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Catalyst is a clinical research organisation (CRO)that provides highly customisable solutions to the global biopharmaceutical industry through two established, branded solutions: CatalystOncology and Catalyst Flex. The company provides multi-therapeutic global resourcing and functional services through Catalyst Flex, and full-service oncology CRO offerings through Catalyst Oncology.

With over 800 staff andoffices in the United States and Europe, Catalyst's flexible service model isbuilt from more than a decade of listening to customers, devising customer-centric solutions, and helping customers drive breakthrough clinical studies by leveraging expert teams and innovative technologies.

Who we are?

Founded in 2002, Frontier Science (Scotland) Ltd (FSS) is an independent, not-for-profit specialised contract research organisation committed to raising the bar when it comes to designing, running and analysing the results of clinical trials.

We’re a team of 40+ individuals, united in our goal of working on projects that result in public benefit. Our mission is to use a collaborative approach to provide effective, agile solutions and expertise, helping to advance the knowledge of clinical trials, research and statistical science. We have over 20 years of expertise in data management, biostatistics and quality in worldwide clinical trials.

We’re based in the Highlands of Scotland and enjoy an affiliation with Frontier Science organisations in the United States and Greece, as well as worldwide collaborations with customers in industry, academia and health services.

Our Values

 We work with integrity

 We collaborate

 We’re customer-centred

 Continuous learning is at our core

Why work with us?

● Our functional service provision (FSP) approach means that our team will work seamlesslyalongside yours, giving you support in whichever form you need it most

● We’ve been supporting our customers’ clinical trials for over two decades, adapting to

technological advancements along the way

● Our team is highly experienced and committed, providing our clients with support in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials

● Our unique position as a not-for-profit partner means we are able to maintain independence and focus on the integrity of the data and analyses we deliver

Biostatistics expertise at your fingertips

Our experienced team of programmers, data analysts and statisticians provide consultancy, regulatory submission and academic research services for studies of all shapes and sizes. Tap into our biostatistics expertise to be sure of accurate, interpretable results.

Biostatistics Services

 Protocol Design Consultancy

 Statistics Analysis Plan (SAP)

 Analyses for Research Projects

 Sample Size Calculations

 Creation of CDSIC datasets

 Reporting

 Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC)

 Regulatory Submissions

 Publishing Results

Data Management - high-quality data delivered on time

Our team of data managers, project managers and database programmers have decades of combined experience. This means you can rely on us to deliver clean, accurate, complete and reliable clinical trial datasets for analysis, every time.

Data Management Services

 Database Design

 Pre-Analysis Database Lock Procedures

 Data Management Documentation

 Data Validation and Integrity

 CDISC Data Extraction

 Case Report Form (CRF) design and annotation

 Data Cleaning

 Reporting

Quality you can count on

We treat quality assurance, quality management systems and technical writing as specialist services alongside our data management and biostatistics expertise. Working with us ensures that every stakeholder in your study can have the utmost confidence in the results.

Quality Services

 Regulatory & Standards Compliance

 Technical Writing

 Clinical Monitoring

 Clinical Quality Management System (QMS) Development

 Trial Master File (TMF) Services

 Pharmacovigilance

Senior Management Team

Our leadership team blends decades of substantial subject matter expertise with business, strategic and people skills. The team is headed up by Dr Darren Gibson, MBA, who joined Frontier Science Scotland in January 2022 with over 20 years of international experience in the health, medical research and innovation sectors.

Oncimmune, a global leader in immunodiagnostics and (auto) antibody biomarker profiling & discovery in immuno-oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. Through its ImmunoINSIGHTS™ technology platform, the company provides insights to discover and validate novel biomarkers, improve treatment responses and adverse event (irAE) prediction, patient screening and diagnostic accuracy.

Oncimmune is headquartered in the UK with operations in Germany and USA.

Sygnature Discovery - enabling success in drug discovery

Sygnature Discovery is a leading independent provider of integrated drug discovery resource and expertise. Since 2011, 35 compounds discovered by Sygnature for our customers have entered pre -clinical development and so far 20 of these have progressed to clinical trials (Phases I, II and III). 

We add considerable value to our clients research projects by providing intellectual input and drug discovery expertise to accelerate target validation, hit identification, hit -to -lead, lead optimisation and preclinical testing. This includes medicinal chemistry, in vitro biology, in vivo pharmacology, computational chemistry, informatics, DMPK, protein sciences and pre -clinical form & formulation. 

Sygnature Discovery is a CRO who's focus is value creation for our clients, through the application of drug discovery know -how and close working relationships. We have built a team of over 600 staff including pharmaceutical industry -experienced research scientists (over 80% PhD qualified) with the ability to collaborate on an equal footing with our clients’ scientists to drive drug discovery projects towards the clinic.