Chemical and analytical companies provide testing, characterisation and analytical services that support research, development, manufacturing and regulatory compliance across the life sciences sector.
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Browse 146 UK chemical and analytical companies below.
Custom laboratory robotics, scientific instruments and process automation
Labman is an engineering company designing and manufacturing robotic laboratory automation systems, scientific instruments and custom process equipment. Its technologies automate sample preparation, powder and liquid dispensing, synthesis, formulation and analytical testing. The company also develops GMP-oriented…
Global laboratory supplies and services distributor for life sciences
VWR International Ltd is the UK operating entity of Avantor, a global distributor of laboratory products, reagents, consumables, equipment, and services to the life science, biopharma, healthcare, and advanced technology industries. The company provides researchers, manufacturers, and quality teams with procurement…
Reference materials, genomics tools and measurement science for life sciences
LGC is a life science reagents and reference materials company providing analytical standards, genomics tools and measurement science services to the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, food safety and research sectors. Its portfolio spans certified reference substances, nucleic acid synthesis, genomic analysis reagents and…
Complex carbohydrate synthesis, catalogue products and CDMO services
Dextra Laboratories specialises in complex carbohydrate chemistry, supplying research products including oligosaccharides, monosaccharides, glycoconjugates and blood group antigens. It also offers contract development and manufacturing services for carbohydrate-based compounds, spanning discovery chemistry, process…
Synthetic and medicinal chemistry contract research for drug discovery
AF ChemPharm is a contract research organisation providing synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and chemical industry clients. Its team of PhD chemists carries out custom synthesis of target compounds from milligram to kilogram scale, contract research and…
Global supplier of instruments, reagents and services for life science research
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life science company operating across 26 UK sites with more than 5,000 employees. Its UK operations span analytical instruments, laboratory reagents and consumables, CDMO services for sterile and biologic drug manufacturing, anatomical pathology products, chromatography…
Protein crystallisation screens and structural biology reagents
Molecular Dimensions supplies crystallisation reagents, screening kits and related tools for protein structural biology. Its portfolio includes Morpheus, JCSG-plus, MemGold and PACT screening formulations, plus custom crystallisation solutions, cryoprotectants and instruments for X-ray crystallography and…
Specialist CRO for inhaled and nasal drug product development
Nanopharm is a contract research organisation specialising in the development of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, providing formulation development, materials characterisation, analytical testing, and in vitro and in silico modelling services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. The company supports…
Gas chromatography instruments for analytical testing across regulated industries
Ellutia is a gas chromatography instrument manufacturer, designing and building its analytical technology in the UK. The company produces compact gas chromatographs, thermal energy analysers for nitrosamine detection, flowmeters, autosamplers, columns and consumables, alongside its own chromatography software. Ellutia…
Ubiquitin research reagents and enzyme profiling services
Ubiquigent+ is a research reagent and assay service offering operated within the University of Dundee's MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit. It supplies antibodies, enzymes, proteins and DNA reagents for studying the ubiquitin system, alongside biochemical profiling services for deubiquitylases and…
Molecular biology reagents and immunological raw materials for diagnostics
Meridian Bioscience's UK operation manufactures and supplies molecular biology reagents and immunological raw materials to diagnostic test developers, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions worldwide. Products include ultra-pure nucleotides, DNA polymerases, PCR master mixes, purified antigens and…
Contract research and analytical services for food and health industries
QIB Extra is a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of Quadram Institute Bioscience, providing contract research, analytical services, and consultancy to companies in the food, nutrition, and health sectors. Operating from Norwich Research Park, it gives commercial clients access to the facilities and scientific…
ELISA and rapid tests for food contaminant detection
Biorex Food Diagnostics is a manufacturer of immunoassay kits and rapid tests for food and feed safety analysis. Its ELISA and lateral-flow products detect antibiotics, veterinary drug residues, mycotoxins, pesticides and allergens in samples including meat, dairy, honey, seafood and animal feed. The company develops…
Molecular modelling and cheminformatics software for drug discovery
Chemical Computing Group is a scientific software company developing molecular modelling and cheminformatics tools for drug discovery. Its flagship software supports structure-based design, molecular docking, pharmacophore screening and simulations involving small molecules, peptides and proteins. Researchers use…
Contract isolation and purification of high-value compounds using HPCCC
BioExtractions Wales is a contract extraction and purification company operating from a 10,000 sq ft facility in Tredegar, South Wales. The company provides isolation and purification services to the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, chemical, and food industries using High Performance Counter Current Chromatography,…
Manufacturer of amino acid analysers, spectrophotometers, and microplate readers
Biochrom is a UK-based manufacturer of analytical laboratory instruments serving clinical, life science, industrial, and educational markets. Its product range includes dedicated amino acid analysers, UV/visible spectrophotometers, microvolume spectrophotometers, colorimeters, and microplate readers and washers. The…
Colorimetric assay kits for extracellular matrix analysis and quantification
Biocolor is a Northern Ireland manufacturer of dye-based, colorimetric assay kits for the quantitative analysis of extracellular matrix biomolecules. Its product range covers collagen, elastin, sulfated glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, and apoptosis, using a simple dye-binding method compatible with…
Chemical reagents and contract manufacturing for pharma and diagnostics supply chains
Biosynth Limited is the UK manufacturing and research entity of Biosynth, a global life sciences reagents and contract development and manufacturing organisation. Its Compton, Berkshire site specialises in complex chemical synthesis including carbohydrates, nucleosides, and enzyme substrates, supplying critical raw…
Chiral and achiral chromatography services for small molecule purification
Reach Separations is a contract chromatography company specialising in the analysis and purification of small molecules for clients in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and fine chemical sectors. Using HPLC and SFC technologies, the company provides chiral and achiral separation services from discovery scale through…
Pheromone formulations and entomology research for pest monitoring
International Pheromone Systems develops and manufactures insect pheromone lures, trapping products and semiochemical formulations for pest monitoring and control. Its research activities include species-specific lure development, insect behavioural studies and analytical testing. The company's Pest Research Hub…