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.
Engineered bacteria producing biopolymers from atmospheric CO2
Neo-Fossil is an industrial biotechnology company engineering bacteria with plant-derived DNA to produce stable, carbon-rich biopolymer compounds that lock atmospheric carbon dioxide for centuries. Drawing on the chemistry of ancient plant fossils, the company uses machine learning to identify optimal target compounds…
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…
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…
Enzyme-based platform for sustainable industrial chemical manufacture
HydRegen is a biotechnology company developing enzyme immobilisation platforms that replace heavy-metal catalysts in redox and hydrogenation reactions. The technology uses hydrogen gas to power NADH-dependent enzymes on carbon supports, enabling continuous flow processing of fine chemicals and active pharmaceutical…
Waste biomass conversion technology for sustainable aviation fuel
Nova Pangaea Technologies develops processes that convert forestry and agricultural residues into renewable fuel feedstocks and biochar. Its patented REFNOVA platform uses steam-assisted rapid pyrolysis to release fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass without enzymes. These sugars can be fermented into…
Specialty enzyme manufacturer serving food, diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries
Amano Enzyme Europe is the UK subsidiary of Japanese specialty enzyme manufacturer Amano Enzyme Inc, serving as its EMEA hub. The company supplies microbial enzymes for food and beverage processing, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical diagnostics. Its UK laboratories support enzyme…
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…
Biosurfactant manufacturer using yeast fermentation
Holiferm is a Manchester-based industrial biotech manufacturing biosurfactants from renewable feedstocks using a patented yeast fermentation process. The company produces sophorolipids for use in personal care, home care, and industrial cleaning applications as biodegradable, non-toxic alternatives to petrochemical…
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…
Cell culture CDMO for cultivated meat and sustainable food biotech
Extracellular is a Bristol-based contract development and manufacturing organisation supporting companies developing cell-cultured food, cosmetic, and materials products. The company provides process development, scale-up, and biomanufacturing services for cultivated meat and other animal and plant cell culture…
Collagen-based biomaterials as sustainable alternatives to leather
PACT Earth is a UK biotechnology company developing collagen-based biomaterials for the fashion and textiles industries. Its flagship material is produced from ethically sourced collagen derived from freshwater fish farming by-products, processed without synthetic plastics or harsh chemicals. PACT targets brand…
Probiotic contract manufacturer and Lab4 platform developer
Cultech is a Welsh contract developer and manufacturer of probiotic and nutritional supplement products, operating one of the world's most advanced probiotic manufacturing facilities at its Port Talbot site. The company owns the proprietary Lab4 probiotic consortium, backed by over 35 clinical trials and ten PhD…
Bio-based compostable polymers and industrial materials development
Biome Bioplastics is a developer of renewable, biodegradable and compostable polymer materials for industrial applications. It formulates bio-based resins and tailored blends for films, coatings, injection moulding and other conventional plastics processing methods. Its research combines polymer chemistry, materials…
Precision fermentation platform producing sweet proteins for sugar reduction
MadeSweetly is a food biotechnology company producing nature-identical sweet proteins through precision fermentation. Using non-model yeast engineered with plant-derived DNA sequences, the platform synthesises proteins that enhance sweetness and mask bitterness with zero calories and no glycaemic impact. Agri-food…
Industrial fermentation and yeast technology solutions
AB Biotek is an industrial biotechnology company developing yeast strains and fermentation technologies for the global food, beverage, bioethanol and animal nutrition sectors. The company provides microbial ingredients and process optimisation solutions that support the production of wine, beer, spirits, fuel ethanol…
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…
AI-designed enzymes for enzymatic recycling of plastics and textiles
Epoch Biodesign is a London-based industrial biotech developing AI-engineered enzymes for the biorecycling of mixed plastics and textiles. The company's platform uses machine learning to design enzymes that deconstruct waste materials at the molecular level, recovering high-purity chemical building blocks for…
Cell-free biocatalyst platform for sustainable industrial chemical manufacturing
FabricNano is an industrial biotechnology company developing cell-free enzyme catalysts for chemical manufacturing. Its immobilisation engineering platform uses high-throughput screening to identify scalable support materials that improve enzyme stability and activity. Predictive Immobilisation Plates enable…