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Top 25 Rare disease drug manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 112 rare disease drug manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,477 professional contacts across them, including 1,956 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers rare disease drug manufacturers 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.

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The 25 largest rare disease drug manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 112 rare disease drug manufacturers 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 rare disease drug manufacturers: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000709 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Partner of choice in specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients’ lives by providing the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500409 contacts →

Strong evidence

“LifeArc® is a self-funded medical research organisation with one clear purpose – transforming the lives of people living with rare diseases and drug-resistant infections.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000317 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bristol Myers Squibb is a differentiated company, led by our revolutionary BioPharma strategy that combines the reach and resources of a major pharmaceutical firm with the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Indirect evidenceBasildon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500300 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pharmanovia is an innovative specialty pharmaceutical company with a clear purpose: helping patients lead fuller lives today and tomorrow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Indirect evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200208 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Napp Pharmaceuticals is a member of the Mundipharma network of independent associated companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6Indirect evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200196 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re committed to supporting patients and their caregivers in every way we can.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Indirect evidencePetersfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200176 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Aspire Pharma is an innovative, privately owned British pharmaceutical company established in 2009.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200111 contacts →

Indirect 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
9Indirect evidenceAlnwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Arcinova, A Quotient Sciences Company, is dedicated to providing innovative contract research, development, and manufacturing services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10Indirect evidenceEgham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200100 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Essential Pharma is an international specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to maintaining access to clinically differentiated, niche medicines in small patient populations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Strong evidenceHemel Hempstead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50070 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are committed to transforming the lives of people affected by cancer or rare disease, globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Strong evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20060 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Healx is a mission-driven technology company pioneering the next generation of drug discovery in order to bring novel, effective treatments to rare disease patients around the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Galen, we have purpose and passion in everything we do and encourage our people to dare to be extraordinary so we can benefit the health of all generations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Strong evidenceGreat Abington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“As the UK and Ireland affiliate of Sobi, an international biopharmaceutical company, we are transforming life for people with rare diseases.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Indirect evidenceS41, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20041 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Mereo BioPharma, we are an agile biopharmaceutical company, focused on finding and bringing to market therapies that will improve the lives of people living with a rare…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Partial evidenceStirling, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5040 contacts →

Partial evidence

“medac Pharma is a privately owned, pharmaceutical company specialising in the development, diagnosis and treatment of diseases within the key areas of oncology, urology…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSedgefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Northumbria Pharma, a British pharmaceutical company, is focused on developing a broad range of safe, effective medicines to solve unmet patient needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Indirect evidenceRuislip, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Brown & Burk UK Ltd (BBUK) was incorporated as an independent generic pharmaceutical company in the year BBUK is one of the very few Generic Pharmaceutical companies who are…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orphan Reach was a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) designed to navigate the complexity of trials in orphan indications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Indirect evidenceEnfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SAFEDALE LIMITED is a pharmaceuticals company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Indirect evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nordic Pharma UK is a speciality pharmaceutical company focussed on ensuring healthcare professionals have access to innovative products that make a real difference to patients’…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Indirect evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ridge Pharma is a privately owned UK pharmaceutical company with a mission to identify and address unmet needs to improve people's lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Indirect evidenceFlax Bourton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Aguettant Ltd is an affiliate of Laboratoire Aguettant.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A drug development company with an innovative model for Clinical Development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Rare disease drug manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
35.7%Verified-email coverage
48.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
31.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
41
11-50
26
51-200
23
201-500
10
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

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 112 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 rare disease drug manufacturers, 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 “rare disease drug manufacturers”. 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 rare disease drug manufacturers), 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 rare disease drug manufacturers, 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, 1,956 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
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Rare disease drug manufacturers by metro

  • Rare disease drug manufacturers in London35

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 rare disease drug manufacturers, 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 rare disease drug manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 112 rare disease drug manufacturers 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?

Advanz Pharma, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most rare disease drug manufacturers?

London leads with 35 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (6) and Oxford (3).

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 1,956 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 112 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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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.