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Top 25 Drug development consulting companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Drug development consulting companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,004 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,004 drug development consulting companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 29,323 professional contacts across them, including 13,810 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development consulting companies 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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29,323Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest drug development consulting companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,004 drug development consulting companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drug development consulting companies: 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 19, 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 19, 2026
2	Primevigilance	Indirect evidence	Guildford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,295 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PrimeVigilance, an Ergomed Group company, was established in 2008 by Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Perceptive INC	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,197 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
4	Apcer Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,079 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “APCER Life Sciences, established in 2007, is a trusted global leader in pharmacovigilance, medical information, medical writing, and regulatory affairs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Envision Pharma Group	Indirect evidence	Wilmslow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	933 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2001, Envision Pharma Group is a leading global technology-enabled strategic solutions partner for the life sciences industry, working with over 200 pharma and biotech…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Sygnature Discovery	Partial evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	582 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Sygnature Discovery, a global drug discovery CRO, we create exceptional scientific outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	O2h Discovery	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
8	CALYX	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	452 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Calyx and Invicro are now Perceptive!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Veramed	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	438 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
10	STEM	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	357 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are now Inizio Ignite, the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Vernalis	Strong evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	330 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We develop and apply fragment and structure-based methods to solve problems in drug discovery, and have generated cell active lead compounds and development candidates against…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	WEP Clinical	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	321 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
13	Simbec-Orion	Indirect evidence	Merthyr Tydfil, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
14	Lucid Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	283 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lucid Group: Catalysts for Change In today’s complex healthcare environment, even the most brilliant science can stall, with 70% of healthcare brands not hitting launch…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Langland	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Langland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	HVIVO	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
17	Concept Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	High Peak, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	209 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
18	Richmond Pharmacology	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
19	Cyprotex	Indirect evidence	Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in Cyprotex has grown to become an industry leader in in vitro and in silico ADME-Tox.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Quanticate	Indirect evidence	Hitchin, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	192 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
21	Caduceus Lane Marketing Consultancy	Indirect evidence	London. Singapore. Istanbul. Cairo. Riyadh. Dubai., United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	187 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Caduceus Lane is a strategic partner providing holistic consultation services to the healthcare and pharmaceuticals industries with a wide spectrum of tailored tactics and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Aesica Pharmaceuticals LTD	Partial evidence	Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	157 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Aesica is a leading pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for both APIs and finished dose forms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Bioscript Group	Indirect evidence	Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	149 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2005, Bioscript Group is formed from multiple, specialist businesses to support our global pharmaceutical clients; we draw on their multidisciplinary expertise to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Team Consulting	Strong evidence	Ickleton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Team Consulting is a world-class medical technology development consultancy that thrives on solving complex healthcare challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Clintec	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	136 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 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: drug development consulting companies. 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 drug development consulting companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug development consulting companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug development consulting companies. 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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Drug development consulting companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

47.1%Verified-email coverage

29.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

30.5%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

649

11-50

207

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 1,004 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 drug development consulting companies, 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 “drug development consulting companies”. 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 drug development consulting companies), 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 drug development consulting companies, 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, 13,810 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 19, 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.

Drug development consulting companies by metro

Drug development consulting companies in London306
Drug development consulting companies in Cambridge48

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 drug development consulting companies, 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 drug development consulting companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 1,004 drug development consulting companies 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 drug development consulting companies?

London leads with 306 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (48) and Manchester (21).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

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.