Meet The Team
COG UK
2026 Partners
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Alex O’Leary.
Email: aol@thepbcgroup.com | Phone: +44 (0)7795 345 108.
Premium Partners
Aixial Group is more than a leading CRO - we are a strategic partner dedicated to driving your programme forward with confidence. We
deliver hands-on guidance, deep industry expertise, and a responsive, collaborative approach that ensures progress at every stage.
Aixial Group combines extensive therapeutic expertise in oncology, CNS, rare diseases, and radiopharmaceuticals with a global team
of more than 1,000 employees, to deliver adaptable CRO solutions, including full-service support, functional service provision, and consulting.
Everything we do is focused on what truly matters: achieving positive outcomes for our clients and their patients.
Aixial Group
Optum
Optum is a technology-enabled health services company, combining clinical expertise, data, and digital innovation to improve health outcomes. We work with research and life sciences teams to accelerate trial recruitment, evidence generation, and medicines uptake — helping bring effective therapies to patients faster. Our mission: help people live healthier lives and make health care work better for everyone.
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. With over 20 years of groundbreaking technological innovation across more than 30,000 trials and 9 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and the largest patient-level historical clinical trial data set in the world. More than 1 million registered users across 2,100+ customers trust Medidata’s seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes company (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC.
Medidata
Premier Research
Premier Research, a clinical research company, is dedicated to helping biotech, specialty pharma, and device innovators transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medical treatments.
As a global company, Premier Research specializes in the use of innovative technologies for smart study design and trial management to deliver clean, conclusive data to sponsors.
Whether it's developing product lifecycle strategies, reducing clinical development cycle times, securing access to patients, navigating global regulations, maximizing the impact of limited rare disease data, or providing expertise in specific therapeutic areas, Premier Research is committed to helping its customers answer the unmet needs of patients across a broad range of medical conditions.
MMS Holdings (MMS) is an award-winning, data-focused clinical research organization (CRO) that supports the pharmaceutical and biotech industries with a proven, scientific approach to complex trial data and regulatory submission challenges. Strong industry experience, a 19-year track record, AI technology-enabled services, and a data-driven approach to drug development make MMS a valuable CRO partner. With a global footprint across four continents, MMS maintains an industry-leading customer satisfaction rating.
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TRI
At TRI, we lead the evolution of Risk-Based Quality Management.
We built OPRA to solve the challenges clinical teams face every day. It delivers what they need most: Trusted Processes, Responsive Oversight, and Innovative Solutions. OPRA brings Risk Management and Centralized Monitoring together in one powerful platform, helping teams achieve better outcomes and drive operational excellence.
We champion patient safety and compliance so every trial can succeed without compromise. RBQM forms the backbone of modern clinical research, and we are shaping its future today.
Content Partners
Lumis International GmbH (Lumis) provides customer-tailored consulting and solutions for regulatory consulting and Services, clinical trial oversight and vendor management and quality management. Jointly with our customers, we develop tailored solutions to optimise their clinical development program. We collaborate with a network of experienced subject matter experts, cooperation partners, and consultants. For non-European countries, Lumis offers Legal and Data Representation Services in Europe, Switzerland, and the UK.
Lumis
PHARMExcel is an award-winning, full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing a flexible and innovative approach to clinical trial delivery. The company is recognised for its in-depth knowledge and experience of the clinical research environment, particularly in the UK, and has a network of regulatory and industry associates, allowing it to provide a global reach.
PHARMExcel
Expert Contract Management and Legal Service Partner
Salvius Legal is a company specialized in all agreement types that are required to perform a clinical trial, with a special focus on site contract management and GDPR compliance support, but also including review and negotiation of e.g., vendor and ancillary contracts. It has site contracting experience in practically every country where clinical trials are performed, and as such the knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, and different local or regional contracting customs. Its international team of lawyers and contract managers with understanding of the clinical trial process, industry requirements and different stakeholders involved, is fully equipped to assist your organization with managing this part of the clinical trial start-up phase.
Salvius Legal
Recruitment Partner
RBW Consulting
RBW Consulting is a life sciences recruitment and search consultancy with purpose operating in the US, UK and Europe. By giving clients the people, insight and networks to innovate and scale, its teams are able to help life sciences businesses change the world.
RBW Consulting also gives back by playing an active role in directly funding initiatives that support better health and wellbeing.
Exhibition Partners
Acnos Pharma provides clinical supply services to companies around the globe. Whether it is a comparator, reference drug, co-medication, rescue therapy, or controlled drug you require, Acnos Pharma are ready to meet your demand with innovative solutions.
Acnos Pharma
At BDD, we disrupt and streamline the early phases of drug product development, delivering the fastest path to phase I clinical data. Combining phase-appropriate formulation development, “just-in-time” GMP manufacturing and clinical testing, we provide you with a competitive edge and adaptability that larger CROs simply cannot match.
BDD
Coronado Research is a consultancy-led, professional services organisation, which provides support to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Our objective is to optimise the clinical development process by leveraging all the data available using AI, ML, and leading technologies.
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Our practices cover Digital Innovation, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access and HEOR (Health Economics and Outcomes Research), and Medical Affairs. Our teams work with customers to “join-the-dots” between these disciplines to ensure treatments are developed with the end in mind and better match market needs
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CRScube is a global leader in eClinical solutions, dedicated to making clinical trials more accessible, efficient, and impactful. As Korea’s #1 eClinical vendor, CRScube’s cutting-edge technology streamlines clinical data capture and analysis while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements worldwide. CRScube provides a cost-effective platform, trusted by over 1,000 clients and used in over 5,800 trials.
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Emmes Group
Delivering Global Health Impact Through People, Science and Technology
Emmes Group is the industry's first specialty, tech and AI based CRO, delivering programs better and faster, and helping bring new medical discoveries closer to patients.
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At Emmes Group, our work is driven by a simple but profound belief: truth matters. Since our founding in 1977, we’ve been committed to uncovering truth in clinical research – through scientific rigor, operational excellence, and deep collaboration with our clients and partners. That truth fuels better decisions, faster treatments, and more confident health outcomes.
ESMS Global is a niche service provider offering 24/7 emergency medical response services for Clinical Trials and Medical Information.
With global contracts across 80 countries, speaking 45 languages, our background and culture is built on providing support in emergency situations. We focus on patient safety creating a reliable and robust solution for your business.
ESMS Global
FyoniBio offers customized assay development and clinical sample analysis under GCLP. Our focus are PK, ADA, NAb, biomarker and potency assays, its development and validation for clinical development of therapeutic oligonucleotides, peptides and proteins. Additionally, FyoniBio is the ideal partner for development of biotherapeutics with our innovative CHOnamite® / GlycoExpress® technologies.
Fyoni Bio
GSL is a specialist diagnostics company developing innovative blood tests and advanced omics methods. Backed by world-leading expertise from UCL and major clinical centres, we focus on lipids, proteins, and metabolites, supporting the progression from preclinical research to clinical trials.
Guilford Street Laboraties
As a trusted clinical data science partner with 35+ years of research-driven experience, IDDI combines therapeutic expertise, biostatistical leadership, and regulatory insight to mitigate risk by delivering uncompromising excellence in biostatistics, strategic consulting, and clinical data management. When every data point represents a patient, perfection is the only option.
IDDI
MedPoint Digital partners with biopharma companies to deliver virtual meetings, advanced portals, and innovative digital solutions that lower costs, improve quality, and accelerate timelines. Our platform suite includes RASPberry AI, a rapid-answer assistant that enhances clinical operations and empowers study sites with faster, more efficient access to essential information.
MedPoint Digital
METRONOMIA is your Data Science CRO for biostatistical services and consulting, clinical data management, and medical writing.
Since 1990, we have supported over 720 projects in all clinical development phases and major therapeutic areas.
Our team of 140+ highly skilled employees serves the needs of our pharma-, biotech-, and medical device customers with the highest degree of flexibility, reliability and quality.
METRONOMIA
Ovid, by Wolters Kluwer, is a trusted research platform for CROs and Pharma companies, offering advanced multi-database searching, natural language processing and much more. With seamless access to medical, scientific, and regulatory content, Ovid empowers data-driven decisions, accelerates drug development, and enhances clinical research efficiency, making it an essential tool for innovation.
Ovid, by Wolters Kluwer
Quotient Sciences is a drug development and manufacturing accelerator providing integrated programs and tailored services across the entire development pathway. Cutting through silos across a range of drug development capabilities, we save precious time and money in getting drugs to patients. Everything we do for our customers is driven by an unswerving belief that ideas need to become solutions, molecules need to become cures, fast. Because humanity needs solutions, fast.
Quotient Sciences
Established in February 2010, RAY CRO is a regional Middle East/North African full-service CRO with extensive experience in conducting international clinical trials, real-world evidence studies, and health economic studies across a broad range of chronic and complex diseases. The MENA region offers great advantages and is the new emerging market.
RAY CRO
Scout proudly celebrates over 30 years of empowering clinical trials with people-first solutions and industry-leading tech. Operating in 100+ countries, we deliver face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid clinical meeting planning, patient payment, and travel and logistics support for top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Scout
Southern Research is an 85-year-old nonprofit research institute with deep expertise in drug discovery and translational science. We partner with biopharma, government, and academia to advance life-saving therapies. With state-of-the-art facilities and proven scientific capabilities, we deliver high-quality preclinical insights that help move treatments toward the clinic faster.
Southern Research
Thermo Fisher offers comprehensive clinical trial service capabilities including clinical supply optimization, clinical ancillaries, comparator sourcing, global clinical packaging and labeling, storage and clinical logistics, cold chain management, and decentralized trial offerings. With 30 cGMP-compliant sites and over 30+ years of experience advancing clinical trials, we have the resources and global network you need to support clinical trial success.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
uMotif
Associate Partners
Abacus Medicine
Abacus Medicine provides tailored comparator sourcing services to support the efficient running of clinical trials for biotechnology and innovative pharmaceutical companies.
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As part of The Abacus Medicine Group, we have access to over 10,000 key brands across multiple European and US markets, and sophisticated market analysis tools which provides us with an unrivalled inventory and supplier network.
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This allows us to deliver a wide range of tailored and hybrid sourcing services to our clients.
Alcedis
Alcedis is a leading contract research organization (CRO) with over 30 years of experience in clinical research. We combine in-depth expertise with state-of-the-art digital solutions like automated data integration, to efficiently and accurately conduct clinical trials – from Phase I to market authorization and real-world evidence. Over the years we grew to 180 employees and expanded our medical expertise to all major indications. As a proud member of the Huma Group, we are committed to enabling faster and more efficient research processes by bridging the gap between innovation and practical application in healthcare, driving progress in drug development and patient care forward.
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Allucent
Allucent is a global provider of comprehensive drug development solutions, including regulatory consulting, clinical operations, biometrics, and clinical pharmacology across various therapeutic areas. With over 30 years’ experience in 75+ countries, our individualized partnership approach provides experience-driven insights and expertise to assist clients in successfully delivering novel treatments to patients.
Almac
Almac Clinical Services have been partnering with clients for 30+ years, we set the standard for developing effective supply chain strategies that ensures our sponsors can overcome their unique challenges and deliver supply continuity to patients wherever they are in the world.
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We have a range of tools and services to help you achieve this, from forecasting/inventory management, supply chain strategy to global logistics management, end-to-end temperature solutions, IRT set-up and strategy, direct to patient distribution and pharmacy services alongside our clinical packaging and labelling facilities.
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When you partner with Almac you are partnering with experts who Supply With Care.
Catalent solves today’s clinical trial challenges and develops innovative solutions for the future. Catalent’s commitment to quality and service excellence is evident in its comprehensive and flexible solutions for small molecules, biologics and cell and gene therapies. With modern global facilities, and 25+ years’ experience reliably supplying thousands of studies of all sizes and complexities around the world, services include:
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Clinical supply management
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Integrated formulation development, clinical manufacturing & blinding
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Specialty handling (potent, cytotoxic, controlled)
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Direct comparator/reference product sourcing
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Clinical packaging/labeling
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Extensive clinical storage, cold chain capabilities & global distribution
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Demand-led supply
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Direct-to-patient solutions
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Clinical returns, reconciliation & destruction
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Cera Care
Cera, Europe’s largest HealthTech, bridges home care and clinical research. Delivering 2.5 million monthly visits, we leverage one of the world's largest home healthcare datasets and community presence to engage house-bound populations. Bringing clinical trials directly to the home supports diverse recruitment and retention, enabling sponsors to access hard-to-reach populations.
Conversis
Conversis is a specialist language services provider dedicated to life sciences companies since 2003. We deliver accurate, compliant, and culturally relevant translations in 300+ language combinations. With a global network of qualified linguists and in-house experts, we ensure clarity and consistency across regulatory, clinical, and patient-facing content throughout the product lifecycle.
Fortrea
Fortrea is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) with over 30 years of clinical research experience, providing comprehensive Phase I-IV trial management, clinical pharmacology, and consulting services across 20+ therapeutic areas. Evolved from Covance and Labcorp, Fortrea is built for biotech and biopharma, medical device and diagnostic innovators, delivering agile, fit-for-purpose full service (FSO), functional service (FSP) and hybrid solutions in about 100 countries. We combine scientific rigor and operational excellence with innovation to help bring therapies from pipeline to patient. Together, exceptional is possible.
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ICON
ICON is the world's leading clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We develop new innovations, drive emerging therapies forward and improve patient lives.
Optimapharm
Optimapharm is a globally operating, leading, mid-sized, full-service CRO aiming to deliver new therapies to improve and save patients’ lives.
Whether a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device company, we are your ideal mid-sized, full-service CRO.
Our in-depth expertise and long-lasting experience, combined with a flexible and collaborative approach, allow us to tailor our responses to each individual study.
Our clinical development capabilities span trial Phases I-IV, across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including medical devices.
We have an excellent track record for supporting a range of stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry, including sponsors and research institutions at each clinical development phase.
PHOENIX Pharma-Einkauf
PHOENIX Pharma-Einkauf has been a trusted partner in comparator sourcing for +20 years, supporting EU clinical trials with secure, compliant, and fully traceable pharmaceutical products. Our long-standing market presence, deep regulatory expertise, and established supplier network enable us to source even the most challenging comparators reliably and efficiently. We deliver end‑to‑end support—from strategic sourcing and demand planning to documentation, QP oversight, and temperature‑controlled logistics—ensuring uninterrupted trial continuity and the highest standards of quality. With our proven experience, we help sponsors, CROs, and biotech companies minimize risk, optimize timelines, and maintain full confidence in their supply chain.
TMC
TMC is a global pharma services company partnering with small to mid-sized biotech and pharma companies to accelerate drug development timelines and maximise value across the full product lifecycle. We provide end-to-end support – from early-stage clinical development to clinical execution, market access, and drug commercialisation. Our integrated pharma services are delivered by cross-functional experts with extensive knowledge across regulatory, clinical development, medical services, pharmacovigilance, and quality specialities.
Trialbee
Trialbee is revolutionizing the patient recruitment ecosystem with technology, people, and passion. Featuring the Honey Platform™ to centralize and standardize your funnel, Precision Recruitment for hyper-targeted digital outreach, medical secondary screening for pre-qualified referrals, and our curated Omnichannel Network, Trialbee helps you take control of your global patient recruitment.
Viedoc
At Viedoc, we design engaging software that modernizes clinical research so that necessary treatments can reach the people who need them faster. We accomplish this by combining technology and a creative design to streamline, automate and simplify conventional processes within clinical research. Viedoc makes every aspect of a clinical study a bit smoother, resulting in greater discoveries that make a difference and has the potential to improve lives.
Networking Partners
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Media Partner
International Clinical Trials (ICT) is a specialist journal that discusses the various stages of clinical trials programmes, the funding behind them, and the trends that dictate their feasibility.
Published quarterly, the journal offers a platform of communication and information-sharing for executive and strategic decision makers, seeking out new trends and marketing opportunities, as well as putting a spotlight on the latest innovations coming to market. ICT is specifically designed to be of interest to those actively seeking to source services for improved efficiency in what is an increasingly competitive market.
Prompted by the synergies between trial operations and wider contract research and outsourcing issues, ICT joined forces with sister title European Pharmaceutical Contractor (EPC) in late-2015, in a move that brings added value to both brands. With EPC now an inserted edition within ICT, industry practitioners across these complementary subject areas now have unrivalled access to a wealth of shared views and analyses.
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