Bioprocessing and manufacturing companies develop technologies and services that enable the production of biologics, cell therapies, vaccines and other life science products at scale. Their work supports the transition from research to commercial manufacturing.
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Browse 203 UK bioprocessing and manufacturing companies below.
Microgravity-based CDMO platform for crystallisation of biologic drugs
BioOrbit is a biotech developing a proprietary hardware platform for the crystallisation of protein-based biologic drugs in low Earth orbit. The company exploits the absence of gravity-driven convection in microgravity to produce larger, more uniform protein crystals than ground-based methods allow, enabling…
AI-controlled modular aquaculture for local seafood production
Raygonal develops Aquary, a modular, AI-assisted system for land-based aquaculture and local seafood production. The platform integrates water management, environmental monitoring, automation and renewable energy to support controlled cultivation of fish, including tropical species. The company is piloting its system…
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…
Continuous industrial biocatalysis reactors and enzyme automation
Biozeroc is a Cambridge industrial biotechnology company developing continuous biocatalysis systems for large-scale manufacturing. Its technology combines enzyme immobilisation, reactor hardware and automation to maintain consistent output as enzyme activity declines, allowing industrial enzymes to operate for longer…
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…
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…
Lentiviral vector yield enhancement via HDAC inhibitors and producer lines
Synthistat is a biotechnology company developing technologies to increase lentiviral vector production for cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Its work combines designed histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors with approaches to modify HEK293 producer cells. The company has reported early laboratory results from…
ML-guided strain engineering to optimise precision fermentation yields
Eden Genetics is a biotechnology company using machine learning to improve recombinant protein production through microbial strain engineering. Its computational platform analyses genetic and fermentation data to identify modifications intended to increase protein secretion and productivity in precision-fermentation…
UK manufacturer of bespoke autogenous vaccines for farm animals and fish
Ridgeway Biologicals is a UK manufacturer of bespoke veterinary vaccines prepared from pathogens extracted directly from an affected farm to control disease outbreaks in that specific animal group. Licensed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, the company serves the pig, poultry, ruminant and aquaculture sectors,…
Lyophilisation equipment, CDMO services, and freeze-drying expertise
Biopharma Group is a contract development and manufacturing organisation and capital equipment supplier specialising in lyophilisation and liquid formulation technologies. The company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics clients across two divisions: an equipment sales and technical service division…
Synthetic polymer affinity ligands for viral vector bioprocessing
Tozaro is a biotechnology company developing synthetic polymer-based affinity ligands to improve the downstream processing of viral vectors used in cell and gene therapy. Using molecular modelling and machine learning, Tozaro rationally designs polymer-based binders from a chemical space of over 500 monomers, offering…
Pharmaceutical regulatory, batch release and wholesale distribution services
Wave Pharma is a pharmaceutical services company supporting generic medicine developers and new market entrants with regulatory, quality and supply chain services. It provides regulatory strategy and submissions, medical writing, batch release and quality assurance, GMP, GCP and GLP audits, and quality control…
Mammalian recombinant protein production and cell line development services
Daresbury Proteins is a contract research organisation specialising in mammalian recombinant protein production and cell line development. Using proprietary expression vectors optimised for CHO-K1 and HEK293 systems, the company produces difficult-to-express proteins as research reagents and candidate targets for…
Crystal and particle engineering to improve drug performance
CrystecPharma is a pharmaceutical technology company that uses supercritical fluid processing to engineer drug crystals and particles. Its platform improves the dissolution, stability and delivery of small and large molecule medicines, including inhaled powders. The company provides formulation and process development…
Primary cell lines and functional ingredients for cultivated meat
Quest Meat is a biotechnology company supplying primary cell lines and developing edible protein ingredients for alternative-protein production. Its catalogue includes bovine, porcine and water buffalo muscle satellite cells and adipose-derived stem cells for cultivated meat research, with quality documents and…
Proprietary gene editing tools and strain development services
Forge Genetics is a contract research organisation developing and applying a proprietary gene-editing platform as an alternative to CRISPR-based approaches. The company provides strain development, specialised fermentation including gas fermentation, and metabolite analytics services for pharmaceutical and industrial…
Photobioreactors and cultivation systems for algae biotechnology
Varicon Aqua is a UK manufacturer of photobioreactors and cultivation systems for microalgae research, aquaculture and industrial production. Its Phyco-Flow, Phyco-Lift and Phyco-Bubble systems provide controlled lighting, aeration and mixing across laboratory, pilot and commercial scales. The company also supplies…
Programmable biological manufacturing of sustainable designer chemicals
Lypo is an Edinburgh-based biotechnology company developing a platform for the programmable manufacture of high-performance chemicals from sustainable and waste-derived feedstocks. The company's designer molecules are being explored across multiple application areas, including cosmetics, polymers, cancer treatment and…
Cold chain and laboratory storage equipment for life sciences
Haier Biomedical is the UK sales, service and distribution arm of Haier Biomedical, a Chinese manufacturer of laboratory and biomedical storage equipment headquartered in Qingdao and part of the Haier Group. The company supplies ultra-low temperature freezers, blood bank refrigerators, biosafety cabinets, pharmacy…
Capacitance-based biomass monitoring instruments for bioprocessing and brewing
Aber Instruments develops and manufactures online probes and instrumentation for real-time viable cell monitoring in bioprocessing and brewing applications. The company's capacitance-based technology measures live cell concentration in fermenters and bioreactors across yeast, bacterial, animal, insect and plant cell…