More Than Molecules
Science’s story is often only told in numbers, in data, in formulas. It’s presented as white coats moving through soulless labs, gloved hands working in quiet repetition, cold and clinical. We believe a different story. We know that the science matters, but so does everything wrapped around it, the documentation, the systems, the detail and the people. It’s never just a molecule, to you or to us.
More than a CDMO, we are a PDMO®
It’s more than a molecule to you. It’s hard decisions, stubborn belief, a long journey with high stakes.
To us, it’s more than a molecule too. It’s never been just a contract. It’s a commitment built on willingness, care, transparency, and reliability.
We are more than a CDMO because progress takes more. More belief. More persistence. More flexibility.
We are a PDMO®, a partnership development and manufacturing organisation, and we know it is always about more than molecules.
We’re more than a site or a set of systems. We’re the partner who shares your purpose. We treat every project with the care it deserves, and the precision it demands. Through service, passion, and science, we deliver a better experience for our partners.
Easy to do business with means less complexity and more flexibility.
Service is more than ticking boxes. Customers come to Sterling when the stakes are high, the path is uncertain and they need more than contract development or contract manufacturing. They need a partner who feels their pressure, adapts alongside them, and solves problems shoulder to shoulder.
Because service isn’t just about efficiency, it’s about people who care enough to make progress easier.
- Full transparency at every stage
- Welcoming and supporting on-site observations and collaboration
- Direct access to our scientific experts, not layers of gatekeeping
- A dedicated point of contact to be with you every step of the way
Discover more about our API manufacturing capabilities here.
We believe in your molecule as much as you do.
Passion is more than enthusiasm, it’s persistence, belief, and care. It means treating your molecule as our own, pushing progress through new technologies, and making the right choices for people and planet. Our passion is shown by our:
- Strong compliance track record: doing things right, every time
- Bright Ideas Programme: empowering our people to improve how we work and how we collaborate
- Commitment to sustainability: working towards complete carbon neutrality to protect our shared future
- Understanding our shared accountability and ultimate responsibility to the patients at the end of our journey
- Technology and Innovation Programme: exploring new and emerging technologies to keep your projects moving forward
Your molecule deserves scientific excellence.
Science is more than data and formulas. It’s the right expertise applied at the right time to move projects forward. We combine our deep experience in complex and hazardous chemistry, global facilities, and full-lifecycle capabilities to make sure your project succeeds from discovery, through to commercial manufacture.
- More than 50 years of expertise in complex and hazardous chemistry
- Facilities located in hubs of pharmaceutical innovation
- Full-lifecycle capabilities, supporting you from discovery to commercial manufacture
- A highly experienced team committed to deep scientific collaboration
Discover more about our API development capabilities here.
