Metagenomics companies analyse genetic material collected directly from microbial communities without first isolating individual organisms. These approaches support microbiome research, pathogen detection, environmental monitoring and the study of complex biological ecosystems.
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Browse 20 UK metagenomics companies below.
Culturing microbial dark matter to discover novel antimicrobials and bioactives
Bactobio is a biotechnology company using synthetic biology, next-generation sequencing, and machine learning to culture the vast majority of environmental microbes that have…
Microbiology services and UK national bacterial culture collection
NCIMB is a UK microbiology services company and custodian of the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria, the UK's largest public bacterial culture collection…
Real-time DNA and RNA sequencing at any scale
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a biotechnology company developing and commercialising electronic nanopore sequencing instruments and consumables for the direct analysis of DNA…
Federated genomic data platform for secure biomedical research
Lifebit is a London-based software company providing a federated Trusted Research Environment for large-scale health and genomic data analysis. Its platform enables pharmaceutical…
Platform making human microbiology computable for drug discovery
Outpost Bio is a biotechnology company building predictive models of human microbial ecosystems by integrating automated wet lab experimentation with machine learning. Its…
Rapid airborne DNA sequencing service for pathogen detection and biosecurity
Agnos Biosciences is a deep tech company commercialising AirSeq, a rapid DNA air sequencing technology for the detection and quantification of airborne biological material. AirSeq…
BBSRC-funded genomics and bioinformatics research institute
The Earlham Institute is a BBSRC-funded life science research institute based at Norwich Research Park, specialising in genomics, bioinformatics, single-cell research and…
Human microbiome testing and probiotic supplements for clinical practice
Invivo Healthcare is a microbiome diagnostics and supplement company serving integrative healthcare practitioners. Its range of laboratory tests profiles gut, vaginal, oral, and…