencing and bioinformatic…
Automated single-cell isolation and cloning instruments for cell biology
Iota Sciences is a developer of automated single-cell handling instruments and cell-line engineering services. The company's platform automates single-cell isolation and cloning in nanolitre volumes, supporting monoclonal cell line development with integrated viability monitoring and documentation. GRID Technology…
Mass spectrometry proteomics and multi-omics contract research services
Platinum Discovery is a contract research organisation providing large-scale, mass spectrometry-based proteomics and multi-omics research services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic clients. Operating from one of the world's largest quantitative proteomics facilities at the University of Dundee, the company…
Gene editing tools, cell lines and genomic reagents for life science research
Horizon Discovery is a Cambridge-based life sciences company supplying gene editing and gene modulation tools, services, and engineered cell lines to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic customers. Its portfolio includes CRISPR and RNAi reagents, isogenic cell line pairs modelling disease-associated mutations,…
Human biospecimens and plasma processing services
AbBaltis is a supplier of human biological samples and plasma processing services supporting diagnostic development, biotechnology and laboratory research. The company provides characterised plasma and serum specimens, custom sample processing and assay support used in IVD development, validation and quality control.…
GLP-accredited animal-free safety and efficacy testing for cosmetics and chemicals
XCellR8 is a contract research organisation providing exclusively animal-free safety and efficacy testing services to the cosmetics, personal care, and chemical industries. Operating from a GLP-accredited laboratory at Sci-Tech Daresbury, the company uses human cell culture systems to deliver regulatory tests for skin…
High-throughput iPSC reprogramming and stem cell drug discovery services
Oxford StemTech is a contract research company providing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) reprogramming and drug discovery services using its proprietary platform. The technology enables large-scale, cost-effective generation of patient-derived iPSC lines from blood or skin samples, supporting disease modelling,…
Glycan analysis products and services for biopharmaceutical QC
Ludger is a glycobiology company specialising in the measurement and characterisation of protein glycosylation for biopharmaceutical development and quality control. The company manufactures glycan analysis kits, reagents, and reference standards for use in LC, MS, and CE workflows, and provides contract analytical…
Genetic biomarker discovery platform for precision medicine and diagnostics
Population Bio is a genomic discovery company providing genetic biomarker identification services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners. Its platform accelerates the discovery of disease-relevant copy number variants and associated genetic variants, enabling companion diagnostic development, drug repurposing,…
Clinical skin microbiome testing and multi-omic ingredient analysis platform
Sequential Skin is a biotechnology company providing non-invasive clinical microbiome testing and multi-omic analysis services to the personal care and pharmaceutical industries. Using patch-based sampling and next-generation sequencing, the company quantifies how ingredients and formulations affect the skin…