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About Inventio Science

Built for the Complexity of Early-Phase Drug Development

Built for precision. Inventio Science is a specialist clinical development partner delivering senior-level expertise across Phase I–II. Operating across Europe, the US, Canada, APAC, and LATAM, we provide controlled-risk outsourcing solutions that combine scientific discipline with the operational flexibility early development programmes require.

The team

Senior Expertise. Cohesive Execution. No Layers.

Inventio Science is a senior-led Functional Service Provider with integrated capabilities across Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Biometrics, and Data Protection.

Every functional lead on our team brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience specifically in early-phase clinical development, First-in-Human studies, dose-escalation designs, and Phase I–II trial conduct.

Having operated as a team for several years, we bring the advantages that shared history creates: pre-aligned decision-making and the kind of trust that eliminates communication friction. When you bring us in, there is no ramp-up period, no organisational politics, and no gap between what is promised at kick-off and who shows up to execute.

Our background includes deep collaboration with small biotech companies navigating limited resources and compressed timelines, university-hospital sponsors managing complex requirements, and early-phase CROs. We understand the budget pressure, the regulatory expectations, and the scientific stakes at each of these inflection points.

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Scientific approach

Where Translational Biology Meets Operational Precision

Our team includes Pharmacists, MDs, PhDs, MScs and BCs who bring depth across the disciplines that matter most in early-phase development: clinical medicine, biostatistics, and regulatory science.

Getting from nonclinical candidate to First-in-Human study demands mechanistic understanding of the compound, a clear translational rationale for the escalation scheme, sound biomarker strategies, and operational execution that keeps the study compliant and the data clean.

At Inventio Science, scientific insight and operational delivery are not separate functions. Our teams translate the nonclinical evidence into clear clinical study objectives.

Scientific focus in early-phase programmes

  • Translationally anchored study design: FIH and dose-escalation protocols grounded in PK/PD modelling, nonclinical safety margins, and mechanism-based biomarker hypotheses.
  • Biomarker strategy: pharmacodynamic, predictive, and safety biomarker plans integrated from protocol conception.
  • Decision-framework architecture: clearly pre-specified go/no-go criteria, dose-escalation rules, and stopping guidelines.
  • Regulatory-science alignment: protocol design and execution standards aligned with health-authority expectations.
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Mission
Inventio Science’s mission is to accelerate the next generation of medicines.

Early-phase clinical development is a high-precision discipline. A single documentation gap, a misaligned site-monitoring strategy, or a regulatory submission delivered without clear scientific context can delay a programme by months.

Through rigorous FSP support across FIH, healthy-volunteer, and Phase I–II studies, we provide the scientific depth, operational discipline, and regulatory expertise that early-phase programmes require.

Inventio Science’s FSP model combines senior scientific expertise with disciplined operational execution, so your Phase I–II programmes reach milestones reliably, your data is defensible, and your regulatory relationships stay intact.
Values

Our values show up in every protocol decision, every site interaction, and every regulatory document.

Expertise

Every functional area is led by someone who has spent their career in early-phase development.

Integrity

Transparent and accountable, in our risk assessments, our timelines, and our budget conversations. We set expectations, and we meet them.

Budget rigour

We scope carefully and track spend proactively, flagging issues before they grow. Clinical development budgets are under enough pressure already.

Timeline discipline

We anticipate delays before they happen. Risk-based milestone planning and communication are embedded in how we manage every programme, not escalated as a crisis.

Data quality

From CRF design to database lock, data integrity is treated as a scientific imperative. Every data point is auditable, interpretable, and defensible.

Partnership

We operate inside your programme, not alongside it. Your governance structures, communication preferences, and strategic priorities become ours. Success means the same thing to us as it does to you.

Duchesse Kala-Kala, Founder and CEO of Inventio Science
Founder

Senior people in the pitch. The same senior people in the trial.

Inventio Science was founded on a simple belief: early-stage biotech companies deserve senior expertise, genuine partnership, and complete accountability.

Throughout my career in life sciences, I’ve worked alongside founders, investors, and leadership teams during some of the most critical stages of drug development. Again and again, I saw the same challenge.

Brilliant science was being slowed down, not because the innovation wasn’t strong enough, but because companies were being supported by fragmented teams, unnecessary layers of management, and people who lacked the experience needed at pivotal moments.

Too often, founders found themselves explaining the same challenges to multiple people, navigating lengthy contracting processes, and watching valuable time disappear when momentum mattered most.

That’s why I founded Inventio Science. Not to become another CRO or staffing provider, but to build a boutique partner where clients work directly with experienced professionals who remain personally invested from strategy through execution.

The people who design your solution are the same people who deliver it. No unnecessary handovers. No diluted accountability. No layers separating you from the experts you’ve chosen to work with.

I stay personally involved in every strategic engagement because trust is earned through presence, transparency, and accountability, not delegated.

Our clients don’t come to us simply because they need additional resources. They come because they want experienced partners who genuinely care about the success of their programme, and who remain accountable from the first conversation to the final milestone.

That is the only way we work.

Duchesse Kala-Kala
Founder & CEO, Inventio Science

Recognition

Recognised by the industry

Global Awards 2022/23 winner, New International Recruitment Firm of the Year
2022/23 · Winner

Global Awards

New International Recruitment Firm of the Year.

Global Awards 2023/24 winner, International Recruitment Firm of the Year, United Kingdom
2023/24 · Winner

Global Awards

International Recruitment Firm of the Year, United Kingdom.

The Precious Awards 2025 finalist
2025 · Finalist

The Precious Awards

Celebrating women of colour in business and entrepreneurship.

Black Talent Awards 2026 nominee
2026 · Nominee

Black Talent Awards

Recognising outstanding Black professionals across industries.

Let’s talk about your programme

Tell us where you are in your development plan. A senior member of our team will be in touch within two business days.