History, Facility & Accreditations

Founded in 2001 the company has grown steadily and operates out of modern laboratory facilities in Ongar, Essex, UK and Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.


  • We operate in 2,500 sqm of modern laboratory space on a dedicated research facility. Many of our employees have numerous years of industrial experience and we strive to apply the systems, respect for the environment and ethical experience gained working in large multinational pharmaceutical and life science companies.
  • We are regularly inspected by the relevant UK authorities like Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Environment Agency (EA) covering the facility, operations, storage and waste disposal.
  • Our analytical laboratory is GLP certified.
  • We hold relevant licences covering our radiolabelling and discovery activities from, for example: the EA, HSE, Home Office and BIS.
  • Our systems and facilities have been the subject of many audits by customers, which have helped to drive consistant improvement.
  • We have a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificate issued by the UK’s MHRA for the preparation and C-14 labelling of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for clinical trials .

24 November 2011

Selcia Doubles Capacity Of 14C GMP Radiolabelled API Production For Human Studies

Selcia has successfully completed 14C radiolabelled API projects on behalf of a diverse range of clients for phase 1 human trials, following MHRA GMP Certification in September 2010.

29 September 2011

New Selcia Fragment Screening Posters

Selcia are proud to announce the publication of the latest posters on our proprietary CEfrag™ fragment screening technology and the Selcia Fragment Library.

22 September 2011

Jim Little and Bruce Lowery

It is with great sadness that we report the loss of two friends, Jim Little and Bruce Lowery.