CROs in United Kingdom
Contract research organizations headquartered in United Kingdom
29 organizations
Almac Group
CDMO headquartered in Northern Ireland providing GMP API synthesis, drug product development, clinical trial supply manufacturing, and biomarker services across North America and Europe.
ApconiX
UK nonclinical safety CRO founded by former AstraZeneca scientists, specializing in integrated toxicology and ion channel electrophysiology studies for regulatory drug safety assessment.
Aptia Group (formerly Cyprotex/Evotec)
European ADME and DMPK specialist CRO providing in vitro ADME screening, drug-drug interaction studies, and physicochemical profiling from Macclesfield and Watertown facilities.
Bionical Emas
UK-based specialist oncology CRO providing early-phase clinical trial management, tumour genomics, and biomarker-driven trial design for immuno-oncology programmes.
Chiltern (now Covance)
UK-headquartered global mid-size CRO (now part of LabCorp/Covance) with deep expertise in oncology, rare diseases, and paediatric clinical trials across 30+ countries.
Chiltern (now Covance/Labcorp)
Mid-size global CRO acquired by Labcorp providing clinical development services from Phase I through Phase IV with operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Clerkenwell Health
Europe's first specialist CRO dedicated to psychedelic compound clinical research, providing full-service trial design and execution for novel psychiatric treatments in the UK.
ClinTec International
Glasgow-founded, India-expanded full-service CRO providing clinical trial management, site management, and regulatory services across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.
Covance Harrogate (Labcorp UK)
Labcorp Drug Development's UK preclinical facility providing GLP toxicology, safety pharmacology, and reproductive toxicology studies from Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Covance Harrogate UK
Labcorp Drug Development's Harrogate facility providing preclinical toxicology, pathology, and safety assessment services with large-animal capabilities for IND-enabling studies.
Coventry Biomedical
UK-based bioanalytical and pharmaceutical testing CRO providing LC-MS/MS, dissolution testing, and method validation services for generic and innovator pharmaceutical companies.
Ergomed
Global full-service CRO specializing in oncology, rare disease, and complex clinical trials across all development phases, with 2,900+ clinical research professionals operating in 100+ countries.
Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR)
London-based early phase CRO conducting Phase 1 healthy volunteer and patient studies. Operates a dedicated clinical pharmacology unit at the Cumberland Business Park with 100+ bed capacity.
Intertek Pharmaceutical Services
Global testing and certification provider offering comprehensive pharmaceutical services including analytical testing, stability studies, extractables/leachables, and regulatory consulting.
Lindus Health
Next-generation decentralized CRO from London using a proprietary clinical trial platform to deliver faster, more efficient trials in cardiovascular, oncology, and ophthalmology.
MAC Clinical Research
One of Europe's largest full-service CROs with a dedicated network of research sites across the UK, conducting global clinical studies from Phase I through Phase IV with particular strength in patient recruitment.
MAC Clinical Research UK
UK-based Phase I-IV site network and CRO operating multiple dedicated clinical research centres across Northern England for healthy volunteer and patient population studies.
Phastar
Award-winning specialist biometrics CRO headquartered in London, providing biostatistics, statistical programming, data management, and analytics to global pharma, biotech, and device companies.
Quanticate
One of the world's largest data-focused biometrics CROs, providing biostatistics, statistical programming, clinical data management, and medical writing without conducting clinical operations.
Quotient Sciences
Translational pharmaceutics CRO integrating drug substance, drug product, and clinical testing in a single facility. Specializes in formulation development with integrated Phase 1 studies.
Richmond Pharmacology
London-based Phase 1 clinical research unit specializing in early phase clinical trials, pharmacokinetics, and healthy volunteer studies. Located at Guy's Hospital campus.
RoslinCT
Cell and gene therapy CDMO with purpose-built cGMP facilities in Edinburgh and Hopkinton, Massachusetts, supporting clinical and commercial advanced therapy programs.
SGS Vitrology
Glasgow-based specialty virology and biosafety testing CRO providing viral clearance validation, adventitious agent testing, and mycoplasma testing for biologics manufacturers.
Simbec-Orion
Full-service boutique CRO with a purpose-built MHRA-accredited Phase I unit in South Wales. Specializes in early-phase clinical pharmacology, oncology, rare diseases, and respiratory conditions through to Phase III.
Simbec-Orion UK
Welsh-based early-phase CRO providing Phase I clinical pharmacology, FTIH studies, and paediatric clinical trials with a 72-bed residential unit and dedicated bioanalytical laboratory.
Transpharmation
Preclinical neuroscience CRO spun out of GlaxoSmithKline in 2010, specializing in in vivo CNS pharmacology models for psychedelic compound and neurodegeneration research.
Upperton Pharma Solutions
UK-based CDMO specialising in inhaled drug product development including dry powder inhalers, metered dose inhalers, and nasal spray formulations.
VisionCare Research
UK-based specialist CRO for ophthalmic and contact lens clinical trials, providing study design, clinical monitoring, and regulatory support for eye care medical devices and pharmaceutical products.
hVIVO
World leader in human challenge trials for infectious and respiratory diseases, operating from a purpose-built quarantine facility in London with 14+ validated infection models for RSV, influenza, and COVID-19.