Microbiology companies study microorganisms and develop technologies that support research, diagnostics, manufacturing and environmental applications. The field spans bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microbial systems.
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Browse 107 UK microbiology companies below.
Deep-UV sensors for continuous microbial water monitoring
Orb develops optical sensors and analytical software for monitoring microbial changes in water systems. Its in-line probes use deep-ultraviolet autofluorescence to measure biological signatures in drinking and process water, providing continuous trends rather than relying exclusively on periodic laboratory sampling. A…
Clinical-stage antifungal drug developer targeting invasive fungal infections
F2G is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel antifungal therapies for life-threatening invasive fungal infections. The company discovered the orotomides, a new class of antifungal agents that selectively inhibit fungal dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, a mechanism of action distinct from all approved…
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 portfolio includes patented prebiotic and probiotic formulations targeting weight management, cholesterol reduction, cardiovascular health, and…
Bacterial bioinoculant replacing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser in crops
NetZeroNitrogen is a biotechnology company developing a biological alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertiliser based on a naturally occurring endophytic bacterium that fixes atmospheric nitrogen within plant cells. The technology is designed to reduce dependence on synthetic nitrogen inputs, lowering associated…
Global crop protection, seed and digital agriculture solutions provider
Corteva Agriscience UK is the British operating subsidiary of Corteva, Inc., a global agriculture company formed from the DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Crop Protection businesses. The company supplies Pioneer and Brevant seed varieties, crop protection products including herbicides, insecticides 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…
C. elegans whole-organism platform for preclinical drug and compound screening
Magnitude Biosciences Limited is a contract research organisation providing preclinical drug discovery and compound screening services using Caenorhabditis elegans as a whole-organism model. Its proprietary biophotonics platform enables automated, high-throughput, non-invasive monitoring of health and lifespan metrics…
Microbial biosynthetic pathways for novel biocatalysts and chemicals
ErebaGen is an industrial biotechnology company using engineered microorganisms to discover enzymes and chemistry from specialised microbial metabolism. Its platform activates normally silent biosynthetic gene clusters, combining computational pathway prediction, genetic engineering and high-throughput…
AI-powered microbiome and phage therapy platform for gut disorders
GutSee Health is a biotechnology company developing precision microbiome therapies for gut disorders including irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Its AI discovery platform integrates multi-omics and microbiome data to identify molecular disease signatures and therapeutic targets. A parallel…
Microbiome platform optimising hydroponic crop performance
Concert Bio is an agricultural biotechnology company developing microbial products to optimise crop performance in hydroponic greenhouses. Its platform combines the world's largest hydroponic microbiome database with machine learning to identify beneficial microbes tailored for soilless growing systems. The company's…
Bacterial-like particle vaccine platform targeting recurrent UTIs
Spectre Bio is a biotechnology company developing a non-antibiotic prophylactic vaccine for recurrent UTIs, a major unmet medical need and significant driver of antimicrobial resistance. The company's platform produces programmable, non-replicative bacterial cells that retain a full native antigen profile while being…
Biopesticides, insect lures and smart traps for sustainable pest management
Razbio is a Welsh biotech company developing sustainable pest management solutions for agriculture and public health. Its product portfolio spans fungal biopesticides, AI-identified insect lures and repellents, and automated AI-equipped smart traps for field pest monitoring. Validated products include a lure for…
UKAS-accredited microbiology testing for cosmetic and biocidal products
Melbec Microbiology is a contract microbiology testing laboratory serving the cosmetics, personal care, household, biocidal, antimicrobial textile and wound dressing industries. The company offers UKAS-accredited testing including antibacterial, antifungal and sporicidal claim support, in-vivo hand hygiene product…
Photobioreactors and cultivation systems for algae biotechnology
Varicon Aqua is a UK manufacturer of photobioreactors and cultivation systems for microalgae research, aquaculture and industrial production. Its Phyco-Flow, Phyco-Lift and Phyco-Bubble systems provide controlled lighting, aeration and mixing across laboratory, pilot and commercial scales. The company also supplies…
Bacteriophage-integrated antibacterial textiles for surgical implant infection prevention
Oxford Silk Phage Technologies is a biotechnology company developing antibacterial biomaterials that integrate bacteriophages into silk-based medical textiles, for use in surgical implants and wound care devices. The technology embeds high-density cocktails of bacteriophages throughout the textile structure, producing…
Bacteria-based platform for carbon-negative water treatment
Lux Biotech is an industrial biotechnology company developing bacteria-based products for water treatment and pollution remediation. Using organic waste effluents as bacterial feedstock, the company produces microbial solutions that replace chemicals in sewage and water treatment processes. The approach is…
GMP/GLP contract microbiology testing for pharma and medical devices
Wickham Micro is a GMP/GLP compliant contract testing laboratory providing microbiology services to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Services include sterility, bioburden, bacterial endotoxin and cytotoxicity testing, microbial identification, method validation and environmental monitoring, supporting…
Multiomics research and bioinformatics for microbial systems
GenomeByte is a contract research and bioinformatics company supporting microbiology and multiomics investigations. Its services span experimental design, genomic and transcriptomic analysis, proteomics and integration of biological datasets. Researchers develop tailored workflows for studying host-pathogen…
Engineering biology research for pollution removal and resource recovery
Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre is a Cranfield University-led research partnership applying engineering biology to environmental monitoring, pollution removal and resource recovery. Its programme develops engineered microorganisms, enzymes, biofilms and biosensors for challenges including PFAS…
Clinical skin microbiome testing and multi-omic ingredient analysis platform
Sequential Skin is a biotechnology company providing non-invasive clinical microbiome testing and multi-omic analysis services to the personal care and pharmaceutical industries. Using patch-based sampling and next-generation sequencing, the company quantifies how ingredients and formulations affect the skin…