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.
End-to-end production systems for cultivated meat
Cellcraft is a biotechnology company developing integrated systems for cultivated meat production. The company supplies the hardware, software, and biological inputs required to grow animal cells outside the body at commercial scale, targeting food producers and manufacturers seeking slaughter-free protein production.…
Laboratory containment, cell culture and bioprocess equipment
Esco Great Britain is the UK sales and technical-service operation of Esco Lifesciences, supplying controlled-environment equipment to laboratories and biopharmaceutical facilities. Its portfolio includes biological safety cabinets, laminar flow workstations, CO2 incubators, cold storage, cleanroom equipment and…
Human in vitro models for disease and drug research
Queen Mary Centre for Predictive in vitro Models is a multidisciplinary research centre developing human-relevant laboratory models for studying disease and evaluating potential treatments. Its researchers combine organ-on-a-chip systems, organoids, three-dimensional cell cultures and bioengineering methods to…
Patient-derived cell models and assays for oncology drug discovery
Dominion Biotech is a Cheshire-based biotechnology company developing patient-derived cell (PDC) models and assays to support oncology drug discovery and development. Working in partnership with cancer hospitals and academic collaborators, the company builds a diverse bank of PDC models reflecting the genetic…
Human iPSC models and AI phenomics for drug discovery
Pixl Bio combines human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models with AI-driven image analysis for drug discovery and safety research. Its portfolio includes liver cells, stellate cells and disease models, alongside CRISPR engineering, high-content Cell Painting and contract studies. These tools help researchers…
General laboratory equipment supplier for UK research and education
Wolf Laboratories is a UK distributor of laboratory equipment supplying universities, NHS trusts, research institutes, and schools. Operating primarily through an online platform, the company offers over 250 product ranges including ultra-low temperature freezers, centrifuges, autoclaves, incubators, biosafety…
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…
3D cell culture scaffolds and bioprinting systems for research
Copner Biotech is a biotechnology company developing three-dimensional cell culture scaffolds and bioprinting equipment for laboratory research. Its structured PETG scaffolds support mammalian cell attachment and growth, including spheroid and organoid culture, as an alternative to conventional two-dimensional…
Microplates, sealing films and equipment for laboratory workflows
iST Scientific is a UK manufacturer and supplier of laboratory consumables and sealing equipment for molecular biology and life science research. Its products include PCR and qPCR plates, heat-sealable and adhesive microplate films, custom sealing formats and manual or automated plate sealers. The company operates UK…
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 data including cell growth, phenotype, potency, and metabolite profiles, then applies causal AI models to identify the biological drivers of…
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…
Independent distributor of laboratory equipment, consumables and reagents
Appleton Woods is a Birmingham-based independent distributor of laboratory equipment, consumables, and chemical reagents, supplying universities, research institutes, biotech companies, and clinical laboratories across the UK. The company carries an extensive range of third-party brands alongside own-brand product…
Cell culture media, reagents, and instruments for life sciences
STEMCELL Technologies UK is the British subsidiary of STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc., a privately held Canadian biotechnology company founded in 1993. The Cambridge facility serves as the company's European hub for sales, marketing, research and development, and customer training, supporting researchers across the…
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…
Bioanalytical instruments and patient-derived organoid expansion services
Molecular Devices develops bioanalytical instruments, laboratory automation and cell-based research technologies for drug discovery. Its portfolio includes microplate readers, high-content imaging systems, clone screening instruments and laboratory analysis software. The company acquired Cardiff organoid specialist…
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…
AI-assisted bioactive ingredient discovery and laboratory formulation testing
HexisLab is a research and development company providing ingredient discovery, laboratory testing and formulation services for personal care and consumer health businesses. Its HexisPro.X platform uses computational screening to identify candidate bioactive compounds, peptides and sustainable ingredient alternatives.…
Interconnected flow cell culture system for physiological in vitro models
Kirkstall develops interconnected, flow-based cell culture systems for studying human physiology in vitro. Its platform links chambers containing different cell types through shared medium flow, allowing researchers to investigate interactions between tissue models under controlled conditions. Applications include…
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.…
Microfluidic 3D disease models for preclinical drug screening
ScreenIn3D is a biotechnology company and contract research organisation providing drug screening using three-dimensional human cell and tissue models. Its microfluidic platform supports tumour spheroids, organoids and co-cultures, enabling researchers to assess candidate efficacy, toxicity and drug combinations from…