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About Alpha Clinical Development

Custom-made clinical solutions, at every stage of development

With over 18 years of experience, Alpha Clinical Development offers custom-made clinical solutions for every stage of development, from proof-of-concept to late-stage programmes.

Alpha Clinical Development improves pharmaceutical-led care by making clinical research more productive, reducing regulatory risk, and protecting both patient safety and asset value. Biopharmaceutical firms trust our deep expertise, global reach, and scale to support their goals — from product development through to commercialisation.

Our four complementary business units — CRO Services, Pharmacovigilance, Consulting, and Sourcing Solutions — bring together a highly engaged workforce that delivers a sustained, market-leading client experience.

18+

Years of experience

4

Complementary business units

100%

On-time milestones

What we do

Four business units, one accountable team

CRO Services, Pharmacovigilance, Consulting, and Sourcing Solutions — a highly engaged workforce delivering a sustained, market-leading client experience.

CRO Services

Full-lifecycle clinical trial management

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Pharmacovigilance

Safety, ICSR & signal detection

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Consulting

Regulatory & clinical strategy

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Sourcing Solutions

Executive & SME placement

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Where we work

A senior-led team, working as one across four time zones

From our Cambridge headquarters to Wokingham, Mississauga and Dubai, our people work as one connected team so your programme keeps moving.

Headquarters

Cambridge, MA

United States

Europe

Wokingham

United Kingdom

North America

Mississauga

Canada

Middle East

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Our heritage

Two decades of building specialist expertise

2007
Founding team established, built on pharmacovigilance and medical affairs expertise.
2012
Alpha Clinical Development formally incorporated; CRO services launched.
2025
Expanded into clinical operations, biostatistics and data management.
2026
Partnered with Nexomic to bring AI-driven biomarker intelligence into oncology trials.

Mission, vision & values

Partners bring complementary skills, behaviours and insights to achieve winning outcomes

Bringing expertise, agility and shared ambition at every step. At Alpha Clinical Development, our purpose, vision and values come to life through disciplined delivery and transparent collaboration — reducing risk and accelerating timelines to keep progress moving across clinical development, evidence generation and commercialisation.

Our Mission

Bringing expertise to deliver medicines the world can trust. We foster collaboration, leverage emerging technologies, and apply novel methods to create a more effective and equitable model for drug development.

Our Vision

Global leadership in specialised pharmaceutical services — addressing unmet medical needs and advancing patient safety.

Defining the pace of patient progress. Our work is never done: we apply our experience and expertise with urgency and empathy, because the therapies we touch can change lives — clinical trials create hope, and commercial innovations realise possibilities. Together, we define the pace, enable the progress, and prove what’s possible for patients.

Our Core Values

01

Integrity & Trust

We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, ensuring honesty and transparency in everything we do. Sound, principled decisions form the foundation of mutual trust and empower our people to act with accountability.

02

Agility & Responsiveness

We stay flexible and responsive to our clients’ needs, with patient safety at the forefront of everything we do. Our teams anticipate what’s needed next and move with the speed and focus of an extension of the client’s own.

03

Quality

We pursue the highest quality in every activity, building a culture of continuous improvement. Ongoing training and development ensure that high standard is maintained across every engagement.

04

Drive & Passion

We go the extra mile, proud to make a difference in patients’ lives worldwide. Every decision we make is driven by a commitment to enhancing patient outcomes.

05

Collaborative Partnerships

Your business is our business — we deliver together. We build strong, respectful relationships with clients and colleagues alike, collaborating with intention across functions and regions to deliver the best solutions.

06

Innovation Through Disruption

We foster forward thinking and novel approaches that push the boundaries of conventional drug development, tackling complex problems with fresh ideas and positioning ourselves as thought leaders.

Leadership

Executive Management Team

Named senior leaders — the people your team actually works with, not a faceless organisation chart.

AM

Adnan Mahmood

Director, Clinical Development & Pharmacovigilance

Seasoned pharmaceutical physician with 20+ years in strategic drug development and PV.

YB

Yasser Bokhari

VP Operations

Oversees day-to-day delivery across all business units.

SS

Dr. Stephen B. Shrewsbury

Scientific Advisor

31+ years in global pharma; Founder & CMO of Shrewd Consulting LLC.

SE

Dr. Steffen W. Ernst

Strategic Advisor, Translational Safety

Nearly 30 years in pharma safety leadership, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim.

IK

Iftekhar Khan

Head of Data Management & Biostatistics

Leads Alpha’s data management practice.

PG

Paul Graham

Director, Business Development

Leads client partnerships and sourcing engagements across the US.

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