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Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations in the United Kingdom
A clinical-stage and cell-&-gene-therapy hub. Compare MHRA-regulated UK CDMOs across biologics, advanced therapies, and drug product — by capability and site.
20 companies listed
Manufacturing sites in United Kingdom
The UK CDMO landscape
The United Kingdom has a distinctive CDMO profile weighted toward clinical-stage manufacturing, biologics, and cell & gene therapy — reflecting its dense academic-biotech ecosystem around the Golden Triangle of Cambridge, Oxford, and London, plus advanced-therapy clusters in Stevenage and the north.
Post-Brexit, UK manufacturing is regulated by the MHRA, which has positioned itself as an agile regulator with recognition routes that ease parallel UK, EU, and US programs. For early-phase and advanced-therapy work, the UK offers a deep pool of specialist capacity and English-language regulatory alignment.
The UK is a particularly strong fit for clinical trial material supply and cell-&-gene-therapy manufacturing, where its concentration of specialist CDMOs and proximity to leading academic centers shortens the path from research to GMP production.
Companies (20)
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Aptuit LLC
United Kingdom
Baxter International
United Kingdom
Bespak
United Kingdom
Biofortuna
United Kingdom
BioReliance (Merck KGaA, MilliporeSigma)
United Kingdom
Central Pharma Contract Packing Ltd
United Kingdom
Charles River Laboratories
United Kingdom
Concept Life Sciences
United Kingdom
Fortrea
United Kingdom
Kindeva Drug Delivery
United Kingdom
MedPharm
United Kingdom
Momentive Performance Materials
United Kingdom
Oxford Biomedica (OXB)
United Kingdom
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PharmaPharma Ltd.
United Kingdom
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QuantumPharma LLC
United Kingdom
Quotient Sciences
United Kingdom
Roslin Cell Therapies Ltd
United Kingdom
SGS
United Kingdom
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services
United Kingdom
Torbay Pharmaceuticals (Torbay Pharma)
United Kingdom
How this list is built: companies appear here when they have a manufacturing site in United Kingdom in our facilities dataset and pass the marketplace eligibility gate (pharmaceutical contract manufacturers only — CROs, equipment suppliers, and other non-manufacturers are excluded). Read the full methodology for the eligibility gates and how our ranked lists are computed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many CDMOs are in the UK?+
CDMO Hub lists a strong UK roster — the live count and ranked list above are built from listed manufacturing sites, reflecting genuine in-country capacity rather than headquarters alone.
What are UK CDMOs strongest in?+
The UK skews toward clinical-stage manufacturing, biologics, and cell & gene therapy, supported by world-leading academic-biotech clusters. It is an especially strong choice for early-phase and advanced-therapy programs.
How are UK CDMOs regulated after Brexit?+
UK drug manufacturing is regulated by the MHRA. The MHRA operates recognition and aligned routes that facilitate parallel UK, EU, and US development. Confirm the specific facility's approvals for your target markets before contracting.
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