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Top 16 Pharmaceutical research firms based in the United Kingdom

Name: Pharmaceutical research firms based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 69 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 69 company matches for pharmaceutical research firms associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,626 professional contacts across them, including 314 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for pharmaceutical research firms associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 17, 2026 How this list was built

69Companies

1,626Contacts tracked

314Verified emails

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The 16 largest pharmaceutical research firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 16 of 69 company matches for pharmaceutical research firms based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 17, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#	Company	RevenueBase SmartSearch	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Vernalis	Exact match	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	51-200	330 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	The Association Of The British Pharmaceutical Industry Abpi	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Exact match “The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and use new medicines.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	Huntingdon Life Sciences	Exact match	Huntingdon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	106 contacts →
	Exact match “Huntingdon Life Sciences was founded in 1952.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	Arcinova	Exact match	Alnwick, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Exact match “Arcinova, A Quotient Sciences Company, is dedicated to providing innovative contract research, development, and manufacturing services.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	BDD	Exact match	84 Castle Street, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Exact match “BDD combines drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and create new value-added products.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	Maverex Market Access	Exact match	Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Exact match “Maverex specialises in providing health economic, market access, epidemiological, statistical and outcomes research expertise to support pharmaceutical, medical device, and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	High Force Research LTD	Exact match	Durham, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Exact match “High Force Research specialise in chemical synthesis and R&D and offer chemistry built on many years of experience in development and scale-up of complex syntheses of molecules…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Seacross Pharmaceuticals LTD	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	30 contacts →
	Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	TRN	Exact match	Sandwich, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Exact match “Drug discovery and development requires in-depth multi-disciplinary expertise which organisations may not always have in-house.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	Avillion Life Sciences	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Exact match “A drug development company with an innovative model for Clinical Development.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Recordati Pharmaceuticals UK Limited	Exact match	Hemel Hempstead, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Exact match “Recordati, established in 1926, is an international pharmaceutical group, with a total staff of more than 4,300, dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	Silicon Pharma	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Silicon Pharma Ltd is a trusted name in the pharmaceutical industry.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	MGC Pharmaceuticals LTD	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	51-200	8 contacts →
	Exact match “MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited ("MGC")(MXC: LSE, ASX) is a next-generation Pharma licensed company at the forefront of the emerging global plant-inspired pharmaceutical market.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Seek Group Peptcell Limited	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Exact match “SEEK GROUP (PEPTCELL LIMITED) is a pharmaceuticals research and development company based out of United Kingdom.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	Axis BIO	Exact match	Coleraine, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Exact match “Axis Bio is a preclinical contract research organisation with specialist capabilities in oncology, inflammation and respiratory diseases.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	Inventa Therapeutics	Exact match	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Exact match “Inventa Therapeutics is a U.K based Bio-Pharmaceutical Organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

RevenueBase SmartSearch

Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.

This list uses Exact for “pharmaceutical research firms”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.

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Pharmaceutical research firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

19.3%Verified-email coverage

23.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

34.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 69 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “pharmaceutical research firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch: Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview: The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality: RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 314 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context: Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “pharmaceutical research firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many pharmaceutical research firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 69 company matches for pharmaceutical research firms associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Vernalis tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical research firms?

London leads with 24 company records, followed by Oxford (3) and Bristol (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 314 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 69 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 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 SmartSearch, 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.