Industrial biotechnology companies use biological systems and processes to manufacture sustainable products, chemicals, materials and fuels. The sector aims to reduce reliance on fossil resources while improving production efficiency and environmental outcomes.
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Browse 134 UK industrial biotechnology companies below.
Plant-derived microfibrillated cellulose for sustainable paper and packaging
CelluComp is a Scottish industrial biotechnology company developing bio-based materials from agricultural by-products. Its proprietary Curran technology converts sugar beet pulp into microfibrillated cellulose platelets that improve strength, smoothness and barrier performance in paper, packaging and moulded fibre.…
Cellular agriculture and biomanufacturing platforms for sustainable food production
Newform Foods is an industrial biotechnology company developing cell-based production platforms for sustainable food and functional ingredients. The company provides animal and plant cell-line development, culture-media optimisation, bioprocess engineering and scalable cultivation technologies. Its platform supports…
Whole genome synthesis platform engineering novel therapeutic biomolecules
Constructive Bio is a Cambridge-based synthetic biology company developing programmable biology platforms for the creation of novel biomolecules. Spun out of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the company's technology combines whole genome synthesis and engineered protein translation to produce molecules…
Selective breeding of Black Soldier Fly for insect farming
Beta Bugs is an insect genetics company that develops and supplies genetically selected Black Soldier Fly breeds to insect farmers. Using multi-trait selective breeding and genomic selection tools developed in collaboration with the Roslin Institute, the company produces improved strains designed to increase larval…
Microbial and antimicrobial product developer using Bacillus fermentation
Genesis Biosciences is a global industrial biotechnology company developing and manufacturing microbial and antimicrobial products for cleaning, wastewater treatment, agriculture, aquaculture, and odour control applications. The company uses proprietary Bacillus fermentation and plant-derived actives to produce…
Enzyme engineering platform for sustainable biomanufacturing of natural ingredients
Pathfinder Bio is a UK-based biotechnology company developing an enzyme discovery and engineering platform for sustainable chemical manufacturing. Using ultra-high-throughput screening of engineered bacterial cells, the company measures the performance of billions of enzyme variants to design optimised biocatalytic…
Molecular biology reagents and enzymes for diagnostic and biotech applications
Apto-Gen is a UK manufacturer of high-performance enzymes and molecular biology reagents for integration into PCR, qPCR, NGS, and isothermal amplification assays. Its products serve human diagnostics, veterinary diagnostics, food safety, and environmental testing customers, and are designed for direct integration into…
Engineering algae to produce carbon-neutral biofuels at scale
Phycobloom is an industrial biotechnology company developing genetically engineered algae strains capable of continuously secreting oil for use in sustainable aviation fuel and plastics. Using synthetic biology and gene editing, the company has engineered algae to capture atmospheric CO2 while producing oil without…
Hollow fibre bioreactor technology for cultivated food and cell culture
Cellular Agriculture is a UK biotech developing modular hollow fibre bioreactor systems to enable scalable cell culture for cultivated food production and broader biomanufacturing applications. The company supplies bioreactor technology to food producers and biopharma partners rather than producing cultivated products…
Plant-derived PLA materials for high-performance and compostable plastics
Floreon is an industrial biotechnology and materials company developing high-performance plastics based on renewable polylactic acid (PLA). Its proprietary polymer formulations modify plant-derived PLA for improved toughness, heat resistance and processability. Commercial grades include flame-retardant Therma-Tech,…
Land-based Artemia farming for sustainable marine feed ingredients
Aquanzo is an industrial biotechnology company farming Artemia zooplankton on land to produce marine protein ingredients for aquaculture. Its controlled cultivation process uses nutrient-rich food-industry side streams and AI-assisted bioprocess monitoring to raise Artemia without harvesting wild marine resources. The…
Photosynthesis-based microalgae cultivation for sustainable food ingredients
Arborea is a UK industrial biotechnology company developing a cultivation system for photosynthetic microorganisms including microalgae, diatoms and phytoplankton. The system uses sunlight and CO₂ as feedstocks to grow microscopic plants at scale, from which proteins, natural pigments and bioactive nutrients are…
Feed enzymes and betaine for global animal nutrition
AB Vista is a UK-based animal nutrition technology company supplying feed enzymes, natural betaine and yeast products to the global animal feed industry. Its enzyme portfolio spans phytases, xylanases and beta-glucanases serving poultry, swine, ruminant and aquaculture sectors. The company is one of the largest global…
Global crop protection and seeds R&D and manufacturing hub
Syngenta is an agricultural science company developing crop protection products and seeds for farmers worldwide. Its UK operations include Jealott's Hill, the company's largest crop protection research centre globally, employing over 1,000 people in discovery chemistry, formulation science and seeds research. Syngenta…
Novel mode-of-action herbicide discovery platform
Moa Technology discovers synthetic and biological herbicides with novel modes of action to address herbicide resistance. Its high-throughput platform uses miniaturised living plants, high-content microscopy and AI to identify new compounds. The company has screened more than 900,000 compounds and identified over 80…
Engineering microbes to produce bio-based chemicals from waste feedstocks
17Cicada is an industrial biotechnology company engineering non-conventional microbial chassis, including cyanobacteria and Streptomyces, to produce bio-based chemicals and biomass from waste feedstocks and CO₂. The company applies synthetic biology and low-carbon fermentation processes to create value from…
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…
AI-guided CRISPR platform developing precision-bred crop varieties
Phytoform Labs is a plant biotechnology company combining artificial intelligence and CRISPR-Cas gene editing to accelerate the development of novel crop traits. Its platform models sequence-to-function relationships across plant genomes to predict beneficial DNA variants, which are implemented as transgene-free…