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Top 25 Clinical trial research organizations based in the United Kingdom

Name: Clinical trial research organizations based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 496 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 496 clinical trial research organizations headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 19,059 professional contacts across them, including 9,604 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers clinical trial research organizations headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest clinical trial research organizations based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 496 clinical trial research organizations based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to clinical trial research organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Almac Group	Indirect evidence	Craigavon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,577 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Partnering to Advance Human Health A unique culture delivering exceptional solutions: Almac is a financially secure, privately owned organisation with 7,800+ employees globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Perceptive INC	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,197 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Expanding on their combined 50-year history, Perceptive provides best-in-class specialist support to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical research organizations, spanning…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Sygnature Discovery	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	582 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Sygnature Discovery, a global drug discovery CRO, we create exceptional scientific outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	O2h Discovery	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	521 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2005, o2h discovery is a Contract Research Organisation which has an integrated drug discovery platform operating from our state-of-the-art research centre in India and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	CALYX	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	452 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Calyx and Invicro are now Perceptive!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Veramed	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	438 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Veramed is a Clinical Research Organization (CRO) that provides expert data management, biostatistics and programming services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Clinigen Clinical Supplies Management	Strong evidence	Burton-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	405 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Clinigen combines market-leading clinical trial supplies such as packaging and labelling, global storage and distribution, comparator sourcing, as well as biological sample…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Phastar	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	387 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Phastar is an award-winning specialist biometrics and data science CRO, trusted by pharma, biotech, and medical device companies worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	MAC Clinical Research	Strong evidence	Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	333 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MAC Clinical Research is a leading full-service, global Contract Research Organisation (CRO) with over 30 years of experience in clinical trial management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	WEP Clinical	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	321 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At WEP Clinical, we operate as a specialist CRO with a proven track record of excellence in designing, managing, and executing Clinical Trials, Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Simbec-Orion	Indirect evidence	Merthyr Tydfil, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	312 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our passion for improving patients’ lives motivates us to apply our skills, experience, and knowledge to advance medicine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Futuremeds	Strong evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	282 contacts →
	Strong evidence “FutureMeds is an independent, fully-owned European Site Network and DCT service provider dedicated to running patient-centric clinical trials and delivering quality data for the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	230 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HMR is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	HVIVO	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	214 contacts →
	Strong evidence “hVIVO plc (Ticker: HVO) is a science‑led early‑phase drug development company purpose‑built to meet the growing complexity of modern clinical research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Concept Life Sciences	Partial evidence	High Peak, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	209 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Concept Life Sciences is a knowledge-based, science-led and customer-focused contract research and manufacturing organisation with world-leading expertise in the pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Illingworth Research Group A Syneos Health Company	Strong evidence	Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	208 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Illingworth Research Group™, a Syneos Health® company, is a leading provider of clinical research home health services, providing highly trained, qualified and experienced…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Richmond Pharmacology	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Richmond, we're on a mission to transform healthcare by delivering faster answers and turning hope into tangible solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Quanticate	Strong evidence	Hitchin, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	192 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Quanticate is a leading global data focused clinical research organisation (CRO) primarily focused on the management, analysis and reporting of data from clinical trials and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Synexa Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Synexa Life Sciences is a biomarker and bioanalytical lab CRO, specialising in the development, validation, and delivery of a wide range of complex and custom-designed assays.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Vigilare	Indirect evidence	Ruislip, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Vigilare BioPharma, a global Regulatory partner for Pharmaceuticals, Generics, Consumer Healthcare Products and Medical Devices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Mdgroup	Strong evidence	Bracknell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	139 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We’re on a mission to make life better for patients taking part in clinical trials around the world-and for the caregivers who support them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Clintec	Partial evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	136 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clintec, an IQVIA company, is an innovative, medium-sized, global Contract Research Organization providing global full and functional service support to the pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Panthera Biopartners	Strong evidence	Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	127 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Panthera is an independent SMO working with pharmaceutical and contract research organizations to find the right patient, for the right trial, at the right time through the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Transpharmation LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Transpharmation is a contract research organisation led by scientists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Huntingdon Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Huntingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Huntingdon Life Sciences was founded in 1952.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: clinical trial research organizations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names clinical trial research organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of clinical trial research organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name clinical trial research organizations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Clinical trial research organizations based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

50.4%Verified-email coverage

38.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

26.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

223

11-50

150

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 496 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among clinical trial research organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “clinical trial research organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names clinical trial research organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among clinical trial research organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,604 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Clinical trial research organizations by metro

Clinical trial research organizations in London132

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names clinical trial research organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many clinical trial research organizations are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 496 clinical trial research organizations headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Almac Group, headquartered in Craigavon, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most clinical trial research organizations?

London leads with 132 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (20) and Manchester (20).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,604 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 496 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.