Drug discovery companies identify, validate and develop new therapeutic candidates for the prevention and treatment of disease. The sector combines biology, chemistry, data science and clinical expertise to bring new medicines from concept to clinic.
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Browse 422 UK drug discovery companies below.
Separation, purification, and sample preparation tools for life science workflows
Biotage GB is the UK subsidiary of Biotage AB, a Swedish life science tools group with manufacturing roots in Wales dating to 1969. Operating from facilities in Ystrad Mynach and…
Computational chemistry and data informatics for drug discovery
NovaData Solutions is a contract research organisation providing computational chemistry, molecular modelling, and data informatics services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology…
Chromatography columns and sample preparation products for analytical science
Phenomenex is a global manufacturer and supplier of analytical chemistry consumables and instruments, specialising in chromatography columns and sample preparation products for…
Cardiac safety CRO using iPSC cardiomyocyte electrophysiology
Clyde Biosciences is a contract research organisation specialising in preclinical cardiovascular safety assessment using human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Its proprietary…
AI-driven protein interaction modelling for peptide drug discovery
Xenos Bio is developing a computational platform that uses physics-based algorithms integrated with machine learning to predict protein-protein interactions and identify binding…
Specialist immunology CRO for preclinical biotherapeutic drug discovery
RoukenBio is a specialist contract research organisation providing preclinical immunology services to biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. Its team offers cell-based bioassay…
Small molecule therapeutics targeting astrocytes in Parkinson's disease
Cellestial Health is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company and University of Cambridge spinout developing small molecule therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and other…
Biologic therapies for autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercialising medicines for autoinflammatory and…
Immunology CRO for immuno-oncology, autoimmunity and inflammation
Celentyx is a contract research organisation providing bespoke assay services in human immunology to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Operating from sites in Birmingham…
Oncolytic viral therapies engineered for intravenous cancer treatment
Theolytics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oncolytic viral therapies for cancer. Its phenotypic screening platform enables the discovery and development of…
Cambridge R&D hub for GPCR-based drug discovery
Nxera Pharma UK is the Cambridge-based drug discovery arm of Tokyo-listed Nxera Pharma, formerly Sosei Heptares, operating from Granta Park with approximately 170 scientists. Its…
Not-for-profit research organisation targeting intrinsically disordered proteins
Bind Research is the UK's first Focused Research Organisation, established to make intrinsically disordered proteins druggable targets for new medicines. The organisation…