Next generation sequencing companies provide technologies and services for analysing DNA and RNA at high throughput. Also known as NGS, these approaches support genomics research, clinical testing, drug development and the study of genetic variation and gene expression.
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Browse 71 UK next generation sequencing companies below.
Clinical and laboratory diagnostics systems for the UK market
Roche Diagnostics is the UK diagnostics subsidiary of F. Hoffmann-La Roche, based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The company supplies high-throughput laboratory analysers, reagents, and diagnostic software to NHS hospitals, clinical laboratories, and research institutions across the UK. Its portfolio spans clinical…
Cancer genetics testing and contract research
Oncologica provides molecular cancer diagnostics and contract research services from its laboratory at Chesterford Research Park near Cambridge. Its Oncofocus testing uses tumour DNA profiling to help clinicians identify potentially relevant targeted treatments and immunotherapies. The company also develops…
Cell-free DNA capture reagents for liquid biopsy and cancer diagnostics
BIOCAPTIVA is a biotechnology company developing novel cell-free DNA capture technology to improve liquid biopsy for cancer research and diagnostics. Its proprietary polymer platform captures cfDNA directly from whole blood without centrifuges or additional reagents, delivering substantially higher cfDNA yields than…
Instrument-free single-cell RNA sequencing kits for scalable genomic analysis
CS Genetics is a genomics tools company developing instrument-free reagent kits for single-cell transcriptomics. Its platform uses a proprietary process in which bifunctional bead reagents pair with individual cells through stoichiometric geometry, enabling single-cell RNA sequencing in standard laboratory plasticware…
ISO-accredited core technology facility for cell analysis, genomics, and proteomics
Central Biotechnology Services is an ISO 9001:2015 and GCLP-accredited core technology facility within Cardiff University's School of Medicine. It provides fee-for-service access to platforms spanning flow cytometry and cell sorting, genomics and bioinformatics, electron and light microscopy and proteomics and…
Antibodies, proteins, and molecular reagents for life science research
ABclonal UK is the British subsidiary of a global life science tools and services group, supplying research reagents and custom development services to academic, diagnostic, and biopharmaceutical customers. Its catalogue spans recombinant and monoclonal antibodies, ELISA kits, active proteins, molecular enzymes, and…
Single-cell sequencing kits, instruments and genomic analysis services
Singleron Biotechnologies is a life science tools company providing single-cell sequencing technologies and genomic analysis services. Its portfolio includes microfluidic sample-processing kits, instruments, library preparation reagents and bioinformatics software for studying gene expression and molecular features in…
Semiconductor sequencing platform for point-of-need diagnostics
DNA Electronics is a diagnostics company developing a semiconductor-based DNA sequencing platform for rapid, direct-from-specimen genomic analysis at the point of need. Its proprietary system integrates sample preparation and next-generation sequencing on a microchip, enabling clinical identification of bloodstream…
Genome-editing platform mapping cancer drug resistance and druggable vulnerabilities
BASE Rx is a Wellcome Sanger Institute spin-out applying genome-editing and DNA sequencing technologies to cancer drug discovery. The company maps single-base genetic variants to identify druggable vulnerabilities in cancer genes and predict the DNA changes that drive resistance to cancer therapies. BASE Rx aims to…
AI drug discovery platform developing novel biologics for cancer and AMR
AMPLY Discovery is a biotechnology company developing an AI-driven drug discovery platform that combines machine learning, next-generation sequencing, and synthetic biology to identify novel biologic drug candidates from natural biological diversity. The platform digitises biological molecules, identifies treatment…
Molecular biology enzymes and UK scientific reagent support
New England Biolabs (UK) is the British sales and technical-support subsidiary of New England Biolabs, supplying molecular biology reagents to research laboratories. Its catalogue includes restriction enzymes, DNA and RNA modifying enzymes, nucleic acid purification products, PCR reagents and sequencing library…
Custom qPCR, digital PCR and amplicon sequencing reagents
SHARD DIAGNOSTICS is a Nottingham molecular diagnostics company developing and manufacturing PCR assay reagents and bespoke molecular testing kits. Its technologies support quantitative and digital PCR, multiplex detection and amplicon sequencing, including inhibitor-tolerant and lyophilised formulations. Applications…
Large-scale genomics research institute advancing human and pathogen biology
The Wellcome Sanger Institute is a genomics research institute on the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, funded by Wellcome. It made the largest single contribution to the Human Genome Project and has since expanded across cancer genomics, cellular genetics, infectious disease and parasitology. Research programmes…
Contract genomics services including Sanger and next-generation sequencing
GENEWIZ is a genomics services company and providing Sanger sequencing, next-generation sequencing, gene synthesis, oligo synthesis and bioinformatics services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic customers worldwide. Its services span whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, single-cell sequencing, metagenomics and…
Molecular diagnostic kits and genomic services for clinical laboratories
Yourgene Health is a molecular diagnostics company developing, manufacturing and commercialising IVD reagent kits and genomic services for reproductive health, precision medicine and infectious disease. Its product portfolio includes NGS-based non-invasive prenatal testing kits, cystic fibrosis screening assays,…
Targeted transcriptomic sequencing services for diagnostics and drug discovery
BioClavis is a genomics R&D and services laboratory leveraging their targeted RNA sequencing platform for high-throughput transcriptomic and biomarker analysis. The platform enables customisable gene expression profiling from crude cell lysates and archival FFPE tissue without nucleic acid purification, making it…
Molecular serotyping microarrays and surveillance services for vaccine pathogens
BUGS Bioscience is a not-for-profit biotechnology spin-out of the Bacterial Microarray Group at St George's, University of London. The company develops and provides molecular serotyping microarray platforms and associated genomic surveillance services for vaccine-preventable bacterial pathogens, including…
External quality assessment for clinical genomics laboratories
GenQA is a not-for-profit provider of external quality assessment and proficiency testing for clinical genomics laboratories. Its schemes assess analytical and interpretive performance across next-generation sequencing, molecular pathology, reproductive genetics, pharmacogenomics and inherited disease testing. The…
Preimplantation and prenatal genetic testing for reproductive medicine
Juno Genetics is a specialist reproductive genetics laboratory providing preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) services to IVF clinics in the UK and internationally. Using its proprietary next-generation sequencing platform, the company screens embryos for chromosomal abnormalities and single-gene disorders, and…
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 with over 10,000 strains. The company provides GMP-compliant microbial identification, whole genome sequencing, microbial community…