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.
Microbial and antimicrobial product developer using Bacillus fermentation
Genesis Biosciences is a global industrial biotechnology company developing and manufacturing microbial and antimicrobial products for cleaning, wastewater treatment, agriculture, aquaculture, and odour control applications. The company uses proprietary Bacillus fermentation and plant-derived actives to produce…
High-pressure cell disruptors and homogenisers for bioprocessing and research
Constant Systems is a UK manufacturer of high-pressure cell disruption and homogenisation equipment for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic research applications. Its instruments use a proprietary hydraulic design to process up to 99% of a sample at a precisely controlled target pressure, enabling reproducible…
Rapid point-of-care bacterial diagnostics and antibiotic susceptibility testing
FluoretiQ Limited is a diagnostics company developing rapid point-of-care tools for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing to support antimicrobial stewardship. Its platform uses functionalised nanoparticles and machine learning to identify and quantify bacterial pathogens from clinical samples…
Targeted antibacterial gel for gum disease
Sysora Health develops a targeted antibacterial gel for periodontitis, a severe form of gum disease. Its approach aims to eliminate Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium implicated in gum inflammation, while preserving beneficial microorganisms in the oral microbiome. The company is investigating selective bacterial…
Oral microbiome therapeutics for gastrointestinal and hepatic disease
EnteroBiotix is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing orally delivered, full-spectrum microbiome therapeutics for diseases linked to gut microbiome disruption. Its lead asset EBX-102-02 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in irritable bowel syndrome in Phase 2a trials, with a Phase 2b study…
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform for urinary infections
Astratus is an instruments company developing a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform for clinical microbiology. Its microcapillary cassette and reader system delivers digital susceptibility results directly from urine samples in under six hours, compared to the two to three days required by standard…
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry instruments for clinical microbial identification
Ascend Diagnostics is a developer of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry systems for high-throughput clinical diagnostic laboratories. Its platform identifies bacteria and other microorganisms from patient samples by measuring their characteristic protein profiles and matching them against a microbial reference database,…
Microalgae and microbial bioactives for soil regeneration
HyveGeo is an industrial biotechnology company developing biological systems to regenerate degraded soils and support sustainable agriculture. Its circular biorefinery concept combines microalgae cultivation, microbial inoculants, compost-derived bioactives and engineered biochar. These components are used to recover…
Precision bacteriocin antibiotics targeting drug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens
Glox Therapeutics is a Scottish biotech developing a pipeline of engineered protein bacteriocins as precision antibiotics against drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Spun out of the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford in 2023, the company…
Breast milk microbiome biotech developing infant health solutions
BoobyBiome Ltd is a biotechnology company developing products to give formula-fed and high-risk infants access to the beneficial microbiome of breast milk. Its platform is built on the world's first high-resolution breast milk microbiome database and a proprietary biobank of strains from hundreds of donor samples. Its…
Specialist virology research services and antiviral testing
Virology Research Services is a UK-based consultancy and experimental service provider specialising in virus research. The company operates state-of-the-art containment level 2 and 3 facilities offering drug screening, antiviral product testing, and bespoke virology research services. Virology Research Services serves…
Microbiological testing and decontamination validation services
20/30 Labs is a UKAS-accredited microbiological testing and consultancy laboratory specialising in water quality analysis, infection prevention and medical device decontamination. The company provides microbiological validation, regulatory testing and technical consultancy for healthcare providers and medical device…
Microbial and enzyme products for environmental biotechnology applications
Biological Preparations is a UK developer and manufacturer of bio-based products using microbial, enzyme, and plant extract technology. Its formulations address cleaning, disinfection, odour control, grease management, and wastewater treatment across industrial, agricultural, marine, and commercial sectors. The…
Shaking incubators and bioreactors for cell and microbial culture
Infors UK is the UK arm of a Swiss manufacturer of incubator shakers, bioreactors and bioprocess control software. The company supplies laboratory equipment for growing bacteria, yeast, fungi and mammalian, insect and plant cells, from screening through to pilot-scale process development. It also provides…
Rapid bacterial viability detection using optical electrophysiology
Cytecom is a biotechnology company developing instruments for the rapid detection and quantification of live bacteria. The company's platform combines fluorescence microscopy with electrical stimulation to assess bacterial membrane potential, distinguishing viable from non-viable cells within minutes. The technology…
Web-based bioinformatics platform for microbial genomics and bioprocessing
MORF-Bio is a company developing a web-based software platform that makes microbial bioinformatics and bioprocess data analysis accessible to researchers and industry without specialist coding skills. Its tools cover microbial genome assembly and comparison, metabolic modelling, fermentation data visualisation and…
International centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology
The John Innes Centre is a research institute conducting fundamental, strategic and applied research in plant science and microbiology. The centre studies plant and microbial genetics, genomics and cell biology, applying techniques including CRISPR gene editing to improve crop resilience and food security. It trains…
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 previously been unculturable. Access to this largely unexplored bioresource enables systematic discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds and…
Probiotic contract manufacturer and Lab4 platform developer
Cultech is a Welsh contract developer and manufacturer of probiotic and nutritional supplement products, operating one of the world's most advanced probiotic manufacturing facilities at its Port Talbot site. The company owns the proprietary Lab4 probiotic consortium, backed by over 35 clinical trials and ten PhD…
High-performance PCR reagents and deployable pathogen detection
Amped PCR is a Welsh biotechnology company developing high-performance PCR reagents and a modular, deployable diagnostic system for rapid pathogen detection. Its ambient-stable mastermix formulations support qPCR workflows across research and applied markets, while its automated detection platform is designed for…