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Top 25 Scientific research consulting firms based in San Francisco, United States

Name: Scientific research consulting firms based in San Francisco, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 82 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 82 scientific research consulting firms headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,221 professional contacts across them, including 927 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (223 companies); San Francisco has 82.

This list covers scientific research consulting firms headquartered in San Francisco, United States, 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 29, 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 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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2,221Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest scientific research consulting firms based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 82 scientific research consulting firms based in San Francisco, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to scientific research consulting firms: 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	Cornerstone Research	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Cornerstone Research, we attribute our success to a unique combination of resources: a creative and energetic staff, cutting-edge technology and research, and our work with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Grand View Research, INC	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	539 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Grand View Research is an end-to-end market research technology and consulting business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Validant	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Validant has joined forces with our partner consultancy groups to reposition as one global regulatory brand: ELIQUENT Life Sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Kite Scouting	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KITE Scouting helps you better locate partners, investments and acquisitions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Radiant Insights	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Radiant insights is a market research and consulting company that provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Peerless Insights	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Peerless Insights is a fast-growing, boutique custom research agency based in San Francisco with a mission to help our clients advance their products and strategic planning by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Headland Strategy Group	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headland Strategy Group is a consultancy based in the Bay Area and specializing in services for healthcare executives in the C-suite, Commercial, Corporate Development (BD/M&A)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	David Binder Research	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 25 years, David Binder Research has provided research and insight to political, government, and private sector clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Optio Biopharma Solutions	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Optio provides comprehensive commercial know-how, deep expertise, and integrated services with a global reach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Potrero Hill Advisors, LLC	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Potrero Hill Advisors provides Strategic CFO and Operational financial support to growing life sciences companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Chrysalis Biomedical Advisors	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chrysalis Biomedical Advisors provides strategy consulting services to startups, established companies, and investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Scoot Insights	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Power of Scoot: We help decision-makers choose the right direction.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	The Research Heads	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Research Heads offers flexible qual/quant research solutions with a focus on helping brands transform insights into bite-sized research assets that will deliver long term…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Three S Consulting	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Three S Consulting specializes in Supply Chain and Sourcing initiatives, with proven successes across multiple industries: Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	ETW Solutions	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ETW Solutions is a professional consulting firm delivering expertise in policy, technology, workforce, and program evaluation to defense, government, industry, and academic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Binocular Vision	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Binocular Vision is a scientific informatics services company that specializes in projects spanning multiple geographies and organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Seratti Group	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Seratti Group is a unique research firm based in San Francisco.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Datum Consulting	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Datum Consulting is a professional consulting firm specialized in supporting companies in their go to market process, covering all various business development and marketing needs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Leslie DOW Consulting	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Leslie Dow has a proven record of getting projects on track and keeping them there.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Human Constellation	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A research and career development consulting service for researchers, academics and practitioners from diverse backgrounds and career stages.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Nano Hydrophobics, INC	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Greycell Research, LLC	Strong evidence	San Francisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GreyCell Research, LLC is a boutique marketing consulting firm focused exclusively on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Ricker Labs	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From Idea -> To Product -> To Market From your first napkin drawings to your first press coverage, we will help your initial idea become a market reality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Space And Time LLC	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Research in Arts” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Brainwaves Consulting, LLC	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Having consistently won competitive funding for cutting-edge research, I now specialize in helping innovative biotech startups, pharmaceutical companies, and researchers secure…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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: scientific research consulting firms. 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 scientific research consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of scientific research consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name scientific research consulting firms. 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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Scientific research consulting firms based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

41.7%Verified-email coverage

27.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for San Francisco, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 82 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 scientific research consulting firms, 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 San Francisco, United States whose own description of what they do matches “scientific research consulting firms”. 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 scientific research consulting firms), 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 scientific research consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside San Francisco 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, 927 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 29, 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.

Scientific research consulting firms by metro in the United States

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 scientific research consulting firms, 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 scientific research consulting firms are there based in San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 82 scientific research consulting firms headquartered in San Francisco, United States 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?

Cornerstone Research, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most scientific research consulting firms?

New York leads the United States with 223 headquartered companies, followed by Boston (128) and Chicago (107). San Francisco has 82.

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 927 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 82 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 29, 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.