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Top 25 Pharmaceutical research institutes based in the United Kingdom

Name: Pharmaceutical research institutes based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 104 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 104 pharmaceutical research institutes headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,875 professional contacts across them, including 1,309 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical research institutes 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical research institutes based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 104 pharmaceutical research institutes based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharmaceutical research institutes: 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	Sygnature Discovery	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
2	O2h Discovery	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
3	MAC Clinical Research	Partial evidence	Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	333 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
4	Vernalis	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	330 contacts →
	Indirect 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 17, 2026
5	Hammersmith Medicines Research LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	230 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HMR is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	The Association Of The British Pharmaceutical Industry Abpi	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and use new medicines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Novumgen	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Novumgen was founded by a group of experienced pharmaceutical professionals with the goal of developing and producing innovative, high quality medicines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Huntingdon Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Huntingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Huntingdon Life Sciences was founded in 1952.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Arcinova	Partial evidence	Alnwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arcinova, A Quotient Sciences Company, is dedicated to providing innovative contract research, development, and manufacturing services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Medicines Evaluation Unit Ltd, An Iqvia Business	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU) Ltd, an IQVIA business, is one of the UK’s leading contract research organisations, a facility where commitment to excellence is paramount.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	IPS Pharma	Partial evidence	West Molesey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IPS Pharma is an independent international pharmaceutical services company operating in three main areas: Unlicensed medicines (Unlicensed Imports and Specials), Clinical Trials…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	BDD	Indirect evidence	84 Castle Street, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BDD combines drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and create new value-added products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Arctoris	Partial evidence	Abingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arctoris is a tech-enabled Partnership Research Organization (PRO) headquartered in Oxford.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	High Force Research LTD	Partial evidence	Durham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Excellerate Bioscience LTD	Partial evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Excellerate Bioscience is a dynamic and innovative contract research organization built on a worldwide reputation for excellence in the field of molecular and cellular…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst	Indirect evidence	Stevenage, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst is a leading location for companies to develop and commercialise cutting edge therapeutics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	TRN	Indirect evidence	Sandwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Drug discovery and development requires in-depth multi-disciplinary expertise which organisations may not always have in-house.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Impatient Health	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We exist to accelerate the evolution towards new health future(s).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Onorach Clinical	Partial evidence	Dundee, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Onorach manage Phase I to IV clinical research studies for drug products (including biologicals (stem cells)), nutraceutical products and medical devices using a tailored…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	C-Tric	Strong evidence	Derry/londonderry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “C-TRIC provides specialist work space and services for pharmaceutical industry companies, clinical researchers and academic researchers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	World Precision Instruments - Europe	Indirect evidence	Hitchin, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Offering innovative solutions that empower the scientific community to discover therapies that improve patient care.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	OZUK	Indirect evidence	Chippenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OzUK was established to provide support for the inhalation drug delivery R&D sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Chalante	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chalante aimed to serve as an external source of innovation for the established animal medicines industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Seek Group Peptcell Limited	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SEEK GROUP (PEPTCELL LIMITED) is a pharmaceuticals research and development company based out of United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Axis BIO	Partial evidence	Coleraine, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Axis Bio is a preclinical contract research organisation with specialist capabilities in oncology, inflammation and respiratory diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: pharmaceutical research institutes. 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 pharmaceutical research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharmaceutical research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharmaceutical research institutes. 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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Pharmaceutical research institutes based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

33.8%Verified-email coverage

37.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

25.0%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 104 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 pharmaceutical research institutes, 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 “pharmaceutical research institutes”. 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 pharmaceutical research institutes), 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 pharmaceutical research institutes, 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, 1,309 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 17, 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.

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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 pharmaceutical research institutes, 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 pharmaceutical research institutes are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 104 pharmaceutical research institutes 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?

Sygnature Discovery, headquartered in Nottingham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical research institutes?

London leads with 26 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (8) and Nottingham (6).

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 1,309 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 104 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 17, 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.