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Life sciences

Life sciences Organisations which are Members of Cambridge Network
Company Member 6-20 staff 42 Technology Ltd.
The 42 Technology team of industry experienced physicists, engineers, industrial designers and analysts is expert at conceiving and developing novel products for efficient manufacture. We are dedicated to serving our clients in healthcare and industrial and consumer products. To ensure the best teamwork, we work either from our offices or on clients' sites.
Company Member 100+ staffCambridge University Spinout Abcam plc
Abcam is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 1998 as an online resource website for life scientists to find and purchase research tools for the post genomic era.
Company Member 100+ staff Accelrys
Accelrys is a Scientific Informatics software and services company. Accelrys enables its customers to accelerate their research process to more rapidly discover new therapeutics, materials and compounds; and to introduce new efficiencies into the processes that drive lower costs.

Our 1,200 customers include most of the worlds leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology,chemical,energy and consumer packaged goods companies.
Company Member 1-5 staff Acro Precision Engineering
With over 30 years experience in the machining of precision engineering components, ACRO represents one of Europe's leading suppliers to the engineering and technology sector. Whether you are seeking specialist low volume prototype development or high volume manufacturing,
ACRO has the experience and equipment to deliver on time and within specification .... every time.
Company Member 1-5 staff Aleph One Ltd
We sell psychological instruments to help manage human stress.
We also provide our YAFFS file system, which was developed specifically for use with NAND and NOR Flash chips. It is log-structured and so robust, compact, efficient, fast to boot, has a small RAM footprint and is endian-neutral. It is easily ported for embedded applications, having a wide range of POSIX-style functions, and is widely used around the world in high-volume products. Good documentation is available. It is free of charge for use under the GNU Public Licence, GPL, and we sell Licences where GPL is not appropriate.
Company Member 1-5 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Alpha Biologics
Alpha Biologics is an independent contract biomanufacturing organisation offering FDA/EMEA cGMP compliant services to the worldwide pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
Company Member 1-5 staff Anthias Consulting Ltd.
Consultants in scientific instrumentation, particularly gas chromatography and related techniques.
Company Member 1-5 staff Argo Consulting
I provide specialist Business Development services in the field of medical products (devices and pharma): all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestments and technology licensing. I also run specialist courses over 1, 2, or 3 days to train groups of people in the process of negotiation dynamics.
Company Member 100+ staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Babraham Bioscience Technologies Limited
Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd (BBT) is the wholly owned trading company of the Babraham Institute and is the pro-active vehicle through which all commercial opportunities on the Babraham Research Campus are planned and delivered.
Company Member 100+ staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Babraham Institute
The Institute is an independent charitable life sciences institute, sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. It undertakes world-leading innovative research and advanced training with relevance to the biomedical, biotechnological, pharmaceutical and healthcare communities.

The commercialisation of the Institute's research is managed by its wholly-owned trading subsidiary, Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd (BBT), a knowledge transfer company, which also manages a BioIncubator facility for small biotech companies. The Babraham Institute, BBT and a number of independent biomedical and biotechnology companies are situated on the Babraham Research Campus, located six miles south-east of Cambridge. Set in the picturesque parkland estate of Babraham Hall, the campus provides an environment that promotes innovation in the biomedical sector and has key role in the development of the Eastern region's biotechnology community.
Company Member 1-5 staff Beremans Limited
Beremans intends to become the premiere EU provider of Life Sciences due diligence, market research and equity analysis.
Company Member 1-5 staff BioBridge Limited
Innovation strategy consultancy for life science-based companies and organisations: technology strategy, business development, due diligence, regulatory strategy; start-up and VC company support.
Company Member 21-50 staff Biocair International Ltd
Biocair is THE specialist courier to the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Scientific Research sectors.

Since 1987 Biocair has built an unrivalled reputation for service quality, care, depth of knowledge and expertise spanning the 4 key areas of Compliance, Dangerous Goods (classification, handling and shipment), pro-active Temperature Management and Logistics, relating to the movement of research material, clinical samples and finished product.

With regional centres of excellence in the UK (Cambridge), the USA (Boston, Philadelphia, Raleigh, San Francisco, San Diego), Japan (Osaka) and China (Shanghai), Biocair is able to provide complete support for your research projects, clinical trials or product distribution across the globe.
Company Member 51-100 staff Biochrom Ltd.
Biochrom Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of scientific instruments with over 40 years experience. The Biochrom Group consists of five well known instrument brands covering UV/Vis spectroscopy, microplate instrumentation and amino acid analysis. Our products are trusted by hospitals and laboratories worldwide and we are a valued OEM partner of many of the world’s finest scientific instrumentation companies. Biochrom is a Harvard Bioscience Company.

Founder Biology in Business
Biology in Business bridges academic and commercial life science to promote career development and technology exploitation through information resources and networking opportunities.
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University Spinout Biotica
Research and development and screening library creation.
Company Member 1-5 staff BioWire Scandinavia Ltd
BioWire Scandinavia offer consulting services in biotech and life sciences as well as communication, telecoms and IT-business. We assist in expanding business by technology transfer and creating collaborative partnerships for product development and marketing in the UK and Scandinavia.
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University Spinout BlueGnome Ltd.
www.cambridgebluegnome.com

Formed 2003.

Software to extract more information from micorarrays and other biotechnology data.

Supplier of diagnostic products; microarrays, consumables, software, for molecular cytogenetics.
Company Member 100+ staff Boult Wade Tennant
Boult Wade Tennant is internationally recognised as a leading firm of Chartered Patent Agents, European Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys with offices in London, Reading, Cambridge and Oxford.

The Cambridge office was established in 2004 and offers patent and trade mark services covering a full range of technologies including biotechnology and life sciences, engineering and designs, chemicals, materials and electronics. Our attorneys have experience across a range of industries in the drafting and prosecution of patents.
Company Member 100+ staff BSI Product Services
BSI Product Services provides product testing and certification services to meet a range of regulatory and business acceptance requirements. It is a Notified Body for Medical Device Directives and a number of others.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Bioscience Ltd
We are a leading distributor of life science research products.
FounderCambridge University Spinout Cambridge Biotechnology Consultants
CBC is a young company based in the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge that offers to reduce investor risk by providing help with rigorous scientific auditing of the science on which biotechnology businesses are based.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Cognition Limited
Creation, production and distribution of computer automated cognitive tests. Applications in research, clinical trials and clinical screening. More than five hundred systems in use in over fifty countries around the world.
Founder Member Cambridge Consultants Ltd
Cambridge Consultants is a leading technology design, development and consulting company. Since 1960, our focus has been to deliver significant competitive advantage to our clients through the innovative use of technology.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Medical Innovations Limited
Cambridge Medical Innovations (CMI) is dedicated to developing a series of diagnostic devices that will help in the diagnosis of diseases and enable more efficient monitoring of human health. Our mission is to develop the diagnostic devices to be sold worldwide. The company is located in Cambridge, UK.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Research Biochemicals
Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) was established in 1980. Its core business is the chemical synthesis of high quality research grade peptides and the custom production of polyclonal antibodies. In recent years, CRB has formed strategic alliances with GE Healthcare, AstraZeneca, Durham University and Invitrogen-Molecular Probes
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Resolution Ltd
Market analysis for technology companies

We undertake, typically, ten-day projects to resolve specific marketing problems such as finding new applications for an emerging technology, measurement of market size or customer satisfaction benchmarking. Recommendations have frequently changed a company's strategy and created new markets.

Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Temperature Concepts
Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC) is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 2006 by a group of scientists from the University of Cambridge in 2006. Having developed and regulated consumer medical device from the ground up and reached sales within 18 months, CTC is a fast growing start-up company. CTC’s first product is a revolutionary electronic fertility monitor, which helps couples experiencing infertility problems. The technology, which measures temperature to a thousand of a degree, can also be applied to other applications, such as sleep disorders, elderly care or veterinary field application.
Company Member 1-5 staff CambridgeSoft
CambridgeSoft is a market leader in software solutions and services for the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. CambridgeSoft has earned an enviable reputation as a supplier of Enterprise informatics solutions across a very broad range of scientific disciplines, including providing Electronic Laboratory Notebook systems to three of the world's top five Pharma companies.
Academic Member CAMPOD (Cambridge Fund for the Prevention of Disease)
Campod (Cambridge Fund for the Prevention of Disease) is a charity based with the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge.

We raise money to support research into a number of major diseases including cancers (breast, bowel, ovary, brain, leukaemia, lymphoma); infections (influenza, MRSA), diseases of the immune system (diabetes, arthritis) and parasitic diseases of developing countries (bilharzia, sleeping sickness) among others.
Company Member 1-5 staff Captum Capital
Captum Capital is an innovative consulting company, which facilitates the development of emerging life science companies through the formation of corporate and venture capital partnerships, and team building.
Company Member 1-5 staff ChiBio Informatics Limited
ChiBio Informatics provides drug discovery informatics consulting services. Specialist in driving forward drug discovery projects through experienced project management, IP translation skills and informatics techniques.
Company Member 1-5 staff Colonix Medical Limited
Company Member 1-5 staff Colworth Science Park
Colworth Science Park is a leading enterprise hub and an established location for scientific excellence in food, health and wellness, which is being developed by Unilever and global property group Goodman.
Founder Conference Cambridge
The Cambridge Colleges offer an extensive portfolio of venues, which can be hired for all kinds of functions. From a traditional room for a family celebration, academic ambience for a board meeting, to a state-of-the-art auditorium, Conference Cambridge, the official, free venue-finding service, can source the right location for you.
Company Member 1-5 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Crescendo Biologics Limited
Crescendo Biologics is a Cambridge-based company whose vision is to deliver next-generation antibody therapeutics based on novel class-leading platforms.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cresset BioMolecular Discovery Limited
Cresset BioMolecular Discovery Limited is an in silico molecular modelling company.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cytek Development Inc
Flow Cytometry instrumentation, support, servicing and training
Founder Darwin 2009 Festival - University of Cambridge
The Darwin Festival in 2009 will be a major international event in Cambridge, creating a public forum for debate and discussion of Darwin’s ideas and those of his successors, bringing together different fields of expertise at the highest level and encouraging the widest possible public participation.

Company Member 1-5 staff David Marlin Consulting Ltd
I am a physiologist and biochemist with 25 years experience in the fields of exercise, respiratory function and disease, thermoregulation and physiological signal processing. I also have a strong background in electronics, programming and computer based data acquisition. I have worked with a variety of species including rats, mice, cats, dogs, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and humans. The services I offer to clients range from help with concept development, prototype production and testing, study design, contract research placement, project management, data analysis and interpretation, problem solving, scientific writing and oral presentation and the application of science in marketing. My particular strengths include innovation, attention to detail, problem solving and communication.
Company Member 1-5 staff Design Technology International Ltd
Design Technology International Limited design and develop innovative new products for national and international client companies. We have 30 years experience in new product development and we work with clients to create innovative solutions that generate good returns on investment. We help companies to grow their businesses in global markets. We are an ISO 9001:2000 certificated company.
Company Member 1-5 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Eagle Genomics Ltd
We facilitate the transfer and exchange of leading bioinformatics technologies between public and private sectors.
We provide bioinformatics IT support and maintenance to pharma, biotech, agro-chemical companies using academic databases and software.
Company Member 1-5 staff Eastyoke: Project Managers who Mean Business
We supply Project Management and Interim Management services for product development, systems development and systems integration projects. We have a diverse range of consultants covering the fields of engineering, IT, healthcare and clinical research. Our business is to control the risk and minimise the uncertainty associated with your business-critical projects. Eastyoke has the very best Project Managers and Interim Managers.
Company Member 1-5 staff EESCN
Company Member 1-5 staff Em-Dash Publications
Em-Dash Publications uses high-end DTP and illustration software to create easy-to-use manuals and help systems, aimed at both inexperienced end-users and clued-up professionals. We provide full technical writing / authoring services to IT, Comms, Education and Life Sciences sectors.
Company Member 1-5 staff Ergomed Clinical Research Ltd
ERGOMED is a European Clinical Development Company, providing consultancy and full clinical trial-related services as well as co-development partnerships which share the risks and rewards of clinical development. ERGOMED is also well placed to assist emerging and developing biotech companies by consulting them on strategic clinical development, pre and post-marketing pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs.
Founder Member Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

In Cambridge, we have 3 partners and over 100 employees who are committed to helping our clients’ businesses achieve their full potential. We work with a cross section of the region’s diverse business community, from knowledge-based sectors such as technology and biotech to manufacturers and food producers.

From fast growth businesses to publicly listed companies, we work with companies at all stages of their lifecycle and invest and support in the entrepreneurial spirit of the region through our Entrepreneur Of The Year awards programme.

To find out more, please contact one of the leadership team below.
Company Member 6-20 staff Esprit Capital Managment Services Limited
Specialist investor in seed, start up and early stage technology businesses
Company Member 100+ staff Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
Field Fisher Waterhouse is a full-service European Law firm that is in the UK Top 30 law firms. We have over 130 partners and over 260 other lawyers, including 30 lawyers focusing their energies to delivering creative solutions to our clients in the life sciences sector.
Company Member 1-5 staff Futureneering Ltd
Futureneering is an advisory business assisting emerging technology ventures with strategy and commercialisation. We work mainly in the fields of life science innovation and technologies for environmental sustainability.
Company Member 1-5 staff Global Regulatory Services
A full service regulatory affairs consultancy serving the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry on a global scale. Our extensive portfolio of services includes assisting companies with their regulatory strategy and product development; Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme (THMR); pharmacovigilance; development of medical, diagnostic and pharmaceutical devices (from concept generation to manufacturing support); general regulatory assistance and involvement with innovative technologies.
Company Member 51-100 staff Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Ltd
Grant is a world leader in the manufacture and design of equipment for sample preparation, scientific analysis, data acquisition, and data analysis providing solutions to the global scientific and industrial markets.
Company Member 6-20 staff Hidalgo Limited
Hidalgo is a design and development consultancy specialising in medical systems and radio communications products.
Company Member 51-100 staff HLBBshaw
HLBBshaw is an international Intellectual Property Law practice which was founded in 1989. The company services a clientele in the UK, Europe and North America, comprising international blue chip companies, significant institutional clients, technology companies and SMEs.
Company Member 100+ staff HLS
Huntingdon Life Sciences is one of the world's largest and most successful Contract Research Organisations. As an international business with resources on three continents, we have been at the forefront of product safety and development testing since our inception in 1952. Originally the company concentrated upon nutrition, veterinary and biochemical research, however, an expansion of services in the late '50s led to the assessment of pharmaceuticals, food additives and a variety of crop protection and consumer chemicals.
Company Member 1-5 staff HolyTornado! Ltd.
HolyTornado! is a leading specialist digital consultancy with expertise in social media strategy, social media monitoring, digital strategy, digital innovations planning, conversational marketing, relationship marketing, auditing and online brand consulting.
s the UK reseller of the Attentio Brand Dashboard™, we now offer social media monitoring services across 50 markets and supporting most major business sectors. We also offer specialist tracking and reporting services for Pharmaceutical and Healthcare businesses.
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University Spinout Horizon Discovery
Horizon Discovery is a translational genomics company founded in June 2007 and is headquartered at the IQ Cambridge Campus, Cambridge, UK and with additional research laboratories in Torino, Italy.

The company supplies a wide range of products and services based on Human isogenic cell-lines, which represent accurate models of defined cancer patient populations and their matched normal genetic backgrounds – a missing link in the rational and efficient development of novel targeted anti-cancer agents.

The company has unique IP in the field of gene engineering and is developing new IP via in-house and collaborative drug discovery programs.


Company Member 1-5 staff Ian Thorne
Personal Membership
Head of IT for Genzyme. previously Head of Engineering. Project Management, Construction, Foods, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, UK US Europe.
Company Member 100+ staff Illumina
At Illumina, our goal is to apply our innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making possible studies that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible.
Company Member 6-20 staff InterComm International Limited
InterComm is a full service Medical Communications Agency based in Cambridge, providing word-class communications solutions to international pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. We are as respected for our management consultancy and training services as we are for our editorial and productions facilities.
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University Spinout ionscope Ltd
Manufacture and marketing of scanning ion conductance microscopes.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Ithaka Life Sciences
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant IXC UK
The InnovationXchange (IXC UK) is a commercially neutral, not-for-profit, global knowledge network which delivers the ground breaking IXC Intermediary Service to business and research - a new way to find the connections you need.

IXC's Intermediary Service takes the ancient art of the 'go between' and adds a rigorous legal and ethical framework - to manage connections and make it safe for organisations to 'talk'.
Company Member 1-5 staff JDC Management Consulting
JDC Management Consulting is an international network of senior and experienced consultants who provide independent management consultancy in Life Sciences R&D.
Company Member 1-5 staff LCMS Business Solutions
LCMS Business Solutions is an independent consultancy specialising in Medtech with emphasis on Medical Devices. LCMS provides services to support decision making for Venture Capital and Businesses. We provide guidance and support on Marketing, Strategy, Positioning, Research and Development, Trademarks and IP, Manufacturing and Operations, Regulatory and Quality for both Europe and the US.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University SpinoutBabraham Bioscience tenant LECTUS THERAPEUTICS LTD
Company Member 1-5 staff Legacy Interim Management Limited
Interim Management and Team Coaching for the Scientific industries. Specialisation in analytical chemistry and accredited trainer in Belbin Team Roles.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Linguamatics
Linguamatics produces software solutions based on natural language processing (NLP). We have pioneered a new approach to getting information from unstructured text documents ('text-mining') and our interactive information extraction software (I2E) is being used in the life science industry.
Company Member 6-20 staff Marks & Clerk
Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Company Member 1-5 staff MedCell Bioscience Ltd
MedCell Bioscience is a UK based biotech company focussed on harnessing the power of stem cells to provide musculoskeletal regenerative therapeutics.
MedCell was formed in September 2002 as a spin-out from the Institute for Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science (IOMS) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) to develop technology for the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries using adult stem cells.
In June 2008 MedCell merged with NovaThera to create a company with the breadth of technologies to become a key player in the regenerative medicine market.
Company Member 1-5 staff Medical Device Technology Consultants
Medical Device Technology Consultants (MDTc) is an independent consultancy specialising in the Medical Devices field. MDTc provides services to support the complete Product Life Cycle, guidance on Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs to meet EU and US requirements, and a range of Business Services including advice on acquisitions, partnering, recruitment and business development.
Company Member 100+ staff Medical Research Council
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded organisation dedicated to improving human health. We support research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in our own units and institutes in the UK, and in our units in Africa.
Company Member 100+ staffCambridge University Spinout MedImmune
MedImmune strives to provide better medicines to patients, new medical options for physicians, and rewarding careers to employees.
Company Member 100+ staff Mills & Reeve
Forget traditional. Mills & Reeve gives you progressive and better.
Company Member 1-5 staff Milton Contact Limited
Consultancy: 1. Assistance to overseas companies entering the UK market; 2. Promotional text writing, publishing, photography, artwork and design from publishing books to leaflets; 3. Support for Dale Carnegie Training (Leadership, personal development, High Impact presentations) in Cambridgeshire.
Company Member 1-5 staff Molecular Dimensions Ltd.
Molecular Dimensions is a supplier of kits, reagents and equipment for biomolecular structure research.
Company Member 1-5 staff myIP Ltd
Intellectual Property Asset Management Software.
Company Member 100+ staff Napp Pharmaceuticals
Napp Pharmaceutical Group is part of a worldwide association of independent pharmaceutical companies that have been developing innovative products for over half a century.
Company Member 1-5 staff NIMUR Ltd
Specialist Software Project Management for the Life Sciences bridging the gap between IT and scientific domain specialists.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout Novexin
Novexin is a biotechnology company developing new technologies with potential to radically change the way in which proteins are produced, particularly proteins of pharmaceutical importance.
Company Member 1-5 staff One Nucleus
One Nucleus is a membership organisation for international life science and healthcare companies. We are based in Cambridge and London UK, the heart of Europe’s largest life science and healthcare cluster.
Company Member 1-5 staff Optibrium Ltd.
Optibrium is dedicated to providing software to guide decisions involving complex, uncertain data in an intuitive way. Our primary product, StarDrop, is focussed on the drug discovery industry, helping scientists to guide decisions in the design and selection of potential drug molecules.
Company Member 1-5 staff Oval Medical Technologies Limited
Development of a novel syringe and autoinjector technology platform
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Owlstone
The Owlstone detector is a revolutionary dime-sized device that can be programmed to detect a wide range of chemical agents that may be present in extremely small quantities. Using leading-edge micro- and nano- fabrication techniques, Owlstone has created a complete chemical detection system that is one hundred times smaller and one thousand times cheaper than existing technology's. There are numerous applications - across industries from security and defense to automotive and healthcare - that depend on the rapid, accurate detection and measurement of chemical compounds.
Founder Member PA Consulting Group
Delivering a breadth of technology and innovation services

PA Consulting Group’s technology capability spans innovation, strategy and delivery.

We offer technology consulting and product development services across a broad range of sectors, including Life Sciences and Healthcare, Consumer Products, Communications and Electronics, Public Sector, Defence, Energy and Transport.

Company Member 1-5 staff Panchromos Limited
Panchromos assists clients in the conception, design and engineering of new tangible products.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Pathology Diagnostics Ltd.
Pathology Diagnostics Ltd. (VSS Diagnostic Services Ltd.) is an independent Cambridge based pathology consultancy offering tissue diagnostics services to support drug and biomarker development from early stage discovery to clinical trials. Our clients span the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. The major area of expertise of the company is in oncology research and clinical diagnostics.
Company Member 1-5 staff Patients Know Best
Patients Know Best (PKB) is the first company to integrate into the NHS Connecting for Health network to offer secure tools for patients to work with clinicians.
Company Member 1-5 staff Pharma Pieces
We provide consultancy and interim management to pharma and biotech customers, specialising in anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, product security, business development and sales.
Company Member 6-20 staff PiR Group
The PiR Group has evolved a reputation as a leading specialist in life sciences executive search for Chief Executive Officers, Senior Vice Presidents, Directors, Vice Presidents, Business Leaders and Independent Directors (Non-Executives) in key functional disciplines and areas requiring expert knowledge. We offer a dedicated service to pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical devices and diagnostics companies, successfully identifying talent across the globe. We have preferred supplier status with several of the world’s largest life science organisations, yet are equally experienced working with high growth medium-sized and emerging companies.
Company Member 1-5 staff PiR Interims Limited
PiR Interims is an innovative supplier of professional interim managers to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medtech organizations.

Our core skill is identifying and recruiting excellence.

PiR Interims reflect the increasing trend towards flexible, portfolio working amongst life science companies. We identify and place some of the most highly respected interim managers in the sector with clients looking for senior level resources at short notice and within an agreed budget.
Company Member 1-5 staff Plant Health Management
Knowledge based services to Agriculture, specialising in maintaining plant health in crops.
Company Member 6-20 staff Plarion Ltd
Plarion Ltd are a new technology company, based in Melbourn, specialising in multi-layered thin films, micro- and nano-structures.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout PneumaCare Ltd
PneumaCare is pioneering the development of light based scanning to deliver sophisticated new non-contact assessment and monitoring systems to enhance patient management and healthcare delivery.
Company Member 100+ staff PPD
Leading provider of discovery and development services for pharmaceutical, biotech & medical device companies
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Psynova-Neurotech Ltd
Psynova is exclusively focused on the commercial development and exploitation of novel biomarkers for Neuropsychiatric and other mental illnesses. Building on 12 years of ground-breaking research by its founder Dr Sabine Bahn, Psynova is initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder.
Company Member 6-20 staff Ranier Technology Limited
Ranier Technology is a medical device development company which combines its product design innovation with its proprietary biomaterials platform technology to offer new medical device products which address clinical need.
Company Member 6-20 staff Remtec Search and Selection Ltd
Remtec Search and Selection are recruitment specialists to the Healthcare, Medical Devices, Lifescience and Biotechnology sectors.
Company Member 1-5 staff Ripe4 Resourcing Ltd
UK & European specialist recruiters for the pharmaceutical Qa and regulatory markets, lean sigma change and bpr and the renewable energy markets.
Company Member 1-5 staff RiverRhee Consulting
Enhancing Team Effectiveness

We use process improvement, knowledge management and change management to support business work groups and project teams that are struggling to deliver on time, to budget and to the desired quality with consequent impact on staff morale.

We provide end-to-end consulting from diagnosis of problems, through to solution development, implementation and follow-up.

Support is in the form of 1:1 guidance, team workshops and training.

Enhancing team effectiveness for greater productivity and improved team morale.
Company Member 100+ staff Royal Society of Chemistry
The RSC is the largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. Supported by a worldwide network of members and an international publishing business, our activities span education, conferences, science policy and the promotion of chemistry to the public.
Company Member 21-50 staff RSA
Specialist recruitment consultants for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. Search and selection, interims, database searches, Human Resource Consultancy
Company Member 1-5 staff Sage Healthcare
We provide strategic consulting services for healthcare and life science companies including M&A, licensing and corporate partnering activities.
Founder Member Sagentia
Sagentia is a leading international technology consulting and IP licensing organisation with a reputation for successfully commercialising emerging science and technology. Sagentia creates, develops and delivers business opportunities, products and services for its clients.
Company Member 1-5 staff Salimetrics Europe Ltd
Salimetrics, founded 10 years ago by Professor Douglas Granger, Penn State University USA, develops and markets Salivary Assay Kits and Saliva Testing Services for the non invasive measurement of Biomarkers such as Cortisol as an alternative to blood and urine for both research and diagnostic use
Company Member 1-5 staff Sapien Innovations Limited
Sapien Innovations works with individuals and companies to turn innovative ideas and technology into real business. Clients include Camvine, GEO, Audio Analytics and Newton Technology Group.
Company Member 1-5 staff Scienta Innovation Ltd.
Scienta is growing provider of integrated services to support, enhance and deliver our clients' innovation and business aspirations. Operating in many sectors we have a team of commercially focused professionals who understand how to make innovation work. Our unique business model drives the business and our shared values ensure excellence in delivery.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Sensory Design Technology
Sensory Design & Technology specialises in the research, development and commercialisation of wearable wireless sensor networks and microfluidic devices for fragrance delivery and therapeutic applications. The first product is eScent™, a button-size, user-worn scent dispenser where the frequency and type of fragrance delivery is flexible and determined by the user.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout Sentinel Oncology Limited
Sentinel Oncology has built a pipeline of small molecules designed to target hallmarks of solid tumours. In particular Sentinel is developing small molecule inhibitors that are activated selectively under hypoxia (the low oxygen environment found in all solid tumours).
Company Member 6-20 staff Smart Holograms
Smart is pioneering a new technology ('sensor holograms') to develop innovative, non-invasive and multi-analyte diagnostics for applications in the development of 'Advanced Systems for Disease Diagnosis and Management'. These devices are mainly being commercialized in the areas of monitoring metabolic (e.g. diabetes) and infectious (e.g. microbial) diseases and in applications for infection control.
Company Member 21-50 staff Softwerx
Softwerx is an IT Services and Software Development Company providing all aspects of generic IT procurement, service and support. Softwerx also specialises in the development of Microsoft based Software Systems - in particular CRM and Sharepoint.
Company Member 1-5 staff Somaxa Ltd
Somaxa works with medical data and technology partners to deliver solutions that solve business problems for healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.
Company Member 6-20 staff SPD Development Company
Research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of OTC consumer diagnostic products.
Company Member 6-20 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Stem Cell Sciences Ltd
Stem Cell Sciences’ core objective is to develop safe and effective stem cell-based therapies for currently incurable diseases.
Company Member 6-20 staff Stratech Scientific Ltd.
The official distributor for life science research products from well-known manufacturers.
Company Member 1-5 staff Strem Chemicals UK
“Strem Chemicals' mission is to provide specialty chemicals of high purity in a timely fashion. Quality is the most critical component of all products and services.”
Company Member 1-5 staff Suckling Science Ltd
Consultancy on drug discovery, target validation, candidate profiling, early development strategy particularly in the areas of atherosclerosis, dyslipidaemia and metabolic disease. Particular interest in facilitating interactions between smaller organisations (e.g. universities and spinouts) and big pharma.
Company Member 1-5 staff Synapse Clinical Research Services
Synapse Clinical Research Services is a flexible and independent QA consultancy providing a range of independent GCP and GMP Quality Assurance audits.
Services offered are tailored to meet client’s needs, and include MHRA inspection preparation, internal system and facility audits, process improvement, GCP and GMP training, SOP writing and review. Synapse also undertakes supplier audits with particular expertise and experience in Clinical Trials Manufacture and Packaging, Clinical Research Organisations, Phase I Units and Clinical Laboratories.
Founder Member Taylor Wessing
Lawyers in Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office specialise in Corporate (particularly Venture Capital matters) and Technology/ Intellectual Property services.

A market leader in these areas, we deliver constructive, commercial advice through a partner-driven service with total commitment to our clients.

In addition, we provide a full range of legal services including finance, corporate, employment, tax, real estate, intellectual property and dispute resolution, both in the UK and across the world.

Taylor Wessing clients include leading financial institutions, major corporations, public sector bodies and wealthy individuals and families.
Company Member 21-50 staff Team Consulting Ltd
Team is a leading product development consultancy working primarily in the development of products and technologies for the life sciences and healthcare industries. We build long-term relationships with our clients through the combination of technical excellence, creativity and integrity.
Company Member 1-5 staff Technical Personnel Limited
Technical Personnel Limited was set up in 1992 to specifically provide specialist recruitment services to local clients within the IT, Engineering and manufacturing sectors. Our experienced team of consultants will offer the most effective solution to your recruitment needs. Our comprehensive range of services includes Search, Selection, Advertising Management, Psychometric & ability assessments, database search and salary advice.
Company Member 6-20 staff Tessella plc
Successfully delivering IT and consulting services to world leaders in R&D, science and engineering
Company Member 6-20 staff The Genome Analysis Centre
Genomics and advanced bioinformatics focussed on agriculture - plant and animal genomics, nutrition and wellness and sustainable energy.
Founder The Naked Scientists (Radio Show)
The Naked Scientists is a radio-digest of breaking scientific news stories synthesised from weekly journals (BMJ, Lancet, Nature, Science, etc) and the popular press, interspersed with accessible chart music and an interview with a guest of established scientific merit.

The radio programme is broadcast live on Cambridge STAR 107.9FM every Sunday evening, from 8-9pm. Check the website for details.
Company Member 21-50 staff Toby Churchill Ltd
Toby Churchill Ltd is a manufacturer of products that are designed to enable communication for people with little or no ability to speak. Estabilished for more than 37 years Toby Churchill Ltd's flagship product, the Lightwriter, is sold in the UK and in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Founder Member Unilever
Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our foods, home care and personal care brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
Company Member 1-5 staff VacZine Analytics Group (Assay Advantage Ltd)
VacZine Analytics is an established strategic research consultancy based in the United Kingdom. We provide high-quality disease and commercial analysis to those working within or in collaboration with the vaccine industry.

Our key focus is helping clients build the case for developing new vaccines.
Company Member 1-5 staff Wallder Consulting Limited
Wallder Consulting is an executive search, interim management and resourcing company.
Wallder Consulting specialises in building senior management teams in life sciences, physical sciences, IT and telecommunications. We also work with the private equity, venture capital, investment banking, brokering and consultancy communities that support and interact with these sectors. Wallder Consulting draws together the natural link between life and physical sciences.

Wallder Consulting handles senior appointments including non-executive directors, non-executive chairmen, senior management and interim managers. With offices in the South of England, the West Coast of America and Australia, Wallder Consulting is active in Europe, the US and across the Asia Pacific region.
Company Member 21-50 staff Ware Anthony Rust Ltd
Ware Anthony Rust (WAR) is a fully integrated agency, with seamless cross-discipline campaigns covering advertising, design, PR and DM, all online and off, along with single discipline activity for specific clients. The agency also has its own strategic planning function. WAR acquired specialist agency Chamberlain in 2007 and now offers services in B2C, B2B, healthcare, and environment and agriculture.






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