🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 101 Top English Pharmaceutical Startups & Firms

August 14, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best English Pharmaceutical companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Pharmaceutical industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top English Pharmaceutical Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline

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GlaxoSmithKline develops and markets products in the areas of pain relief, respiratory, digestive health, oral health, nutrition and skin.

Autolus

Autolus

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Autolus is in T-cell programming and manufacturing technology.

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MiNA Therapeutics

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MiNA Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutic medicines to harness gene activation mechanisms.

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Johnson Matthey

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Johnson Matthey is an international speciality chemicals company, founded almost 200 years ago in London.

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Alchemab Therapeutics

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Alchemab Therapeutics is developing natural protective antibodies designed to keep people free of hard-to-treat diseases.

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Causaly

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Causaly is teaching computers to read all knowledge in Biomedicine

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Synthace

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Synthace uses open source technology to make process in biotechnology move faster.

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Antidote.me

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Antidote is a digital health company that accelerates and improves medical research by combining technologies, data, and business models.

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Lifebit

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Lifebit CloudOS is the intelligent genomics platform that is the industry standard for unified, secure research over distributed big data.

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Pando

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Forward is now Pando! Pando is an essential tool for teamwork and secure collaboration in health and social care.

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Advanz Pharma

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ADVANZ PHARMA is a pharmaceutical company focused on serving the needs of patients and healthcare providers.

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Prokarium

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Prokarium is biopharmaceutical company pioneering the field of microbial immunotherapy.

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Verona Pharma

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Verona Pharma is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering new drugs for the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.

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Echo

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Echo is a simplifying pharmacy, helping everyone get the medicine they need.

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Small Pharma

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Small Pharma is dedicated to identifying these opportunities.

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Stallergenes Greer

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Stallergenes Greer is a fully integrated global biopharmaceutical company specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies.

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Peptone

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Peptone is a UK-based startup that is helping pharmaceutical companies unravel the secrets of proteins.

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Skipping Rocks Lab

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Skipping Rocks Lab develops natural and biodegradable packaging for liquids made from seaweed extract.

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Phlo

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Phlo is a digital pharmacy that provides secure, real-time, same-day prescription delivery.

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Yaqrit

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Yaqrit Limited is a UK-based company specialising in interventions in liver disease based on 20 years of research and development at UCL.

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Cotinga Pharmaceuticals

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Cotinga Pharmaceuticals discovers and develops drug therapies for diseases.

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Capella BioScience

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Capella Bioscience engages in the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies.

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IAG, Image Analysis Group

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IAG, imaging expert company helps to accelerate novel drug development by using the right analytical tools and modern trial infrastructure.

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Prognostic

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A granular carbon intelligence & offsetting platform for industrial decarbonisation.

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LIfT BioSciences

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LIfT BioSciences is a socially-minded Biotech start-up that develops a portfolio of potentially life-saving immuno-oncology cell therapies.

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Closed Loop Medicine

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CLM is a new breed of therapeutics company focused on care pathways, outcomes and the provision of dynamic personalised regimens.

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Aptorum Group

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Aptorum Group is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of therapeutic assets to treat diseases with unmet medical needs.

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Exogene

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Exogene is a biotechnology company accelerating target & TCR discovery for cancer cell therapies using AI-enabled TCR-antigen screening.

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MyMeds&Me

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My Meds & Me provides a web-based solution for the capture of adverse event, product complaint.

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Smart Surgical Appliances

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Smart Surgical Appliances is a medical device company, developing sensor-enabled surgical instrumentation.

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medsii.com

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medsii.com is Next-Generation Health Information. medsii won the 2021 Webby Honoree Award in the Health & Fitness cateogory.

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Firza

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Firza is a medical company modernizing healthcare using technology-enabled, bespoke workforce solutions.

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Motif Labs

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Motif Labs is built on a legacy of exceptional extraction technology.

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SomaNautix

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Building an innovative Oncology Product company which exploits the unique physico-chemical properties of endoNaut technology.

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Acellera

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Acellera is a company devoted to speed up drug discovery and development.

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European Medicines Agency

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU), located in London.

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Canbex Therapeutics

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Canbex Therapeutics is dedicated to treating spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other disorders.

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Medimsight

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Medical image triage and biomarkers analysis for precision medicine.

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Therakind

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Therakind creates, develops, and improves paediatric and other speciality medicinal products.

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Evaluate

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Evaluate provides trusted commercial intelligence for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

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Validair Monitoring Solutions

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Validair Monitoring Solutions is a technical services and environmental monitoring solutions company.

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Oppilotech

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Developing the next generation of antibiotics with novel mechanisms of action.

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Internis Pharmaceuticals

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Internis Pharmaceuticals develops, manufactures, and supplies prescription vitamin D medicines for the United Kingdom market.

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Oxford Phamascience Group

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Oxford Pharmascience Group offers technology platforms to re-develop existing medicines.

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Morria Biopharmaceuticals

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Morria Biopharmaceuticals engages in the discovery and development of multi-functional anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Stealthyx Therapeutics

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Stealthyx is developing a unique, safe, patented drug-targeting platform technology capable of drug delivery only at sites of disease.

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Prescient Healthcare Group

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Prescient Healthcare Group was founded in London in 1995, originally specializing in competitive insights.

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Veristat

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Veristat, a full service Clinical Research Organization (CRO).

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Hammersmith Medicines Research Ltd

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Hammersmith Medicines Research is a London-based biotechnology company that provides CRO services.

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Airfinity

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Airfinity is a science information and analytics company

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Pangaea Data

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Pangaea Data provides a machine learning-based software solution making scientific and clinical data more meaningful.

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APCER Life Sciences

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APCER Life Sciences provides drug safety, medical information, medical writing & regulatory services to pharmaceutical & biotech companies.

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Clerkenwell Health

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An innovative mental health company offering clinical research support services & psychedelic-assisted therapies.

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Phastar

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Phastar is a specialist CRO, offering statistical consulting, clinical trial reporting and medical writing services.

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Kinapse

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Kinapse provides advisory, capability building and operational services to the life sciences industries.

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Everna

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Everna is a biotech company developing novel therapeutics.

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Conference Series

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ConferenceSeries conducts 3000+ Global Scientific Events in Medical, Clinical, Pharma, Engineering and Life Sciences across the Globe.

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Pharma intelligence

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Pharma intelligence helps in analysis, insight, and consultancy services for pharmaceutical, MedTech, and clinical research organizations.

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Sinclair Pharma plc

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Sinclair Pharma is a pure-play Aesthetics business with a highly differentiated portfolio based on improving facial shape and volumisation.

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Eden Pharma

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Cannabis Research and Development

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Hanway Associates

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Strategy and corporate advisory for the cannabis sector

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ProClinical

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ProClinical is a leading international recruitment agency.

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Avillion

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Avillion LLP, a London, UK-based company that focuses on clinical co-development of therapeutics.

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performance.io

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performance.io is a performance marketing agency focused on health & tech.

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Theramex

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Theramex is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women and their health.

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Inexia

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Inexia aims to develop intranasally administered orexin positive modulators for the treatment of neurological diseases.

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Oxagen

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Oxagen is a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule drugs addressing asthma, and chronic allergic and inflammatory conditions.

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SkyePharma

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SkyePharma is a speciality drug delivery company with a range of oral and inhalation technologies.

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Pharma IQ

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Pharma IQ is an equipping business leaders with indispensable insights and innovations to drive success in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Pharmacierge

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Pharmacierge uses technology to improve medication compliance and convenience for patients and practices alike.

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Arrow Therapeutics

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Arrow is a small pharmaceutical company strictly focussed on novel anti-infective discovery.

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Accunea

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Developing a continuous, real-time monitoring system for transplant organ function, beginning with kidneys.

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Viramal

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Viramal is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of global therapeutics.

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Proteome Sciences

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Proteome Sciences is a protein biomarker company specializing in proteomics and peptidomics services and applications.

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Motilent

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Motilent deals with technology and research on providing innovative services that helps for digestive system in health and disease.

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Mobileway

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Mobileway is a global provider of mobile services.

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Diabetology

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Diabetology is an award winning clinical stage biopharmaceutical company

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Stabilitech

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Stabilitech is a developer of solutions such as vaccines and biopharmaceuticals that stabilize sensitive biological molecules.

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Nucleus Global

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Nucleus Global is a medical communications company.

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Smartway Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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Smartway Pharmaceuticals is a leading MHRA registered UK pharmaceutical wholesaler and supplier of a comprehensive range of products.

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Senzer

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Senzer Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company.

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Lifeways

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Lifeways is one of the UK’s leading providers of support services for people with diverse and often complex needs in community settings.

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RXLive

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RXLive is a digital pharmacies with over 5,000 active patients, delivering over 10,000 prescriptions per month.

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OrchTel

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OrchTel offers data, and industry expertise to deliver the AI-powered regulatory intelligence and insights to marketplace.

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Greencare Capital

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Greencare Capital is an investment firm that focuses on acquisition opportunities in cultivation technologies and wellness sector.

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RAIR Health

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RAIR Health is an applied AI & health data company that uses real-world data and proprietary AI tools to deliver insights in ophthalmology.

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PhotoBiotics

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PhotoBiotics is develops targeted therapeutics for MRI imaging and cancer treatment.

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Tecrea

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Tecrea is the provider world leading cell and tissue delivery technology for research and drug development applications.

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Gunsynd

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Gunsynd is a provider of skin microbiology and clinical dermatology services.

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Mumo

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Share your secure health information anywhere in the world with anyone you want.

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Flarin

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Flarin is an exciting and innovative pharmaceutical product.

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ReGen Therapeutics

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ReGen Therapeutics is a biotech company.

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GP Supplies

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GP Supplies is a pharmaceutical, consumables and medical equipment distributor.

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society is a company that provides preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs.

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Medistrava

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Medistrava is fully integrated and fully invested in creating value for organizations across biotech and pharma assets and organizations.

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Curtana Pharma Ltd

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Curtana Pharma Limited is a small organization in the commercial physical research companies industry in London.

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Arakis Limited

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Arakis Limited focuses on discovery and development of inflammatory diseases and oncology adjunctive therapy.

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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

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ABPI is a research-based biopharmaceutical companies.

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Kapsule

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Kapsule provides blockchain based pharmaceutical distribution solutions.

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Nitro Digital

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Nitro Digital has grown to become one of Europe’s leading digital healthcare marketing agencies.

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Nanomerics

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Nanomerics “switches on” drugs

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