Our story begins in the early 2000’s with Phares Drug Delivery, a forward-thinking CRO (Contract Research Organization) based in Basel, Switzerland. We were contracted development work from some of the highest profile companies in the Pharmaceutical industry with our principal focus on improving the solubility of oral drugs.

We soon discovered how helpful it was to test poorly soluble drugs in dissolution media that simulates gastrointestinal fluids much more accurately than conventional buffer solutions alone. These ‘biorelevant’ media were conceived by Professor Jennifer Dressman who we continue to collaborate with to this day. We developed a unique product (originally known as SIF Powder) to make these gut fluid simulations in an instant and used it for in-house development projects initially. Before long we took the bold decision to offer our biorelevant media products to other labs and this proved to be a very popular move. The ten biggest Pharmaceutical companies and many of the foremost academic institutions in the world all now buy from us.

In 2012, encouraged by investment from the Olympics Games stimulating even greater development of London’s infrastructure, we set up a laboratory at the Queen Mary Innovation Centre in Whitechapel. After then building a dedicated factory to manufacture our products in East London, we relocated the entire business to the UK.

Biorelevant is owned by the three Leigh brothers (Mathew, Louis and Daryl) whose family has been innovating in Pharmaceuticals for more than 50 years. Having run our own laboratories for so many decades, we understand exactly what our customers require to be successful in this challenging but potentially highly rewarding industry. Put simply, working with us and our products will boost your chances of success significantly.