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.
AI-guided CRISPR platform developing precision-bred crop varieties
Phytoform Labs is a plant biotechnology company combining artificial intelligence and CRISPR-Cas gene editing to accelerate the development of novel crop traits. Its platform models sequence-to-function relationships across plant genomes to predict beneficial DNA variants, which are implemented as transgene-free…
Pluripotent stem cell lines for cultivated meat production
Roslin Technologies is a biotech company developing and commercialising animal pluripotent stem cell lines for the cultivated meat industry. Its iPSC and ESC lines, covering beef, pork, lamb and seafood, are designed for scalable, indefinitely self-renewing production and can differentiate into muscle and fat tissue.…
Microbial and enzyme products for environmental biotechnology applications
Biological Preparations is a UK developer and manufacturer of bio-based products using microbial, enzyme, and plant extract technology. Its formulations address cleaning, disinfection, odour control, grease management, and wastewater treatment across industrial, agricultural, marine, and commercial sectors. The…
International centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology
The John Innes Centre is a research institute conducting fundamental, strategic and applied research in plant science and microbiology. The centre studies plant and microbial genetics, genomics and cell biology, applying techniques including CRISPR gene editing to improve crop resilience and food security. It trains…
Biological crop protection and pheromone-based pest management
Crop IQ Technology is an agricultural biotechnology company developing biological crop protection and plant health products. Its portfolio includes pheromone and kairomone lures, mating-disruption systems, botanical repellents, biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilisers. These technologies support integrated pest…
Plant-based molecular farming platform for bio-identical collagen production
LeafyColl is a biotech developing a molecular farming platform for the scalable, plant-based production of bio-identical human collagen and other specialty proteins. The system uses engineered plants as programmable bio-factories to produce high-purity collagen for applications spanning regenerative medicine, wound…
Culturing microbial dark matter to discover novel antimicrobials and bioactives
Bactobio is a biotechnology company using synthetic biology, next-generation sequencing, and machine learning to culture the vast majority of environmental microbes that have previously been unculturable. Access to this largely unexplored bioresource enables systematic discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds and…
Bacteriophage platform for targeted bacterial crop disease management
Greenleaf Bio is a biotech developing engineered bacteriophage-based crop protectants against bacterial plant pathogens. The platform combines synthetic biology, phage engineering, and machine learning to accelerate the discovery and development of species-specific, non-toxic biopesticides that offer an…
Microalgae-based omega-3 producer using whisky co-products
MiAlgae is a company that grows omega-3-rich microalgae by upcycling nutrient-rich co-products from whisky distillation, offering a fish-free alternative to fishmeal for aquaculture, pet food, and animal feed markets. Operating 30,000-litre bioreactors at its demonstrator site in Balfron, Stirlingshire, the company is…
Interdisciplinary institute studying the regulatory systems of plant development
Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University is a research institute studying the regulatory systems underlying plant growth and development. The Laboratory combines experimental biology with computational modelling, bringing together biologists, physicists and mathematicians to understand how plant hormones, gene…
Interdisciplinary research institute for land, crops and natural resources
The James Hutton Institute is a research institute studying land, crops, water and natural resources. Its work spans crop science, soils, land use and environmental research, combining natural and socio economic sciences. The institute addresses food security, biodiversity and climate change, and operates major…
Gene editing platform restoring disease resistance in crop species
Resurrect Bio is a plant biotechnology company developing disease-resistant crops through a proprietary gene editing platform. Using computational biology and high-throughput plant screening, the company identifies and restores native resistance genes that have been suppressed by pathogens or lost through selective…
Microbial biopesticides and biological crop protection technologies
Bionema is an agricultural biotechnology company developing microbial and nematode-based products for biological crop protection and plant health. Its technology uses beneficial fungi, bacteria and nematodes, alongside specialised encapsulation and formulation systems, to control insect pests and improve the delivery…
Graph AI platform for crop gene target discovery and precision breeding
Biographica is a London agbiotech developing a graph machine learning platform to identify and validate gene editing targets for crop improvement. The platform integrates genomic, transcriptomic, and scientific literature data within knowledge graphs, combining in silico modelling with in vivo validation at Rothamsted…
Institute researching molecular plant microbe interactions and disease resistance
The Sainsbury Laboratory is a research institute studying molecular plant microbe interactions to improve plant health and reduce crop losses. The Laboratory investigates innate immune recognition in plants and the engineering of novel immune receptors in crops. Its work includes developing genome editing tools to…
AI-driven platform engineering better crop varieties
Wild Bioscience is an agricultural biotechnology company developing next-generation crop varieties using a platform that combines evolutionary biology with machine learning. By mining genetic variation in wild plant relatives, the company identifies and designs gene edits targeting traits including nitrogen use…
AI and machine learning platform for agricultural and life sciences
Agxio is an AI and machine learning company developing automated platform solutions for the agricultural, life science, and biotech industries. Its platform suite enables researchers, farmers, and industry operators to design and deploy predictive models for applications including livestock health monitoring, crop…
Gene-edited crop traits for yield under climate stress
ALORA is an agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited crop traits that redirect plant energy from stress defence to yield. Using multiplex gene editing, the company targets regulatory pathways controlling how plants respond to heat, salinity, and drought, aiming to increase productivity across growing…
Animal genetics company applying genomics and gene editing to livestock
Genus plc specialises in the genetic improvement of livestock through genomic selection and gene editing. Its commercial divisions supply semen and embryos from elite cattle and genetically superior breeding pigs to producers globally. Its R&D programme applies CRISPR-based precision breeding to improve disease…
High-performance specialty ingredients for pharma, biotech and agriculture
Croda is a speciality chemicals company developing and manufacturing high-performance ingredients for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agricultural markets. Its life sciences portfolio encompasses lipid nanoparticle delivery systems, high-purity pharmaceutical excipients, vaccine adjuvant components, and crop…