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Cell Culture Media Companies & Suppliers in the UK

Cell culture media companies develop and supply the nutrients, growth factors and supplements needed to grow and maintain cells in vitro. Media formulations vary according to cell type and application, from routine research and biopharmaceutical production to cell therapy and cultivated meat.

This category includes organisations working on:

  • Serum-free and animal-component-free media
  • Chemically defined and custom media formulations
  • Growth factors, supplements and media additives
  • Stem cell and cell therapy culture media
  • Bioprocess and scale-up media optimisation
  • Cell culture media for cellular agriculture

Browse 20 UK cell culture media companies, suppliers and technology providers below.

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Caltag Medsystems

South East England

Life science reagents supplier and flow cytometry stabilisation manufacturer

Caltag is an employee-owned supplier of research, clinical and diagnostic reagents to laboratories across the UK and Ireland. It distributes antibodies, assay kits, cells and…

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VH Bio

North East England

Specialist distributor of transplant diagnostics and molecular biology products

VH Bio is a specialist distributor of life science research and diagnostic products serving the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The company focuses on four areas:…

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Quest Meat

Midlands

Cell lines and bioprocessing ingredients enabling affordable cultivated meat

Quest Meat is a biotechnology company developing cell lines and bioprocessing ingredients to make cultivated meat production affordable and scalable. The company's portfolio…

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Multus

Greater London

AI-designed serum-free cell culture media for biomanufacturing

Multus Biotechnology is a UK developer and manufacturer of serum-free, animal-component-free cell culture media and growth media ingredients. The company combines machine learning…

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Meatly

Greater London

Cultivated chicken meat produced from egg cells for pet food

Meatly is a cellular agriculture company producing cultivated chicken meat for the pet food industry. Using cells taken from a chicken egg, the company grows real chicken protein…

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MarraBio

North East England

Engineered bacterial protein polymers for cell culture and cultivated meat

MarraBio is a biotechnology company developing engineered Caf1-based protein polymers as xeno-free, thermostable alternatives to extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors…

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Hoxton Farms

Greater London

Cultivated animal fat ingredient for meat alternatives

Hoxton Farms is a cellular agriculture company producing cultivated pork fat as an ingredient for meat alternatives and processed food products. Using animal stem cells grown in…

Biotech (Industrial)
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Merck Life Science

South West England

Global life science tools, reagents, and bioprocessing supplier

Merck Life Science UK Limited is the UK subsidiary of Merck KGaA, a German science and technology company founded in 1668. The UK life science operation supplies research…

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Cytiva

South East England

Global bioprocess technology and life science tools provider

Cytiva is a global life sciences company providing technologies, instruments and services for biopharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing. Its UK operations span…

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Tolemy Bio

East of England

AI-native platform for cell culture process design and optimisation

Tolemy Bio Ltd is a company developing an AI-native platform for cell therapy process development and manufacturing optimisation. The platform ingests experimental and bioreactor…

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Cell Guidance Systems

East of England

Bioactive molecule delivery technologies for cell culture and therapeutics

Cell Guidance Systems is a biotech and reagents company developing technologies for the delivery of bioactive molecules, with applications in cell biology research, drug…

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Roslin Technologies

Scotland

Pluripotent stem cell lines for cultivated meat production

Roslin Technologies is a biotech company developing and commercialising animal pluripotent stem cell lines for the cultivated meat industry. Its iPSC and ESC lines, covering beef,…

Biotech (Industrial)Reagents & Consumables
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FAQs

What types of cell culture media companies are listed on Benchscope?
Benchscope's UK cell culture media directory includes media manufacturers, reagent and supplement suppliers, biotechnology companies, distributors and process-development specialists. Some organisations manufacture complete media formulations, while others provide growth factors, supplements, extracellular matrix products or technologies for optimising cell culture conditions.
What is the difference between serum-free, animal-component-free and chemically defined media?
Serum-free media are formulated without serum but may still contain other animal-derived components. Animal-component-free media exclude materials derived from animals, while chemically defined media are formulated using components with known chemical identities and concentrations. These approaches can improve consistency, simplify downstream processing and reduce reliance on variable biological materials.
How do I choose a cell culture media supplier?
The right supplier depends on the cell type, application and scale of the process. Factors to consider include whether standard or custom formulations are available, support for serum-free or chemically defined workflows, compatibility with the target cell line, manufacturing quality, scalability, regulatory requirements and the availability of technical or process-development support.
Can cell culture media be customised for specific cells or processes?
Yes. Cell culture media can be optimised for particular cell types, growth characteristics and manufacturing processes. Custom development may involve adjusting nutrients, growth factors, supplements and other components to improve cell growth, productivity, viability or product quality. Custom formulations are commonly used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, cell and gene therapy and cellular agriculture.

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