Agenda’s Story

By partnering with Agenda, you gain access to a family-run, life science resourcing partner who can deliver a variety of solutions for your Establishment. Agenda have supported the life science research community since 1996.

Agenda Life Sciences formed to provide staffing and recruitment to the life sciences industry. After the launch of our recruitment service the industry needed the assurance of the safety of their staff to mitigate potential reputational risks, leading to the launch of our Agenda Screening Services division.

Throughout the 26 years Agenda has been in operation, our clients have benefitted from partnering with us for the management of their animal research facilities. The first facility fully managed by Agenda was taken on in 2003. From this, this area of the business has grown, to now encompass 5 UK-based, fully managed facilities and 3 multi-tenanted facilities.

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The Veterinary Services division was first created in 2019 to provide Named Veterinary Surgeon support to Establishments within the life sciences industry. Today, the team has increased to 8 NVSs, supporting 25 facilities UK wide as well as delivering regular online training through our dedicated training platform.

Our most recent venture saw us go international, with the launch of ‘Agenda International’. This move represented a strategic initiative by Agenda to extend our reach and services beyond the UK, catering to the evolving needs of the vibrant life sciences industry in the Gulf region.

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Below you can see a timeline of events from Agenda’s inception to present day.

1996

Company was formed

1997

ISO9001 Quality Accreditation

1997

First background check conducted

1998

Office expansion

2000

Security in Recruitment training

2003

ISO27001 Information Security Accreditation

2003

New Head Office opened

2003

2 Pharmaceutical research facilities managed

2003

Investors in People Certification

2007

First academic research facility managed

2008

First multi-tenanted research facility managed

2009

Agenda Values Recognition Award Programme Launched

2012

Second Academic research facility managed

2013

ISO14001 Environmental Management Accreditation

2013

Welfare First scheme launched

2014

One of the first organisations to sign the Concordat on Openness

2014

Great place to work initiative launched

2014

Winner of best business award

2015

Agenda gains gold standard training recognition

2016

Second multi-tenanted research facility opened

2017

Agenda’s Alderley Park site opened

2018

ISO22301:2012 Business Continuity Management

2018

BS 10012 Personal Information Management

2019

Ross Millard appointed as Managing Director

2019

Awarded ‘Leaders in Openness’ by Understanding Animal Research

2019

Agenda Veterinary Services division launched

2020

ISO 27701 Privacy Management

2021

Agenda’s Discovery Park site opened

2022

Awarded ‘Leaders in Openness’ by Understanding Animal Research

2024

Agenda launched ‘Agenda International’ to support the gulf region

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