What is the Life Sciences Research Panel?

The Life Sciences Research Panel (LSRP) is an open, professional research panel for people who work in laboratories and across the life sciences. Members are invited to paid market research studies — online surveys, telephone interviews and video interviews — that are matched to their role and expertise. The panel is operated by Ayesda Bio Limited, an independently audited (IQCS) market research company based in the United Kingdom, and is free to join.

Who the panel is for

The panel is open to anyone whose work touches a laboratory or the journey of a product from the bench to approval. That includes lab technicians, bench scientists, lab managers, QA/QC analysts, R&D leads, clinical researchers, regulatory affairs and HTA specialists, manufacturing and process development professionals, and the procurement teams who buy laboratory products.

It is deliberately not limited to pharma. Members work in pharmaceutical and biotech companies, contract research and manufacturing organisations, diagnostics, academic and government research, food and beverage testing, water and environmental testing, and industrial laboratories.

The kinds of projects members take part in

Studies are commissioned by companies that make and supply laboratory and life sciences products, and by the research agencies that work for them. Client names are kept confidential, but recent work recruited through the panel and its team includes:

• Brand communications research in the USA — 50 interviews with research and manufacturing professionals across pharma, biotech, CDMOs and start-ups.
• A long-running buying-preference tracker — 546 interviews across the USA, Germany and China over nine waves, with research and process professionals in nine laboratory and manufacturing settings.
• Lab water brand perceptions — 32 hour-long interviews with lab managers, scientists, technicians and buyers in the UK, USA and China.
• Medical device purchasing in the Gulf — double-blind in-depth interviews with specialist buyers and users in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
• Public-sector procurement — 80 telephone interviews with procurement decision-makers.

More detail is on the case studies page.

What members say

Feedback from people who have taken part in studies run by the team:

• “The whole process was a light touch, easy to follow, and very respectful.”
• “I not only contributed during the interview but also learned a lot from the team’s knowledge and perspectives. A wonderful experience.”
• “An opportunity to put years of knowledge to use. The interviewer was approachable, friendly, and the process was simple and effective.”

The people behind the panel

The panel is run by Ayesda Bio, whose team brings more than 25 years of shared experience in life sciences research. The people members are most likely to deal with include:

• Volker Balk, Founder & CEO — in market research since 1999, a council member of the Interviewer Quality Control Scheme (IQCS) and an individual member of ESOMAR.
• Eric Moderni, Panel Development Director — decades of experience in sampling, panel development and participant recruitment.
• Marella Fernandes, Senior Project Manager — over 15 years leading global qualitative and B2B research in pharma and the life sciences.
• Jeff Ng, Senior Consultant, Data & Research Operations — over 21 years in research operations, multilingual studies and panel development.
• Jacky Yuen, Scientific Advisor & Researcher — a biomedical educator with a PhD in biochemistry.
• Neil Hack, Group IT Consultant — keeps systems aligned with ISO 27001 information-security standards.

What makes the panel different

• Matched, not mass-mailed. Members are only contacted about studies that genuinely fit their profile — no blanket survey invitations.
• Every lab role counts. Technicians and buyers are as valuable to research as directors, and labs outside pharma are as welcome as those inside it.
• Independently audited. Fieldwork runs to IQCS-audited standards, and Ayesda Bio is an MRS Company Partner. Screening calls are recorded (with permission) and work is quality-checked.
• Run by people, not a platform. Studies are handled by a small senior team who know the field, rather than passed through layers of account management.
• Your data is protected. Ayesda Bio is the data controller under UK GDPR; personal data is never sold, and members can withdraw at any time.
• Six languages. The panel and registration are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free to join? Yes. Registration is free and takes about two minutes, and there is no minimum commitment.

Who runs the Life Sciences Research Panel? Ayesda Bio Limited, a UK market research company that is independently audited under the IQCS scheme.

Are participants paid? Yes. Each study carries a thank-you payment that is agreed before you take part, typically paid by voucher, PayPal, bank transfer or as a donation to charity.

What happens after I register? We get in touch when a study matches your profile. You can accept or decline each invitation. Here is what taking part looks like, step by step.

Is my data safe? Your details are held in line with UK and EU data protection law and are never sold. See the Privacy Policy.