Cell culture companies develop products, technologies and services that support the growth and maintenance of cells in laboratory and manufacturing environments. Cell culture is fundamental to research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.
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Browse 95 UK cell culture companies below.
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 in bioreactors using a proprietary protein-free culture medium, without slaughter, GMOs, or antibiotics. In 2024 Meatly became the first…
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 used in mammalian cell culture. Its proprietary platform enables scalable, cost-effective production of multifunctional materials that…
Translational CRO offering oncology and women's health assay services
Inaphaea BioLabs is a translational contract research organisation based at MediCity Nottingham, offering cell-based assays and patient-derived cell (PDC) models to support early-stage drug discovery and preclinical development. The company specialises in oncology and women's health, providing biochemical and…
UK distributor of scientific instruments and consumables for life science research
Labtech is a UK-based distributor and service provider of scientific instruments and consumables for academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and NHS laboratories. Its portfolio spans molecular biology, cell biology, light microscopy, and electron microscopy, with a particular focus on 3D cell culture and…
Microbiology and cell culture instrumentation, workstations and contract laboratory services
Don Whitley Scientific designs, manufactures and supplies instrumentation for the microbiology and tissue culture industries, including anaerobic and modified-atmosphere workstations, cell and tissue culture incubators, and automated spiral plating equipment. The company manufactures its products at its own UK…
In vitro respiratory and inhalation toxicology testing services
ImmuONE is a contract research company specialising in in vitro inhalation toxicology and respiratory safety assessment. The company develops and applies human alveolar macrophage and epithelial cell culture models to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled compounds, providing an alternative to animal testing.…
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 proprietary bioreactors, the company produces real fat tissue without slaughter, guided by computational biology to optimise cell growth…
Laboratory instruments, electrophoresis systems and life science consumables
Thistle Scientific is a UK supplier and manufacturer of laboratory instruments and consumables for life science research. Its portfolio covers molecular biology, imaging, cell culture and liquid handling. Since acquiring Cleaver Scientific brand rights in 2023, the company also manufactures electrophoresis systems,…
Combinatorial stem cell screening platform for therapy development
Plasticell is a biotechnology company developing cell and gene therapies and enabling drug discovery through its proprietary platform. The technology uses bead-based combinatorial screening to test thousands of cell culture variable combinations in parallel, identifying optimised protocols for stem cell expansion,…
Hypothermic gel preservation technology for shipping cells
Atelerix is a biotechnology company supplying hydrogel-based cell and tissue preservation products that eliminate the need for cryogenic cold chain logistics. Its patented alginate encapsulation technology maintains cell viability at ambient temperatures for up to fourteen days, enabling the shipment of cells,…
Automated bioreactor platform for GMP cell therapy manufacturing
Aglaris is a developer of automated cell manufacturing systems for advanced therapy medicinal products. Its flagship platform integrates real-time process monitoring, single-use culture cartridges, and GMP-compliant controls to enable reproducible production of CAR-T cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and other cell types…
Organ-on-a-chip systems for human-relevant preclinical drug testing
CN Bio is a UK biotechnology company developing organ-on-a-chip microphysiological systems for preclinical drug discovery and safety testing. Its platform recreates human organ microarchitecture using primary cells and microfluidic perfusion, enabling researchers to generate human-relevant efficacy, metabolism and…
Cell culture media, sera and research reagent supply
PAN Biotech UK is a UK supplier of cell culture media, sera and laboratory reagents for research and bioprocessing. It distributes products manufactured by Germany-based PAN-Biotech GmbH, including fetal bovine serum, serum-free media, growth factors, albumins and cell culture supplements. The company provides product…
University research institute advancing stem cell biology and therapeutics
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a University of Cambridge research institute investigating stem cell biology, tissue maintenance and disease. Its research groups study stem cell states, disease mechanisms and therapeutic applications using cell culture, genomics, imaging and experimental models. Based at Cambridge…
Precision-programmed human iPSC-derived cells for biomedical research
bit.bio is a Cambridge-based synthetic biology company that programmes human induced pluripotent stem cells into defined, mature cell types for use in pharmaceutical and academic research. Its precision cell programming technology produces consistent, characterised human cells at industrial scale, supporting drug…
Platform for controlled, repeatable cellular rejuvenation therapeutics
BioRes is a preclinical biotechnology company developing a platform for controlled, repeatable cellular rejuvenation. The company's approach aims to restore cellular function as a way of addressing the underlying biological causes of age-related decline and disease, rather than treating individual conditions in…
Autonomous cell culture systems with integrated laboratory automation
Aixcell is a laboratory equipment company developing autonomous systems for mammalian cell culture and cell-based research. Its integrated platform brings together liquid handling, incubation, microscopy, refrigerated storage and labware management to run cell culture protocols with automated documentation.…
Veterinary vaccine CDMO and aquaculture diagnostics for animal health
Marinnovac UK is a contract research and manufacturing organisation specialising in veterinary vaccine development and viral antigen production for animal and aquaculture health applications. The company holds the only VMD-approved viral autogenous vaccine manufacturing licence in the UK, offering services spanning…
Specialist reagent and custom service supplier
AMSBIO supplies research products and custom services to biological and pharmaceutical research organisations. Its product portfolio covers cell culture systems including three-dimensional culture models, glycobiology reagents, ELISA kits, lentiviral tools, and stem cell research products. The company also provides…
Macromolecular crowding supplements for scalable cell culture
milieu.bio is a UK supplier of cell-culture media additives for biopharmaceutical research, cell therapy and cellular agriculture. It commercialises CityMix and CytoBoost, macromolecular crowding formulations designed to support cell expansion and extracellular matrix production while reducing reliance on costly media…