News
Tetrad Discovery Co-Authors Innovate UK Grant Application
14th April 2026
Tetrad Discovery are pleased to have collaborated with a partner organisation on a joint application to Innovate UK’s Contracts for Innovation programme. Our role in the proposed project would see us supply high-quality cell data to support advanced pre-clinical drug modelling — a great example of how we work alongside innovative partners to push the boundaries of bioanalytical science. We look forward to hearing the outcome!
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Tetrad Discovery Supports Student Employability Day — Again!
23rd May 2025
Tetrad Discovery were once again pleased to take part in a mock interview event at Discovery Park, supporting local students in developing their employability skills. Our colleagues gave up their time to conduct one-to-one interviews, offering valuable real-world experience and feedback to the next generation of young professionals. A highlight of the calendar and one we are always happy to be part of!
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A Decade with Tetrad Discovery
4th April 2025
This April marked a very special milestone, as our Principal Scientist Rachel celebrated 10 years with Tetrad Discovery! Rachel has been an integral part of the team throughout a decade of growth and development for the company, and we are incredibly grateful for her dedication, expertise and hard work. Here’s to the next 10 years!
Adrian Herron, Operations Manager commented “Rachel is a deeply valued cornerstone of our team whose unwavering dedication has set an incredible standard for all of us. It is an absolute privilege to work alongside such an exceptional colleague.”
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Tetrad Discovery’s IHC Capabilities Continue to Grow
19th June 2024
At Tetrad Discovery we are proud to continually expand our histology and immunohistochemistry capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our clients. Over recent years we have added a number of new targets and stains to our portfolio, including anti-GFP, CD68 and Luxol Fast Blue, and our ever-growing panel continues to develop. If you have a target or staining requirement not listed on our website, please don’t hesitate to get in touch — chances are we can help!
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Tetrad Discovery Supports Student Employability Day
5th June 2024
Tetrad Discovery were pleased to take part in a mock interview event at Discovery Park, supporting local students in developing their employability skills. Our colleagues gave up their time to conduct one-to-one interviews, offering valuable real-world experience and feedback to the next generation of young professionals. It was a thoroughly rewarding day and we were proud to play our part in supporting the local community.
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Tetrad Discovery Relocates Within Building 500
13th May 2024
Tetrad Discovery are excited to announce that we have relocated within Building 500, Discovery Park, moving into the newly refurbished upper floor as part of a multi-million pound investment in this well-known landmark on one of the UK’s leading science and innovation campuses. We look forward to welcoming clients old and new!
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Tetrad Discovery Supports Women in Science Student Journal
30th March 2023
Our Principal Scientist, Rachel, was delighted to be interviewed by students at Dover Grammar School for Girls as part of their student-produced journal, STEAM. The students spoke with scientists and industry professionals about their career journeys, with the aim of inspiring their peers around future pathways into science. It was a privilege to be asked and a great reminder of the importance of encouraging young women into scientific careers. We wish the students every success with their journal!
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Tetrad Discovery at BioForward 2022
27th September 2022
Tetrad Discovery were delighted to attend BioForward 2022, with colleagues Adrian and Rachel manning the stand and showcasing the breadth of CRO services we offer to delegates from across the life sciences sector. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with existing and potential clients and partners, and to fly the flag for bioanalytical science in the UK. We look forward to future opportunities to exhibit at events like this.
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Tetrad Discovery Supports University Careers Event
15th December 2021
Rachel, our Principal Scientist, was delighted to be invited to speak to Biosciences Masters students at the University of Kent, as part of their course on Research, Ethics and Impact. Sharing her career journey in the pharmaceutical and bioanalytical industry, it was a wonderful opportunity to inspire the next generation of scientists and give a real-world perspective on life in a CRO. A thoroughly enjoyable experience and one we hope to repeat!
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Welcome to the Team, Virginija!
21st June 2021
Tetrad Discovery are delighted to welcome Virginija Page to the team as our Senior Associate Scientist. Virginija brings with her a wealth of scientific knowledge and experience, and we are thrilled to have her on board. A fantastic addition to the Tetrad family — welcome, Virginija!
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Well deserved and long awaited promotions
11th January 2022
Covid-19 affected us all in one way or another. self-isolation, social distancing, businesses slowing/closing and that all brought an uncertainty to all of our lives. Tetrad Discovery was no different! like so many businesses we had our struggles which affected not only the business but also our most precious assets….our colleagues! Even when most of…
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Tetrad Discovery Attend The Protein Simple – ELLA Simple Plex User Meeting
16th October 2019
Tetrad Discovery had the pleasure of being invited to the first annual, European ELLA Simple Plex User Meeting, hosted by Protein Simple. As we are one of the very few CRO’s within the UK to offer this platform as a service we felt it necessary to attend in order to keep our knowledge up to…
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Company promotion!
1st February 2019
Tetrad Discovery are happy to announce that it has promoted one of its employees. Rose has been with Tetrad Discovery for almost 3 years and has shown great talent, fantastic work ethic and a superb eye for detail. Rose continues to develop personally and professionally and is a great asset to the Tetrad team…CONGRATULATIONS ROSE!…
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Molecular dynamics… The future of drug discovery!
4th March 2018
A big question in drug discovery is what exactly happens at a molecular level? Current traditional methods such as crystallography are extremely costly and can take multiple months to answer simple molecular questions. Tetrad Discovery has now expanded into in silico molecular research. The new methods include molecular dynamics, drug-target docking, protein structural modelling among…
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Tetrad Discovery looks to the future with ELLA
16th January 2018
Immunoassays come with lots of challenges. Even after multiple steps, hours in the lab and hours analysing data, results are only acceptable at best. This is especially true for drug development researchers who are constantly challenged by the reproducibility and variability of an immunoassay. Tetrad Discovery, last year, updated from traditional ELISA based assays to…
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Tetrad Discovery supports Team GB youth sailors
3rd September 2015
Tetrad Discovery is proud to sponsor a number of youth sailors competing for Team GBR in the sailing world championships this summer. They will be attending the RS Tera World championships in Aquavitesse, Holland in July against youths from many countries as far as South Africa. We wish them the best of luck!!
Tetrad Discovery supports the launch of The Biogateway
29th June 2015
Tetrad Discovery attended the launch of The Biogateway on Tuesday 23rd June. The Biogateway is a membership organisation that plans to bring together science companies and related fields within Kent, London and Northern Europe together. Tetrad Discovery is proud to be one of the founding sponsors of Biogateway. For full press coverage, please see attached…
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Tetrad Discovery causes a stir at Science Jamboree!!
28th June 2015
Tetrad Discovery for the third year running has been demonstrating how exciting science can be at the annual Discovery Park science jamboree. Over two days, nearly 2000 year 6 children from local schools attended the site to see a number of demonstrations and a science show. Tetrad Discovery showed lots of ‘cool science’ including gunpowder,…
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