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.
Developer and manufacturer of clinically proven prebiotic ingredients
Clasado Biosciences is a UK-based developer and manufacturer of a proprietary galactooligosaccharide prebiotic ingredient, backed by over 125 scientific publications and more than…
Algal biotechnology company developing Chlorella-based food ingredients
Algenuity Limited is an algal biotechnology company that develops and supplies Chlorella-based ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers. Using proprietary strain…
Precision fermentation platform producing sustainable palm oil alternatives
Sun Bear Biofuture is an industrial biotech company developing a precision fermentation platform to produce sustainable alternatives to palm oil. Using engineered yeast strains…
Science-led developer of clinically proven natural ingredients for supplements
Sibelius Natural Products is a science-led supplier of branded, clinically researched natural ingredients for the global nutritional supplement industry. The company uses its…
UK distributor of microbiology equipment and consumables for laboratory testing
Trafalgar Scientific is a UK distributor of laboratory and microbiological equipment and consumables, serving the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, water, and clinical…
Microfluidics-based filtration systems for scalable biomanufacturing
uFraction8 is a Scottish developer of microfluidics-based filtration systems for bio-manufacturers. Its technology uses hydrodynamic phenomena to separate cells and biomass from…
Enzymatic biofuel cells generating renewable electricity from wastewater
Pipeline Organics is an industrial biotechnology company developing enzymatic fuel cell technology to generate renewable electricity from liquid organic waste. Its product uses…