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.
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Browse 38 UK cell culture media companies, suppliers and technology providers below.
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 development, and biomanufacturing. Its technology addresses protein instability in cell culture by providing sustained, localised release of growth…
Cell profiling and precision additives for biologic manufacturing
Silvia Bio is a University of Sheffield spin-out developing cell-profiling services and media additives for mammalian-cell biomanufacturing. Its platform identifies cellular bottlenecks limiting productivity and biologic product quality, then formulates bioreactor-compatible additives to address them without genetic…
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, pork, lamb and seafood, are designed for scalable, indefinitely self-renewing production and can differentiate into muscle and fat tissue.…
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,…
Affordable biochemicals, antibodies and reagents for life science research
Hello Bio is a Bristol-based manufacturer and supplier of biochemicals, antibodies, and reagents for life science research, offering validated tools at up to half the price of major suppliers. Products are manufactured in-house under ISO 9001 certification and span receptor ligands, enzyme inhibitors, ion channel…
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…
3D cell culture scaffolds and human tissue services for drug research
REPROCELL is a life science company combining proprietary 3D cell culture products with ex vivo human tissue testing services for the pharmaceutical industry. Its scaffold enables cells to grow in three-dimensional structures that more closely replicate in vivo tissue behaviour, supporting drug safety, efficacy, and…
CDMO supplying custom reagents, antibodies, and diagnostic components
Life Science Group is an independent UK contract development and manufacturing organisation supplying custom cell culture media, sera, buffers, and reagents, alongside antibody generation services and diagnostic kit components. Operating from an ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified facility in Bedfordshire, the company…
Research reagents, biological materials and scientific procurement support
Tebubio UK supplies research reagents, biological materials and specialist laboratory consumables to life sciences customers across the UK and Ireland. Its catalogue includes antibodies, proteins, cell culture media, primary cells, assay kits, nucleic acid tools and biochemicals from international manufacturers. The…
Cell culture media, sera and stem cell research reagents
Cellseco is a UK supplier of cell culture media, sera and specialist reagents for life sciences research and cell therapy applications. It distributes products from Biological Industries, now part of Sartorius, including serum-free and xeno-free media, stem cell supplements, cryopreservation products and mycoplasma…
High-performance specialty ingredients for pharma, biotech and agriculture
Croda is a speciality chemicals company developing and manufacturing high-performance ingredients for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agricultural markets. Its life sciences portfolio encompasses lipid nanoparticle delivery systems, high-purity pharmaceutical excipients, vaccine adjuvant components, and crop…
Global CDMO for biologics development and manufacture
Lonza is one of the world's largest contract development and manufacturing organisations, providing services across biologics, cell and gene therapy, and small molecules. Its primary UK site in Slough is a multi-product cGMP facility specialising in mammalian biopharmaceutical development and manufacture. The…
High-purity animal-free growth factors and cytokines for cell culture
Qkine is a biotechnology company manufacturing recombinant growth factors and cytokines for stem cell, organoid and regenerative medicine research. Proteins are produced in E. coli using animal-free methods, with engineered variants available offering improved thermostability and extended bioactivity in culture. The…
Manufacturer of biological reagents, sera, and QC products
TCS Biosciences is a UK manufacturer and distributor of biological reagents, quality control products, and diagnostic test kits, serving the clinical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors. The company is Europe's leading supplier of animal blood and sera for microbiological applications, and also supplies cell…
Single-cell cloning and clonal assurance platforms for biomanufacturing
Advanced Instruments is a life science instrumentation company whose Solentim portfolio supports cell line development for biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Its systems combine single-cell deposition, automated imaging and AI-assisted clonality assessment. Associated growth supplements and data-management software…
Life science reagents and assay technologies distributor
2BScientific is a UK-based distributor of life science reagents, assay kits and research technologies serving academic, clinical and commercial laboratories across the UK and Europe. The company supplies a broad portfolio of molecular biology, immunology and cell biology products from global manufacturing partners,…
Tissue engineering research and cell culture media manufacturing
3D Bio-Tissues is BSF Enterprise's central research, intellectual property and manufacturing business for cell culture media and tissue engineering. The Newcastle-based company develops macromolecular crowding technologies that support cell growth and extracellular matrix formation, alongside tissue engineering…