Bio-based product companies use biological processes and renewable feedstocks to create materials, chemicals and manufactured goods. These technologies provide alternatives to products traditionally derived from fossil fuels or resource-intensive industrial processes.
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Browse 102 UK bio-based product companies below.
Microbially produced leather alternative for luxury fashion
Replica Biomaterials is an industrial biotechnology company developing sustainable leather alternatives using engineered microbes. Its fermentation-based platform grows microbial biomaterials that are animal-free and petrochemical-free, with built-in customisable colour, eliminating the tanning and dyeing processes…
Microalgae cultivation platform for sustainable transport fuel production
HutanBio is an industrial biotechnology company developing microalgae-derived oils for use in sustainable transport fuels. Its proprietary marine algae strains are grown in enclosed photobioreactors designed for high-salinity, high-temperature environments, enabling cultivation without agricultural land or freshwater.…
AI-designed protein fibres as sustainable alternatives to synthetic textiles
Solena Materials is an industrial biotechnology company developing a new class of protein-based fibres for the fashion and performance apparel sectors. Using proprietary deep learning models and computational protein design, the company engineers novel proteins from first principles, which are then produced using…
Microbiome modulator ingredients for metabolic health and disease prevention
OptiBiotix Health is a biotechnology company developing and licensing microbiome modulator products for use in food ingredients, dietary supplements, and nutraceuticals. Its portfolio includes patented prebiotic and probiotic formulations targeting weight management, cholesterol reduction, cardiovascular health, and…
Bacterial bioinoculant replacing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser in crops
NetZeroNitrogen is a biotechnology company developing a biological alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertiliser based on a naturally occurring endophytic bacterium that fixes atmospheric nitrogen within plant cells. The technology is designed to reduce dependence on synthetic nitrogen inputs, lowering associated…
Plant-derived biostimulants for crop growth and stress tolerance
EcoStim is a UK manufacturer developing plant-derived biostimulant formulations for agriculture, horticulture and sports turf management. Its products combine naturally occurring organic materials, including concentrated plant extracts, to support root development, crop yield and tolerance to environmental stress. The…
Plant-based biomaterials and compostable leather alternatives
Biophilica is a biomaterials company developing plastic-free alternatives to leather and synthetic adhesives from renewable plant feedstocks. Its Treekind material combines lignocellulosic waste with an algae-derived binder to produce a compostable, leather-like sheet. The company also develops bio-based adhesives and…
Plant protein materials replacing plastics and microplastics
Xampla is a Cambridge-based materials innovation company developing plant protein-based alternatives to single-use plastics and synthetic microplastics. Its range of products includes biodegradable coatings, soluble films, edible films, and microcapsules derived from sustainable vegetable proteins such as pea,…
Global crop protection, seed and digital agriculture solutions provider
Corteva Agriscience UK is the British operating subsidiary of Corteva, Inc., a global agriculture company formed from the DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Crop Protection businesses. The company supplies Pioneer and Brevant seed varieties, crop protection products including herbicides, insecticides and…
Microbial fermentation platforms for sustainable commodity chemicals
C3 Biotechnologies is a UK industrial biotechnology company engineering microbial strains and fermentation processes to convert waste carbon streams into bio-based commodity chemicals and sustainable fuels. Operating from a pilot plant in Stockport, the company uses synthetic biology and continuous fermentation under…
Engineered enzymes for recycling plastics and mixed textiles
Evoralis is a biotechnology company developing enzymes that break down plastics such as polyester, nylon and polyurethane into their chemical building blocks for recycling. The company uses a microfluidic screening platform to test large numbers of enzyme variants rapidly, allowing candidates to be discovered and…
Directed evolution platform engineering microbes for industrial biomanufacturing
Evolutor is a biotechnology company developing directed evolution technologies to enhance microbial performance for industrial biomanufacturing. Its proprietary genetic toolbox links bacterial cell fitness to recombinant protein production rates, generating evolved production strains with substantially improved…
Fermentation platform producing renewable xylitol from agricultural waste
ARCITEKBio is an industrial biotech company developing a fermentation-based manufacturing platform for renewable xylitol production. Using engineered yeast strains, the company converts agricultural and industrial waste streams, including wheat straw, wood pulp, and brewers' by-products, into a natural low-calorie…
Speciality enzyme discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture
Biocatalysts is a Welsh industrial biotechnology company specialising in the discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture of speciality enzymes. Operating from fermentation and downstream processing facilities in Nantgarw, the company serves food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and life science industries…
Microbial biosynthetic pathways for novel biocatalysts and chemicals
ErebaGen is an industrial biotechnology company using engineered microorganisms to discover enzymes and chemistry from specialised microbial metabolism. Its platform activates normally silent biosynthetic gene clusters, combining computational pathway prediction, genetic engineering and high-throughput…
Microalgae cultivation and ingredients for sustainable food and aquafeed
Algae Products International is an industrial biotechnology company cultivating and processing microalgae for food, aquaculture and nutraceutical ingredient markets. Its product range includes Spirulina biomass, phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, lipids and algae-derived proteins. Its research explores cultivation systems…
Fermentation-derived aquatic parasite control and microalgal delivery technology
Sundew is a blue biotechnology company developing fermentation-derived products to control aquatic parasites and other ecosystem challenges. Its Biokos extract, produced from a naturally occurring marine microorganism, targets protozoan fish parasites including Ich and Cryptocaryon. Sundew is also developing…
AI-driven enzyme discovery for sustainable industrial ingredients
Scindo is a UK biotechnology company developing an AI-powered enzyme discovery and engineering platform to produce bio-based alternatives to petroleum-derived industrial ingredients. The company combines machine learning with proprietary experimentally validated reaction datasets to discover and optimise enzymes…
Microbiome platform optimising hydroponic crop performance
Concert Bio is an agricultural biotechnology company developing microbial products to optimise crop performance in hydroponic greenhouses. Its platform combines the world's largest hydroponic microbiome database with machine learning to identify beneficial microbes tailored for soilless growing systems. The company's…
Biobased seed coatings and soil additives for sustainable growing
SilviBio is a company developing biobased, biodegradable seed coating and soil additive technologies to help growers improve productivity and environmental sustainability. Its treatments enable more efficient use of water and fertiliser while boosting seed germination and seedling establishment. SilviBio also produces…