Agriculture companies apply life science technologies to improve crop productivity, sustainability, food security and agricultural efficiency. The sector spans plant science, genetics, breeding and biotechnology-driven farming innovations.
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Browse 72 UK agriculture life science companies below.
Locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi products for tree planting success
Rhizocore Technologies is a Scottish biotechnology company that produces locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi products supporting tree planting and woodland restoration. Applied alongside saplings, its fungal products introduce ectomycorrhizal fungi that improve nutrient and water uptake, increasing survival rates and…
Plant-based expression platform for recombinant protein production
Bright Biotech is a UK CDMO developing and applying a proprietary plant-based expression system for the production of recombinant proteins. Its platform uses chloroplast engineering in tobacco plants to express high yields of target proteins, offering an animal-free and scalable alternative to conventional cell-based…
Biological sensors that detect early crop stress signals
Viridys Bio is a synthetic biology company developing non-GMO biosensors that detect volatile organic compounds released by stressed plants. The sensors give a visual colour change alert before pest or disease symptoms become visible, allowing growers to intervene earlier and more precisely. Designed to require no…
Genetically engineered insects for sustainable pest and disease vector control
Flyttr is an Oxfordshire-based biotechnology company developing biological solutions for sustainable pest management. Its core technology uses genetically engineered insects carrying a self-limiting gene to suppress populations of disease-transmitting and crop-damaging pests without chemicals or harm to non-target…
Biological nitrogen fixation technology for sustainable crop production
Azotic Technologies is an agricultural biotechnology company developing and commercialising microbial biological inputs for crop nutrition. Using a patented strain of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, which colonises plant cells to fix atmospheric nitrogen systemically across foliage and…
Peptide biopesticides for precision pest control in agriculture
SOLASTA Bio is a biotechnology company developing nature-inspired peptide insect control agents as sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides. Its discovery platform identifies and optimises neuropeptide-based compounds that selectively target pest insects via a novel mode of action, while remaining…
Microbial soil amendments for crop drought resilience
CroBio is an agricultural biotechnology company developing living microbial soil amendments to improve crop drought resilience. Its microorganisms use plant root exudates to produce bacterial cellulose, creating a water-retentive matrix around roots that can also help retain nutrients. The technology is progressing…
Plant physiology research and functional crop nutrition products
Levity Crop Science is a Lancashire agricultural technology company developing bioactive fertilisers and crop-enhancement formulations through plant physiology research. Its Lono, Albina and Indra products target nutrient uptake, calcium transport, crop quality and stress tolerance. The company combines controlled…
Aquaculture selective breeding, genomics and genotyping services
Benchmark Genetics is an aquaculture biotechnology company developing improved farmed fish and shellfish stocks through selective breeding and genomics. It supplies genetically selected Atlantic salmon eggs and shrimp genetics and provides genotyping, breeding programme design, genomic selection and genetics services…
Microalgal fermentation for sustainable EPA omega-3 and protein
AlgiSys develops fermentation-based biotechnology for producing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega-3 oils and protein-rich biomass from microalgae. Its proprietary heterotrophic algal strains grow in industrial fermentation systems without light, offering an alternative to extracting omega-3 ingredients from fish or…
Selective breeding of Black Soldier Fly for insect farming
Beta Bugs is an insect genetics company that develops and supplies genetically selected Black Soldier Fly breeds to insect farmers. Using multi-trait selective breeding and genomic selection tools developed in collaboration with the Roslin Institute, the company produces improved strains designed to increase larval…
Microbial and antimicrobial product developer using Bacillus fermentation
Genesis Biosciences is a global industrial biotechnology company developing and manufacturing microbial and antimicrobial products for cleaning, wastewater treatment, agriculture, aquaculture, and odour control applications. The company uses proprietary Bacillus fermentation and plant-derived actives to produce…
Land-based Artemia farming for sustainable marine feed ingredients
Aquanzo is an industrial biotechnology company farming Artemia zooplankton on land to produce marine protein ingredients for aquaculture. Its controlled cultivation process uses nutrient-rich food-industry side streams and AI-assisted bioprocess monitoring to raise Artemia without harvesting wild marine resources. The…
Global crop protection and seeds R&D and manufacturing hub
Syngenta is an agricultural science company developing crop protection products and seeds for farmers worldwide. Its UK operations include Jealott's Hill, the company's largest crop protection research centre globally, employing over 1,000 people in discovery chemistry, formulation science and seeds research. Syngenta…
Preclinical CRO for pharmaceutical and agrochemical drug development
Labcorp Early Development Laboratories is a major nonclinical contract research organisation operating from its Harrogate campus in North Yorkshire. The facility provides preclinical pharmaceutical development services including safety pharmacology, toxicology, pathology, bioanalytical testing, and drug metabolism and…
Novel mode-of-action herbicide discovery platform
Moa Technology discovers synthetic and biological herbicides with novel modes of action to address herbicide resistance. Its high-throughput platform uses miniaturised living plants, high-content microscopy and AI to identify new compounds. The company has screened more than 900,000 compounds and identified over 80…
Engineering microbes to produce bio-based chemicals from waste feedstocks
17Cicada is an industrial biotechnology company engineering non-conventional microbial chassis, including cyanobacteria and Streptomyces, to produce bio-based chemicals and biomass from waste feedstocks and CO₂. The company applies synthetic biology and low-carbon fermentation processes to create value from…
Microalgae and microbial bioactives for soil regeneration
HyveGeo is an industrial biotechnology company developing biological systems to regenerate degraded soils and support sustainable agriculture. Its circular biorefinery concept combines microalgae cultivation, microbial inoculants, compost-derived bioactives and engineered biochar. These components are used to recover…
Bioelectronic plant sensors for agricultural stress monitoring
Mycovolt Technologies is an agritech company developing bioelectronic sensors that measure electrical signals within living plants. Its biocompatible, non-invasive interfaces monitor plant electrophysiology to detect stress responses and provide crop health information. The technology is being developed for…
Pheromone-based insect monitoring and biorational pest management products
Russell IPM is a UK manufacturer of pheromone-based insect monitoring and control systems, biorational pesticides, and biological crop protection products for agriculture, horticulture, stored products, and public health applications. Operating through subsidiaries covering pheromone lures, microbial fermentation…