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
IDDI is an expert clinical data services &
high-level strategic consulting CRO, providing biometry clinical trial services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device/diagnostic companies.
Since 1991, IDDI offers the medical expertise, biostatistical acumen and profound knowledge of the regulatory environment that are required to design and launch clinical trials.
IDDI
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
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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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.
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.
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
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
Catalent Clinical Supply
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.
CRScube
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
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
Scout proudly celebrates 30 years of empowering clinical trials with people-first solutions through Scout Meetings, Scout Clinical, and Scout Academy. Operating in 100+ countries, we deliver face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid clinical meeting planning, patient payment, travel and logistics support, and virtual collaboration and education 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
Xerimis is a privately held clinical packaging and distribution firm specializing in the needs of clinical trial sponsors for phase I trials through phase IV global trials. Xerimis has focused on clinical packaging and distribution throughout 23 years in existence. Xerimis has 3 wholly owned and managed depots; Philadelphia (US), Reading, (UK) and a new depot in Amsterdam (opened 2024). In addition, Xerimis has an established a network of audited and qualified depots strategically placed throughout the world. Xerimis focuses on supporting small to mid-sized sponsor companies.
Xerimis
Associate Partners
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
International Clinical Trials (ICT)
