Food and drink companies apply biotechnology, analytical science and research to improve food production, safety, quality and sustainability. The sector supports innovation across agriculture, ingredients, nutrition and manufacturing.
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Browse 43 UK food and drink life science companies below.
Agri-tech and bioscience innovation campus in mid Wales
AberInnovation is a BBSRC and Welsh Government-funded innovation campus providing research facilities, business support and accelerator programmes for companies in agri-tech, food…
Enzyme technology enabling gluten-safe bread from wheat flour
Prozymi Biolabs is a developer of enzyme technology that degrades gliadin, the gluten protein responsible for food sensitivities, enabling production of gluten-safe bread and…
Microbiome modulator ingredients for metabolic health and disease prevention
OptiBiotix Health is a biotechnology company developing and licensing microbiome modulator products for use in food ingredients, dietary supplements, and nutraceuticals. Its…
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…
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…
Fermentation platform producing renewable xylitol from agricultural waste
ARCITEKBio is an industrial biotech company developing a fermentation-based manufacturing platform for renewable xylitol production. Using engineered yeast strains, the company…
Speciality enzyme discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture
Biocatalysts is a Welsh industrial biotechnology company specialising in the discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture of speciality enzymes. Operating from…
Microalgae cultivation and extraction for food, feed, and pharma
Algae Products International is a microalgae biotechnology company cultivating and processing microalgae for the food, nutraceutical, aquafeed, and pharmaceutical industries.…
Cell lines and bioprocessing ingredients enabling affordable cultivated meat
Quest Meat is a biotechnology company developing cell lines and bioprocessing ingredients to make cultivated meat production affordable and scalable. The company's portfolio…
Oxford University spinout producing cultivated beef and pork
Ivy Farm Technologies is a company developing cultivated meat using a non-GMO cell culture process originally developed at the University of Oxford. Its Oxford pilot plant…
Capacitance-based biomass monitoring instruments for bioprocessing and brewing
Aber Instruments develops and manufactures online probes and instrumentation for real-time viable cell monitoring in bioprocessing and brewing applications. The company's…
Precision fermentation platform producing animal-free dairy proteins
Better Dairy is a biotechnology company using precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins including casein and osteopontin. By engineering yeast to express…