Artificial intelligence and machine learning companies develop software, algorithms and computational platforms that analyse biological data, automate workflows and accelerate scientific discovery. These technologies are increasingly used across drug discovery, diagnostics, genomics and healthcare research.
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Browse 243 UK AI and machine learning companies below.
AI-powered drug discovery and repurposing for rare diseases
Healx is a clinical-stage biotech applying AI to drug discovery and repurposing for rare diseases. Its platform analyses drug and disease data at scale to identify novel treatment relationships, enabling multiple discovery programmes to run in parallel. The lead programme targeting neurofibromatosis type 1 entered…
Neuroimaging contract research organisation for clinical trial biomarker analysis
IXICO is a London-based imaging contract research organisation providing end-to-end neuroimaging services to biopharmaceutical companies conducting clinical trials in neurological diseases. The company collects, manages, and analyses MRI, PET, and SPECT imaging data from global trial sites, generating AI-driven…
Quantum simulation and AI platform for enzyme-targeted drug discovery
Kuano is a computational drug discovery company combining quantum simulation with artificial intelligence to design inhibitors against enzyme targets. The platform models transition states during enzyme reactions, quantum mechanical events inaccessible to classical structure-based methods generating a Quantum…
AI-powered retinal biomarker platform for early detection of eye and brain disease
Novai is a biotechnology company commercialising DARC (Detection of Apoptosing Retinal Cells), a retinal biomarker platform combining a fluorescent biologic with an AI image analysis algorithm to detect single-cell apoptosis in the retina in vivo. FDA and MHRA approved as an exploratory biomarker, DARC enables early…
AI-driven AAV capsid engineering for next-generation gene therapy
Lir Therapeutics is an early-stage biotechnology company redesigning adeno-associated virus capsids for gene therapy using an AI-first platform. Its platform integrates high-throughput experimental data generation with machine learning models trained on structural, functional and immunogenicity representations of…
Evidence-based biomedical AI for precision health applications
Pharmatics is a biomedical software company developing evidence-informed artificial intelligence models for digital health and precision medicine. Its MedAI platform combines clinical data with findings from biomedical literature to generate predictive models, risk scores and decision-support tools. Services include…
Automated drug discovery platform and CRO services
Arctoris is a technology-enabled contract research organisation that provides automated wet-lab biology and data generation services to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The company operates a fully robotic, cloud-controlled platform covering biochemical, biophysical, cell-based and structural biology assays…
AI-driven isoform sequencing platform for movement disorder and ageing research
Entelo Bio is an Oxford-based biotechnology company developing a proprietary single-cell isoform sequencing and AI platform to decode disease biology in conditions affecting human movement and ageing. Built on research from the University of Oxford's Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences, the platform combines…
AI-driven lab automation platform for drug discovery
Astral Automation Solutions is a Welsh software company developing an AI-powered laboratory automation platform for pre-clinical drug discovery. The platform provides intelligent workflow orchestration, universal compatibility with laboratory devices across manufacturers, and advanced simulation capabilities designed…
Aerosol technology for inhaled drug formulation development
Microsol is a Bristol-based technology company developing advanced measurement and computational tools for aerosol characterisation in respiratory drug delivery. Its platform combines single-particle measurement capabilities with predictive simulations to analyse evaporation kinetics, hygroscopicity, and morphology…
Clinical-stage medicines for alcohol use disorder and PTSD
Solvonis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for addiction and mental health disorders. Its lead programme is in Phase III for severe alcohol use disorder, with additional programmes addressing moderate to severe alcohol use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and…
Autonomous laboratory infrastructure for AI-ready biological data
Substrate Bio is a London biotechnology company developing AI-native automated laboratory infrastructure for biological data generation. Its platform combines robotic workcells, experimental orchestration software and structured data capture to support reproducible protein science and functional genomics workflows. It…
AI-powered multi-omic data analytics for precision medicine
Sonraí Analytics is a software company providing cloud-based AI and bioinformatics analytics for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical research organisations. The platform integrates multi-omic, imaging, and clinical data within a secure research environment to support drug target identification, biomarker…
Single-molecule fluorescence platform for rapid point-of-care pathogen detection
Pictura Bio is a medical technology company developing a rapid diagnostic platform that combines single-molecule fluorescent microscopy with deep learning to identify pathogens in clinical samples in under one minute. The platform uses a universal fluorescent label and a trained AI model to detect any known pathogen…
Custom software and data management solutions for life sciences
Firefinch Software is a software development company specialising in custom applications and data management solutions for the life sciences, biotechnology, medtech, and medical device sectors. The company develops desktop, web, and mobile software for instrument control, laboratory process digitisation, regulatory…
Precision medicine diagnostic commercialisation platform and data analytics
Diaceutics is a data analytics and services company providing pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with an end-to-end solution for the commercialisation of precision medicine diagnostics. The company integrates real-world diagnostic testing data from a global network of over 52,000 laboratories, applying machine…
Genomics-led breeding of climate-resilient food crops
Viridian Seeds is an agricultural biotechnology company developing climate-resilient crop varieties using genomics-assisted trait discovery and plant breeding. Its research focuses on legumes, including chickpeas, lentils and soybeans, and improved tomatoes for sustainable food production. The company reports an…
Ultra-high-throughput biologics discovery platform powered by generative AI
Sortera Bio is a biotechnology company developing an AI-powered platform for the discovery and engineering of biological therapeutics. The Deep Screening platform generates sequence and functional data across hundreds of millions of biologics in a single experiment, producing large-scale training datasets for…
AI and multi-omics platform for cardiovascular drug target discovery
CardiaTec Biosciences is a Cambridge-based biotech applying artificial intelligence to large-scale multi-omic data to identify novel drug targets for cardiovascular diseases. Its platform integrates data across genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic layers to map disease mechanisms and uncover…
Agri-tech sensors, machine learning and gene editing for fresh produce
B-Hive Innovations is an agri-tech research and development company that designs sensor systems, machine learning tools, and hardware solutions for the fresh produce industry. Working with farmers, packers, and supply chain partners, the company addresses challenges including non-destructive crop quality assessment,…