Browse life science companies across the Midlands, including biotechnology firms, suppliers, CROs and research organisations.
Cell-based regenerative therapies for heart failure
Cardiogeni is a clinical-stage biotechnology group developing regenerative cell medicines for cardiovascular disease. Its lead programme, CLXR-001, uses engineered immunomodulatory progenitor cells intended to support repair of damaged heart tissue in patients with heart failure. The group is progressing plans for…
Engineered gas fermentation converting industrial CO₂ into ethanol
Phase Biolabs is a Nottingham industrial biotechnology company using engineered microorganisms to convert waste carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol. Its gas-fermentation platform is designed to attach to existing industrial facilities, turning emissions into chemicals and potential electrofuel feedstocks without…
Contract microbial whole genome sequencing and metagenomics service
MicrobesNG Ltd is a UK-based contract sequencing service provider specialising in microbial whole genome and metagenome sequencing. The company processes bacterial, fungal, and viral samples using Illumina short-read and Oxford Nanopore long-read platforms, with DNA extraction and bioinformatics analysis included as…
Custom peptide synthesis, antibodies, and protein analysis services
Alta Bioscience is a manufacturer and accredited analytical laboratory specialising in custom biochemical synthesis and protein analysis services. The company produces custom peptides, peptide libraries, DNA oligonucleotides, and polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies for academic, pharmaceutical, and food industry…
Non-clinical safety testing CRO for pharma, chemical and agrochemical sectors
Sequani is a contract research organisation specialising in non-clinical safety testing for pharmaceutical, chemical and agrochemical clients from a purpose-built GLP-compliant facility. Its services span general and genetic toxicology in rodent and non-rodent species, reproductive and developmental toxicology,…
Translational CRO offering oncology and women's health assay services
Inaphaea BioLabs is a translational contract research organisation based at MediCity Nottingham, offering cell-based assays and patient-derived cell (PDC) models to support early-stage drug discovery and preclinical development. The company specialises in oncology and women's health, providing biochemical and…
Isoform-specific antibody therapeutics for vascular disease
IsomAb is a biotechnology company developing isoform-specific antibody therapeutics for serious vascular diseases. Its lead programme, ISM-001, targets VEGF-A165b, an anti-angiogenic splice isoform implicated in peripheral arterial disease and chronic limb-threatening ischaemia. The company uses a…
Yeast strain engineering platform for recombinant protein biomanufacturing
Phenotypeca is a synthetic biology company that engineers baker's yeast strains for the production of recombinant proteins, biosimilars, and vaccine antigens. Using proprietary quantitative trait loci technology, the company generates and screens large libraries of yeast variants to identify production strains with…
Laboratory instruments, electrophoresis systems and life science consumables
Thistle Scientific is a UK supplier and manufacturer of laboratory instruments and consumables for life science research. Its portfolio covers molecular biology, imaging, cell culture and liquid handling. Since acquiring Cleaver Scientific brand rights in 2023, the company also manufactures electrophoresis systems,…
PCR-based diagnostic kits, instruments and consumables manufacturer
Advanced Molecular Diagnostics is a manufacturer of molecular diagnostic instruments, kits, and consumables for clinical and food safety applications. Its CE-IVD certified product portfolio includes real-time qPCR assay kits for infectious diseases, genetic mutations, respiratory pathogens, sexually transmitted…
Multi-organism toxicology research and alternative chemical safety testing
PrecisionTox is a University of Birmingham-led international research consortium developing alternative approaches to chemical safety assessment. Its scientists compare molecular toxicity responses across diverse experimental organisms and human cell systems, integrating genomics, metabolomics and computational…
Integrated drug discovery CRO from target to clinical candidate
Sygnature Discovery is a UK-headquartered integrated drug discovery contract research organisation. Operating from sites in Nottingham, Alderley Park, and Glasgow, the company provides end-to-end drug discovery services spanning target identification, medicinal chemistry, in vitro bioscience, structural biology,…
Controlled-release orthobiologics for spinal fusion and bone repair
Locate Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of orthobiologic products for musculoskeletal surgery. Its proprietary Programmed Drug Release platform encapsulates recombinant proteins within biodegradable polymer scaffolds to enable controlled, extended-release delivery. Lead product…
Precision instruments for chemical, physical and structural materials analysis
Malvern Panalytical manufactures precision analytical instruments, software and services that measure the chemical, physical and structural properties of materials. The company specialises in particle characterisation, X ray diffraction, X ray fluorescence, rheology and molecular interaction analysis, supporting…
Optimised mRNA sequence design and therapeutic development software
Jantomarna Therapeutics is a biotechnology company providing computational design technology for protein-coding RNA therapeutics. Its proprietary genetic algorithm optimises mRNA and related RNA sequences for efficacy, safety and manufacturability using mechanistic sequence-function models. The company offers contract…
Bacteriophage antimicrobials targeting livestock pathogens to replace antibiotics
Aparon is a biotechnology company developing bacteriophage-based technologies as novel antimicrobials for use in livestock production. Its research focuses on identifying and formulating bacteriophage cocktails that selectively destroy bacterial pathogens in animals, offering an alternative to conventional antibiotic…
Cellular agriculture and biomanufacturing platforms for sustainable food production
Newform Foods is an industrial biotechnology company developing cell-based production platforms for sustainable food and functional ingredients. The company provides animal and plant cell-line development, culture-media optimisation, bioprocess engineering and scalable cultivation technologies. Its platform supports…
Integrated drug development, formulation and Phase I clinical services
Quotient Sciences is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation providing integrated drug development services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Its proprietary platform combines drug product formulation, clinical trial manufacturing, and Phase I clinical testing within a single programme,…
Pre-clinical platelet function testing for drug discovery and safety
Platelet Services is a contract research organisation specialising in pre-clinical platelet function testing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. The company provides standard and customised assays to assess the effects of candidate compounds on platelet activity, supporting both anti-platelet drug programmes…
Enzyme engineering platform for sustainable biomanufacturing of natural ingredients
Pathfinder Bio is a UK-based biotechnology company developing an enzyme discovery and engineering platform for sustainable chemical manufacturing. Using ultra-high-throughput screening of engineered bacterial cells, the company measures the performance of billions of enzyme variants to design optimised biocatalytic…