Innovation and regulatory consultancy for confident futures
When technical complexity is high and scrutiny is intense, leaders need more than advice. They need delivery they can trust – scientifically rigorous, commercially sound and regulator ready.
Sagentia partners with executive teams to de-risk critical innovation and compliance decisions, from early technical diligence through to engineering delivery and evidence generation. We combine deep scientific expertise, advanced engineering capability and regulatory discipline to reduce uncertainty, accelerate time to market and protect value.
Sagentia is the professional services division of Science Group plc. We work with global multinationals, high growth innovators and government bodies across medical, consumer, industrial, chemicals, energy, defence and aviation – especially where performance, safety, compliance, and scale must be proven, not assumed.
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Consulting practices
Sagentia is structured around five dedicated practices, each aligned to the specific demands of its sector. Our consultants apply deep domain expertise to define requirements and anticipate challenges from the outset. Working in partnership with our clients, we combine pace with scientific and commercial rigour to deliver outcomes that stand up to scrutiny. Across every engagement, we turn science and technology into results leaders can trust.
Sagentia Innovation is a science led innovation consultancy supporting consumer and industrial organisations where innovation decisions are critical. With over 30 years’ experience, we work with R&D leaders and their teams to cut through complexity – defining where to compete, which technologies to back, and how to progress product development with confidence. Our integrated, multidisciplinary teams work across the full R&D lifecycle, combining deep scientific and engineering expertise to build robust evidence, define executable innovation pathways, and develop differentiated products. For our clients, this means faster, more confident decisions and innovation programmes that translate ambition into measurable impact.
Sagentia Medical is a specialist science and engineering consultancy supporting MedTech companies across diagnostics, surgical, interventional and other medical devices where technical, user, and commercial impact is critical. We work across the full R&D lifecycle – from early concept through to product realisation – combining deep scientific and engineering expertise with human factors insight, disciplined delivery and regulatory track record. With over 30 years’ experience, we help clients make confident decisions, reduce innovation risk, and deliver robust, scalable solutions ready for real‑world clinical use.
Sagentia Regulatory, formerly TSG Consulting and incorporating Leatherhead Food Research, is a regulatory and scientific consultancy supporting organisations developing and commercialising regulated products worldwide. With over 35 years’ experience, we help clients secure, maintain and extend market access across plant protection, biocides, antimicrobials, chemicals, and food, beverage and feed markets. Operating across the UK, EU and North America, we support clients’ regulatory activities in global markets – delivering structured, end-to-end programmes that enable consistent, high-quality outcomes in complex regulatory environments.
Sagentia Defence is a defence innovation consultancy supporting UK government and industry to address critical capability challenges. With over 30 years’ experience, we work across the capability lifecycle – from assessing operational need through concept development, technology maturation and prototyping. Valued for our independent, solutions‑agnostic advice, our security‑cleared teams combine deep defence delivery expertise with cross‑sector science and engineering to reduce risk and bring credible capability into service faster.
Sagentia Aviation is a specialist technical and engineering consultancy supporting safety‑critical and highly regulated programmes across civil and military aviation. We advise government bodies, regulators, equipment manufacturers and airport operators on complex challenges spanning design, operations and assurance. With more than 25 years’ experience, our team – including former military and aviation specialists – combines deep operational insight with rigorous technical expertise to deliver independent, dependable solutions that enable safe, secure and sustainable aviation.
Our differentiator
Our key strength lies in the integration of scientific and technical knowledge, industry-specific insight, and decades of experience managing complex programmes in regulated markets. This combination allows us to provide solutions that accelerate research and development, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver technical programmes with confidence. Our goal always is to deliver value for our clients.
Latest news and insights
December 18, 2025
In a dangerous world, novel technologies must reach the front line faster
Sagentia CTO Forum shares practical guidance for transformative GenAI in R&D
Sagentia’s CTO Forum tackles issues of material interest to R&D leadership with the goal of sharing insights and of developing actionable tools and methods that can be put to practice within the R&D function and so help companies tackle key challenges ahead.
To create these outputs, Sagentia participates in (and facilitates) the Forum, regularly consulting with senior executives of the participating companies, drawing on its own wide base of knowledge and experience, and undertaking its own research.
This year, Sagentia CTO Forum has been discussing “How can generative AI (GenAI) be harnessed in ways that go beyond incremental productivity gains to also tackle challenges once thought unsolvable?”
Careers
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Investors
Sagentia practices are part of Science Group plc, an international science and technology consultancy and systems organisation.
Locations
Sagentia has numerous offices throughout the UK, Europe and North America.