Contract research.
Discrete experimental work and protocol execution for biotech, pharmaceutical, and investor partners — flexible scope, documented outputs.
What we mean by contract research.
Defined-scope laboratory and analytical work performed on behalf of a sponsor. Engagements are bounded by a written scope, a protocol, and a deliverable — typically a study report. The relationship is transactional and contractual; the value to the sponsor is in the rigour, not in an open-ended retainer.
Contract research is useful when an organisation needs experimental capacity it doesn’t have, wants an independent technical answer before making a downstream decision, or needs work documented in a form that will hold up outside the sponsor’s own organisation.
We are honest about what falls outside our scope. If a question needs equipment we don’t run, methods we haven’t validated, or expertise we don’t have, we’ll say so before the engagement starts — and where possible, point you at someone who does.
Who commissions contract work.
Companies needing capacity
Organisations with a defined experimental question that don’t have the bench capacity to run it internally on the timeline they need.
Investors and corp-dev
Investment teams commissioning independent technical due-diligence on a target asset before a transaction or follow-on round.
Academic groups with industry funding
University teams operating industry-funded scopes that benefit from a partner familiar with applied-research workflows and reporting.
How a contract engagement runs.
Contract research runs against a written protocol. Scope, methods, and acceptance criteria are agreed before any work begins; results are returned in a documented report regardless of whether the experiment supports the sponsor’s hypothesis. The point of a contract engagement is to know — not to confirm what you hoped to find.
Other ways we partner.
CRISPR assay development
Design and optimisation of Cas-based detection assays for nucleic-acid targets in clinical and research settings.
Molecular diagnostics consulting
Strategic guidance on assay architecture, sample workflows, and translation from concept to clinical use.
Clinical validation support
Study design, partner sourcing, and analytical-to-clinical performance evaluation for diagnostic candidates.
Regulatory strategy
IVDR-aligned planning for CE marking pathways, technical-file structuring, and post-market surveillance.
Global procurement services
Sourcing of medical devices, IVDs, and pharmaceuticals from European supply chains for international partners, with full audit and compliance documentation.
Scope a study with us.
Send us the question and the constraint. If we can do the work, we’ll write you a scope; if we can’t, we’ll tell you who can.