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 59 UK bio-based product companies below.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sustainable chitosan biopolymer from Scottish crustacean shellfish waste
CuanTec is an industrial biotechnology company manufacturing high-specification chitosan from crustacean shell waste sourced from the UK fishing industry. Its proprietary process…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cell-free biocatalyst platform for sustainable industrial chemical manufacturing
FabricNano is a synthetic biology company developing cell-free biocatalysts as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-derived chemical production. The company's technology…
Cyanobacterial synthetic biology platform producing sustainable specialty chemicals
Deep Blue Biotech is a biotechnology company using genetically engineered cyanobacteria to produce high-value specialty chemicals as sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived…
Algal biotechnology company developing Chlorella-based food ingredients
Algenuity Limited is an algal biotechnology company that develops and supplies Chlorella-based ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers. Using proprietary strain…