Drug discovery tools
Bespoke, innovative, and sustainable technologies for drug discovery.
We accelerate and transform drug discovery by integrating next-generation technologies and products into the design-make-test-analyse cycle. With expertise spanning from biology to engineering, we create tailored solutions for pharma and companies developing tools for the industry, helping our clients in keeping pace with the rapidly changing industry landscape.
Seamless integration with existing systems and workflows
Drug discovery is evolving faster than ever, with automation and AI redefining every phase of the design-make-test-analyse cycle. Where automation is already accelerating the make and test phases, advances in data analytics and AI are now transforming design and analyse, unlocking rapid data-driven decision making and bringing closed-loop automation of drug discovery into view. At the same time, novel screening and analytic tools give deeper insight into drug-target binding events and their myriad effects at the cellular level.
We develop bespoke technology solutions to accelerate, transform and improve the sustainability of drug discovery, supporting both the pharma industry and tool developers in interfacing novel technologies with high-throughput screening. Whether you’re adding analytical technology to your existing discovery platform or seeking to add high-throughput capability to a novel screening technology, TTP’s custom solutions ensure seamless integration with systems already in place.
With deep expertise in liquid handling and automation, we create bespoke technologies for unit operations and to close automation gaps. Our miniaturisation technologies dramatically improve sustainability and high-density data generation for AI-driven drug discovery. And our track record in microfluidic system and consumable development means that we can tackle challenges in fluidic interface design, droplet manipulation, all the way to designing benchtop instruments for manufacturing at scale.
In an industry where regulatory bodies encourage New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), TTP also supports the standardisation of organoid and humanised models by simulating, designing, and prototyping 3D scaffolds and developing consumables and instruments that merge our expertise in microfluidics with deep understanding in biology, optics and engineering.
Partnering with TTP means accessing a large team of passionate technologists and innovators dedicated to helping you stay at the forefront of drug discovery.
TTP has a world-class reputation for excellence in developing highly complex instrumentation effectively. Their multi-disciplinary team are highly experienced and were able to deliver in a variety of areas from optics to fluidics, from software to systems integration, very quickly. This, coupled with their commercial acumen and drive to bring our idea to reality, made them our ideal partner.
Dr Frank Craig
CEO and Director at Sphere Fluidics
The multi-disciplinary team at TTP are highly experienced and were able to rapidly assist us in the manufacturing of MosaiQ to build what is now an industry leading system. Their expertise, together with their drive to bring our idea to reality, made them the ideal partner.
Ed Farrell
Formerly President at Quotient
Streamline every step of your drug discovery platform
As recent policy developments aim to make drugs more affordable and sustainable, pharmaceutical companies are embracing innovation to streamline every phase of discovery.
Non-contact dispensing enables seamless sample transfer, for example, while lab automation links up the make and test phases of the drug discovery cycle through chemical synthesis, sample scheduling and cell-based screening assays.
At TTP, we go beyond standard solutions, developing bespoke technologies tailored to solve specific bottlenecks to improve workflow efficiency.
Supporting the development of screening tools
To serve the pharma industry, many developers of novel screening and analytic tools need to enhance their offering with high-throughput screening capability and push the boundaries of reliability, usability, and analytical power.
TTP’s in-depth expertise in the foundational sciences of physics, chemistry and biology allows us to support the engineering design and development of next-generation screening and analytical tools for drug discovery.
Our insight will be backed up by rigorous testing, from the mechanical functionalities to biological performance, to command the confidence of your development team. We can either work alongside your team or independently develop instrumentation for manufacturing at scale.
Miniaturisation for sustainability
Sustainability in drug discovery can enormously benefit from innovative technology. TTP is leading the way with advanced miniaturisation solutions like microfluidics and droplet printing, enabling high-density data generation while dramatically reducing both lab footprint and plastic waste relative to traditional microplates.
With deep expertise in microfluidic system design—from complex micro-fabrication and fluidic interfaces to full benchtop instrument design and manufacturing transfer—TTP delivers the technology solutions pharmaceutical companies need for efficient, sustainable innovation. Our proprietary SureDrop technology brings nanolitre droplet-based assays – ideal for sensitive cell applications – within reach, while we also offer complementary capabilities in optics and software.
Learn how miniaturisation technologies are driving sustainable innovation in drug discovery. Explore our insights here.
Achieving full automation for AI-driven drug discovery
Automation in AI-driven drug discovery is transforming the industry, but the step-change also necessitates unprecedented data generation. Service and development partners for pharma must differentiate themselves through cost-effective, high-quality solutions that better predict drug targets, synthesis routes, crystal structures, toxicity, and efficacy using AI. While modular automation solutions to increase throughput exist, TTP takes innovation further, by developing bespoke technologies that transform innovative concepts into realistic solutions and by resolving the rate-limiting unit operations that stand in the way of full automation.
How we can help
Our approach and capabilities
We deliver across the entire life of a project, from opportunity discovery to production engineering. Discover how our interdisciplinary teams of experts collaborate to tackle the toughest product development challenges.
Our campus and facilities
Our award-winning campus has been designed with a clear vision. To create a space which can support our people and our clients as we develop and deliver the very best technology solutions.
Software capability at TTP
Engaged in all stages of software and product development, our software capability at TTP covers the full spectrum—from in-depth analysis and system architecture to prototype design, implementation, and test development.
Manufacturing capability at TTP
Working seamlessly with our development teams, we take clients' products through prototype builds, clinical trials, pilot manufacture and more. Using TTP Manufacturing reduces uncertainty, risk and time to market for our clients.
Meet some of the team
Wenshu Xu
Greg Walkowiak
Jon Wingfield
