Discover life science companies across Scotland, including biotechnology innovators, research institutes and pharmaceutical organisations.
Aquaculture fish health diagnostics and disease monitoring services
PHARMAQ Analytiq Limited is a contract diagnostics organisation providing fish health and disease monitoring services to the UK and Scottish aquaculture sector. Operating from its laboratory at Inverness Campus, the company delivers PCR-based pathogen detection, histopathology, microbiology testing, and environmental…
Cell and gene therapy CDMO with clinical and commercial manufacturing
RoslinCT is a CDMO specialising in advanced cell and gene therapies. Operating purpose-built cGMP facilities at Edinburgh BioQuarter and in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, it provides process development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing for autologous and allogeneic cell therapies, with particular…
Aquaculture selective breeding, genomics and genotyping services
Benchmark Genetics is an aquaculture biotechnology company developing improved farmed fish and shellfish stocks through selective breeding and genomics. It supplies genetically selected Atlantic salmon eggs and shrimp genetics and provides genotyping, breeding programme design, genomic selection and genetics services…
Long-read RNA sequencing platform for cancer biomarker discovery and diagnostics
Wobble Genomics is a Scottish biotechnology company developing long-read RNA sequencing technologies for biomarker discovery and cancer diagnostics. Its core platform combines a biochemical method to enrich rare and low-abundance full-length RNA transcripts, with a bioinformatics pipeline for novel transcript…
Microalgal fermentation for sustainable EPA omega-3 and protein
AlgiSys develops fermentation-based biotechnology for producing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) omega-3 oils and protein-rich biomass from microalgae. Its proprietary heterotrophic algal strains grow in industrial fermentation systems without light, offering an alternative to extracting omega-3 ingredients from fish or…
Plant-derived microfibrillated cellulose for sustainable paper and packaging
CelluComp is a Scottish industrial biotechnology company developing bio-based materials from agricultural by-products. Its proprietary Curran technology converts sugar beet pulp into microfibrillated cellulose platelets that improve strength, smoothness and barrier performance in paper, packaging and moulded fibre.…
Gene therapy platform delivering precision cancer treatments
Trogenix is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing precision gene therapies for aggressive solid tumours. Its platform uses proprietary synthetic super-enhancers, engineered genetic constructs delivered via AAV vectors, to selectively activate in cancer cells and simultaneously trigger tumour cell death and…
Bioelectronic chips using living microorganisms for rapid chemical sensing
Kāhu SiliconBio is developing a bioelectronic sensor that integrates living, bioengineered microorganisms directly into silicon chips to detect trace chemicals in liquids. The company's BioChip generates an electrical signal proportional to chemical concentration, enabling rapid, on-site measurement without laboratory…
Selective breeding of Black Soldier Fly for insect farming
Beta Bugs is an insect genetics company that develops and supplies genetically selected Black Soldier Fly breeds to insect farmers. Using multi-trait selective breeding and genomic selection tools developed in collaboration with the Roslin Institute, the company produces improved strains designed to increase larval…
Macrophage-targeted therapeutics for oncology, neurological and fibrotic diseases
Macomics is a University of Edinburgh spin-out developing macrophage-targeted medicines across oncology, neurodegenerative, inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. Its ENIGMAC drug discovery platform combines human macrophage and microglia models derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, gene editing and…
Research kits and services for RNA-binding protein analysis
Ascent RNA is an early-stage biotechnology company developing molecular biology tools and research services for analysing RNA and its interactions with proteins. Its proprietary methods are designed to help researchers identify RNA targets and characterise RNA-binding proteins, with planned laboratory kits and…
Sterile GMP fill/finish CMO for biologics and small molecules
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services is a contract manufacturing organisation specialising in sterile GMP fill/finish manufacturing of injectable drug products for clinical trials and low-volume commercial supply. Operating from a purpose-built MHRA-licensed and FDA-inspected facility in Stirling, the company handles a…
Virus-like particle therapeutics for chronic inflammatory skin conditions
Glen Clova Scientific is a biotechnology company developing active biologic drugs for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, with an initial focus on immuno-dermatology. Its proprietary virus-like particle platform is designed to induce targeted immune responses against self-produced proteins that drive…
Lab operations and procurement platform for life science organisations
MyAmici s is a UK-based provider of laboratory operations software and managed procurement services for biotech and life science organisations. Its platform consolidates purchasing, inventory management, equipment tracking, and compliance functions into a single system, supported by a team of in-house procurement…
Land-based Artemia farming for sustainable marine feed ingredients
Aquanzo is an industrial biotechnology company farming Artemia zooplankton on land to produce marine protein ingredients for aquaculture. Its controlled cultivation process uses nutrient-rich food-industry side streams and AI-assisted bioprocess monitoring to raise Artemia without harvesting wild marine resources. The…
Cloud-based trusted research environment for health data science
Aridhia is a software company developing and operating a cloud-based Trusted Research Environment platform for biomedical and health sciences research. Its Aridhia DRE provides research hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions with secure, governed workspaces for accessing, managing, and…
Veterinary ELISA diagnostic kits and immunoassay reagents
MV Diagnostics develops and supplies veterinary immunodiagnostic kits and laboratory reagents for animal disease testing. Its product portfolio includes ELISA assays, recombinant proteins and peptides used in research and veterinary diagnostic laboratories. The company develops immunoassays and multiplex testing…
Engineered hybrid interferon therapeutics for viral and immune-mediated disease
ILC Therapeutics is a pre-clinical biotechnology company developing hybrid interferons, an engineered cytokine drug class combining favourable attributes of multiple naturally occurring interferon subtypes. The platform rationally designs novel candidates with reduced toxicity and pleiotropic activity across multiple…
Engineered iPSC-derived exosomes for tissue-targeted drug delivery
Excellio Labs is a biotech developing engineered exosome platforms for targeted drug delivery. The technology exploits the inherent tissue-specificity of iPSC-derived extracellular vesicles, which are further surface-modified to create precision drug carriers capable of delivering nucleic acids, proteins, and small…
Molecular imaging and targeted cancer therapy agents
Edinburgh Molecular Imaging is a biopharmaceutical company developing molecular imaging and targeted therapeutic agents for cancer and other diseases. Its research includes fluorescent peptide probes for image-guided surgery and radiolabelled compounds directed at c-Met, a receptor expressed in several tumour types.…