What Moredun Scientific does

Moredun Scientific is a contract research organisation (CRO) headquartered at Pentlands Science Park in Penicuik, Mid-Lothian, Scotland, founded in 1988 and operating as a private limited company (Company No: SC107439) within the Moredun Group. The Moredun Group also comprises the Moredun Foundation (charity No: SC022515) and the Moredun Research Institute (charity No: SC022353), giving Moredun Scientific access to a deep scientific talent pool in livestock disease and immunology. The company employs 36 people and serves two primary enterprise segments: animal health companies developing livestock health products, and biopharmaceutical companies requiring biosafety evaluation of their products.

Moredun Scientific's offering is structured around four service lines: biosafety testing of biopharmaceuticals, contract research for animal health (livestock) product development, aquaculture product development testing, and an underlying quality standards framework that supports regulatory-compliant data generation. The underlying capability is specialised laboratory and field testing rather than a proprietary software or AI platform; the company's value proposition rests on domain expertise in animal disease models, regulatory protocols, and biosafety evaluation. Outputs are data packages used by clients to support product development decisions, registration submissions, and commercialisation.

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service basis through direct, sales-led B2B engagement with enterprise customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted project-by-project depending on scope, complexity, and regulatory requirements. The company also operates a free membership community of more than 9,000 farmers and veterinarians that functions as a marketing and engagement channel rather than a revenue source. Marketing channels include LinkedIn, Mailchimp and Substack newsletters, and Moredun Group social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter/X, and YouTube.

Name

Moredun Scientific

Legal name

Moredun Scientific Limited

Website

https://moredun-scientific.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moredun Scientific is a UK-based contract research organisation specialising in biosafety testing of biopharmaceuticals and product development research for animal health and aquaculture, serving enterprise animal health and biopharmaceutical clients from Pentlands Science Park in Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Toxicology & Safety Assessment CROs (GLP) (HLAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Contract research services
• Biosafety testing
• Animal health testing
• Aquaculture product development
• Biopharmaceutical testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Pentlands Science Park

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Services: Fee-for-service contract research engagements with animal health and biopharmaceutical companies. Revenue is generated through testing agreements, product development support contracts, and biosafety testing projects. Model is project-based with engagements tied to specific product development milestones and regulatory requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moredun Scientific is a contract research organisation (CRO) that provides specialised laboratory and field testing services for animal health products, aquaculture health products, and biosafety evaluation of biopharmaceuticals. The company supports animal health and biopharmaceutical firms by generating regulatory-compliant testing data to inform product development decisions, support registration submissions, and enable commercialisation.

Product overview

Moredun Scientific is a contract research organisation offering a unified portfolio of animal health and biopharmaceutical testing services. The core service areas are Biosafety Testing (for biopharmaceuticals), Animal Health (for livestock), and Aquaculture product development. These are supported by Quality Standards services to ensure regulatory compliance. The company supports animal health and biopharmaceutical companies by testing their products and providing data to support development decisions, registration and commercialisation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biosafety Testing Specialist biosafety testing services for biopharmaceuticals, providing regulatory-compliant data packages to support development decisions, product registration and commercialisation. Targeted at biopharmaceutical companies requiring comprehensive biosafety data for regulatory submissions and product approval.
• Animal Health Contract Research Contract research services supporting the development and commercialisation of livestock animal health products. Targeted at animal health companies developing health products for livestock, providing testing data for development decisions and product registration.
• Aquaculture Contract Research Specialised contract research and testing services for aquaculture health product development. Targeted at aquaculture sector companies requiring testing services for fish and shellfish health products.
• Quality Standards Services Quality assurance services ensuring compliance with regulatory standards for animal health and biopharmaceutical products. Provides data integrity and regulatory compliance frameworks to support product registration purposes.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WuXi AppTec: Global CRO with extensive biosafety, biologics testing, and safety assessment services; a scaled competitor in the same biopharma biosafety testing space that Moredun addresses.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Global animal health company with significant livestock and aquaculture health product portfolios; a likely customer profile for Moredun's contract research services and an adjacent competitor in product development expertise.
• Evotec: Contract research and development organisation offering preclinical and biologics testing services following its absorption of Aptuit; competes with Moredun in biopharma safety and biosafety testing.
• Labcorp: Major CRO (via Labcorp Drug Development) providing preclinical safety assessment and biopharma lab services; competes with Moredun in biopharmaceutical biosafety and safety testing.
• Zoetis: World's largest animal health company with broad livestock and aquaculture product lines; represents both a key prospective customer for Moredun's CRO services and a benchmark for the addressable market.
• Eurofins Scientific: Large contract testing laboratory group covering pharmaceutical, food, environmental, and animal health testing; directly competes with Moredun's testing services across multiple segments and possesses far greater scale.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health company developing and commercialising livestock health products — both a potential customer for Moredun's testing services and an adjacent player in the same value chain.
• Charles River Laboratories: Global CRO with a dedicated biosafety and manufacturing services division that competes directly with Moredun's biopharmaceutical biosafety testing line, while also offering vastly broader safety assessment capabilities.

Emerging players

• IDEXX Laboratories: Animal health diagnostics and testing company whose livestock and aquaculture testing offerings overlap with Moredun's animal health and aquaculture product development services.
• Antech Diagnostics: Animal diagnostics laboratory network serving veterinary practices; an adjacent testing-services player in the animal health value chain that intersects with Moredun's livestock health testing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MoredunComms
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Moredun90
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheMoredunFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moredun-scientific

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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