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.
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…
AI bioprocess operating system for cell and gene therapy manufacturing
Native Labs Ltd is a software company developing an AI-powered bioprocess operating system for cell and gene therapy manufacturing. The platform unifies heterogeneous manufacturing data, including bioreactor time series, multi-omics, and batch records, into standardised AI-ready datasets. Neural network models enable…
Shaking incubators and bioreactors for cell and microbial culture
Infors UK is the UK arm of a Swiss manufacturer of incubator shakers, bioreactors and bioprocess control software. The company supplies laboratory equipment for growing bacteria, yeast, fungi and mammalian, insect and plant cells, from screening through to pilot-scale process development. It also provides…
Label-free single-cell analysis platform for bioprocess monitoring
Cytomos is a biotechnology company developing label-free single-cell analysis instruments for the biopharmaceutical industry. Its platform uses dielectric spectroscopy and proprietary silicon chip sensors to generate unique cellular fingerprints based on intrinsic cell properties, without requiring labels or markers.…
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…
Electrospun biomimetic scaffold platform for wound repair
Corryn Biotechnologies is a Welsh biotechnology company developing an electrospinning platform that fabricates nano- and microfibrous polymer scaffolds directly onto wound sites at the point of care. The resorbable scaffolds mimic the architecture of the extracellular matrix, supporting tissue regeneration in chronic…
mRNA vaccine manufacturer and R&D partner
Moderna is a company developing and manufacturing mRNA-based medicines and vaccines across infectious disease, oncology and rare disease. Its UK Innovation and Technology Centre, opened at Harwell in September 2025, is the first facility in the UK capable of onshore mRNA vaccine manufacturing, with capacity for up to…
Single-use bioprocess solutions supplier for life sciences
BioPharma Dynamics is a supplier of single-use bioprocess solutions for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. The company sources products from multiple market-leading manufacturers rather than tying customers to a single supplier range. Its portfolio spans hose and tubing, transfer sets, bags, fittings,…
Global CDMO for drug development, delivery and manufacture
Catalent Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing organisation providing drug development, formulation, and manufacturing services across small molecules, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products. The company offers proprietary drug delivery platforms including its orally…
Programmable RNA for scalable cell engineering and biomanufacturing
Plurify is a biotechnology company developing PluRNA, a programmable RNA platform for sustained protein expression without genome integration. Its technology is designed to engineer cells through controllable RNA-based programmes, with applications in stem-cell therapy manufacturing, cell purification, biologics…
Next-generation viral vectors engineered for safer gene therapy delivery
Sandbox Bioscience is a biotechnology company developing next-generation viral delivery vectors for gene therapy. Founded by a team of virologists with extensive experience in gene therapy delivery systems and platform development, the company is engineering vectors designed to improve on existing market solutions…
Clinical trial supply, packaging and distribution services
Sharp Services is a contract development and manufacturing organisation providing clinical supply chain services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Operating from an MHRA-licensed facility in South Wales, the company manages manufacturing, packaging, labelling, storage, and global distribution of…
Plasma fractionation and manufacture of plasma-derived therapies
Kedrion Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical manufacturer specialising in the fractionation of human blood plasma to produce albumin solutions, immunoglobulins and coagulation factors for the treatment of rare and life-threatening conditions including immunodeficiencies and bleeding disorders. Operating from a 130,000…
Integrated bioprocessing technologies, consumables and services for biopharma
Sartorius Stedim Biotech is a global supplier of bioprocessing technologies, filtration systems, single-use solutions and laboratory instruments for the biopharmaceutical industry. Its UK operations span manufacturing, commercial and contract testing functions, including sites in Stonehouse (consumables and single-use…
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…
MHRA-licensed manufacturer of unlicensed medicines and Specials
Arcadia Pharmaceuticals is a licensed contract manufacturer of unlicensed medicines, supplying Specials and Special Obtain products to NHS and pharmacy customers across the UK. Operating from GMP cleanroom facilities in Swansea, the company manufactures a range of dosage forms including oral liquids, topical…
GMP biomanufacturing and biopharmaceutical development services
Ab Biotechnology is a UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation providing process development, assay development and GMP manufacturing services for biopharmaceutical products. The company offers protein production, peptide synthesis, purification, analytical testing and small-scale GMP manufacture…
Technology innovation centre for process scale-up and manufacturing
CPI is a UK innovation centre and social enterprise that helps companies develop, scale and commercialise new products and processes across pharmaceuticals, bioprocessing, health technology and sustainable manufacturing. As a founding member of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, CPI provides access to specialist…
Calcium-compound bone and antibiotic-carrier devices for surgical infection management
Biocomposites is a UK-based medical device company that engineers, manufactures and markets calcium compound devices for infection management in bone and soft tissue. Its product range includes bone graft substitutes and antibiotic-carrier matrices used to deliver local antibiotic treatment during surgery, serving…
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…