About Us
Ludger is a specialist biotechnology company focused on glycomics and glycoanalytical technologies that support biopharmaceutical development, quality control, and translational medicine.
Founded in 1999, our mission is to help improve worldwide healthcare affordability and availability through innovative analytical solutions, scientific expertise, and collaborative research.
Our technologies originated from pioneering glycobiology research at the University of Oxford and are now used by pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology organisations, academic institutions, and regulatory bodies worldwide.
What We Do
Ludger develops and provides a range of specialist products and services supporting glycosylation analysis and biopharmaceutical development.
Our solutions help customers characterise glycoproteins, glycopeptides, and glycoconjugates throughout the drug development lifecycle, from early research through commercial manufacture.
Trusted by the Global Life Sciences Community
For more than 25 years, Ludger has supported organisations across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, and academic sectors.
Our headquarters, analytical services laboratories, production facilities, and research teams are based at the Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, within the UK's internationally recognised Oxford-Cambridge-London bioscience corridor.
We also maintain operations in China to support customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Quality and Compliance
Quality is central to everything we do.
Ludger operates an ISO 9001:2015-certified Quality Management System covering:
Our quality framework helps ensure that customers receive reliable, reproducible, and scientifically robust results.
ISO 9001 certification details are available upon request and can be independently verified through our certification body.
Scientific Expertise
Our multidisciplinary team brings together expertise across:
This breadth of expertise allows us to support both routine analytical requirements and complex research challenges.
Research and Innovation
Innovation remains at the heart of Ludger.
We actively participate in collaborative research programmes with universities, healthcare organisations, biotechnology companies, and international research consortia.
Our work focuses on advancing glycomics technologies that contribute to:
Our Vision
To be the industry-leading provider of glycomics and glycoanalytical products and services.
Our Mission
To increase worldwide healthcare affordability and availability.
Communication Verification
Ludger is aware of fraudulent attempts by third parties to impersonate company personnel.
Please note:
- Official Ludger communications are sent only from @ludger.com email addresses.
- We will never request passwords, authentication codes, or login credentials.
- We will never request changes to banking information solely by email.
- Any request involving payments, financial information, contracts, account changes, or banking details should be independently verified using published contact information.
If you receive a suspicious communication claiming to be from Ludger, please contact us immediately at info@ludger.com.
Contact Us
Whether you require analytical services, product information, technical support, or scientific collaboration, our team is available to help.
General Enquiries
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Scientific Support
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Sales Enquiries
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Corporate Information
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