2005-06
- Proclinical founded by Daniel Smart and Richard Thomas in October, 2005, as a specialist recruitment agency in regulatory affairs and medical affairs
- Operations based in UK from offices located directly opposite the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in Vauxhall, London
2007
- The company grows rapidly and organically to a turnover of £1M and diversified into drug safety and clinical research roles
- Deliver retained search offerings for senior level vacancies
- Develops the USP of hiring only life science graduates as recruitment consultants
2008
- Secure preferred supplier status with major global brand leading pharmaceutical companies
- Diversify into the areas of quality assurance, pharmacovigilance and medical information
- Partner with emerging biopharmaceutical companies for key employee talent acquisition projects
- The team outgrows Vauxhall offices and moves to Westminster
- Sales floor grows to work across all R&D sectors
2009
- The business expands into European markets including Switzerland, Germany and Belgium
- Agreed supplier terms and conditions with more than 200 companies across Europe
- Increase database to more than 10,000 active candidates across Europe
2011
- Exhibited at major industry conferences across Europe including the DIA and TOPRA
- Diversify into recruitment for physicians and health economics and outcomes research professionals
- Expand to turnover of £6M
2012
- Further Tier 1 PSL agreements signed on a Pan-European basis
2013
- Open offices in Munich and Brussels
- London team outgrows Westminster headquarters and moves to new offices in Shoreditch
- European operations exceed 100 onsite contractors
- Daniel Jones appointed as the Managing Director – EU
2014
- Membership for APSCo certified
- Exhibited in a number of events including: TOPRA, Phuse & Ispor
- Start of our specialised blog providing industry news and job tips
- New Website and Social Media Strategy Launched including LinkedIn application tool
- Placement growth of >200%
- EU Commercial Delivery function established
- Contract / Contingent Worker Placement growth of >100%
- Launch of Singapore office under Martin Grindrod who is appointed as the Managing Director in the APAC region.
2015
- Proclinical Legal Entity established in Switzerland and offices open in Basel and Zurich
- Over 400 active jobs on the Proclinical website
- Global growth of 45 personnel in the Proclinical team
- Proclinical named “Top Scientific Recruiter” by Kelly Services
- John Bowler appointed as the Client Services Director in Switzerland
2016
- Two-time APSCo award winners
- Proclinical named ‘Resourcing Supplier of the Year’ by Agile1
- Awarded ‘Supplier Excellent Award’ by Kelly Services
- Launch of two Proclinical teams in the USA: Daniel Smart managing the New York office and Tony Mitchell appointed as Managing Director of the Philadelphia office
- Proclinical welcomes 29 additional members of staff globally
2017
- APSCo award winner for 2nd consecutive year
- Granted prestigious swissstaffing membership and SECO licence to recruit contract staff for Swiss life science companies
- Passed the 300 contractor mark
- Official launch of Proclinical Executive brand
- Exhibited at a record number of events including: TOPRA, World Biosimilar Congress Europe, ISPOR European Congress and Leap HR
- Company grows by 46 personnel globally
2018
- Acquired by Independent Clinical Services (ICS) in May
- Passed the 400 contractor mark, with contractors placed in 20 countries across three continents
- APSCo winner of Recruitment Company with the most Sustainable Growth award
- Launch of first team in China with office opening in Shanghai: Tom Tan appointed as Client Services Director to oversee operations in China
- Launch of two new offices in the USA: San Francisco and Chicago
2019
- Office launch in Frankfurt, Germany
- Office launch in Beijing: Marks growing success for Proclinical China
- Recognised with the Kelly OCG Supplier Award for Excellence for the 5th year in succession
- Official launch of Proclinical Consulting: a specialist branch providing end-to-end strategic, operational and commercial guidance for life science businesses
- Official launch of Proclinical Engage: specialising in managed services and projects, including recruitment process outsourcing, functional service provision and statement of work
