Discover life science companies across Scotland, including biotechnology innovators, research institutes and pharmaceutical organisations.
Quality-controlled human iPSC lines for disease modelling
EBiSC is a not-for-profit biobank supplying quality-controlled human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines to academic and commercial researchers. Its catalogue includes disease-associated, healthy control and gene-edited isogenic cell lines for disease modelling, drug discovery and preclinical research. The…
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…
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…
Federated genomic data analysis platform for research and drug discovery
Omecu is a software company developing a high-performance, federated genomics data analysis platform. Its computation engine enables researchers to query and analyse millions of genomic records across distributed datasets in seconds, without requiring data to leave its source institution, addressing the privacy and…
Tau-targeting therapeutics and diagnostics for neurodegenerative disease
TauRx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments and diagnostics for Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. Its pipeline centres on tau aggregation inhibitors, which target the pathological accumulation of tau protein implicated in dementia. The company's…
Evidence-based biomedical AI for precision health applications
Pharmatics is a biomedical software company developing evidence-informed artificial intelligence models for digital health and precision medicine. Its MedAI platform combines clinical data with findings from biomedical literature to generate predictive models, risk scores and decision-support tools. Services include…
Synthetic biology additives for smart, selectively degradable plastics
E.V.A Biosystems is an early-stage industrial biotech developing synthetic biological additives that can be incorporated into conventional plastics during manufacture. The technology uses engineered biological circuits to sense specific environments, such as seawater or landfill, and activate enzymatic degradation at…
Shark-derived single-domain antibody biologics for cancer and inflammation
Elasmogen is a biotechnology company developing next-generation therapeutic biologics based on its proprietary soloMER platform, single-domain antibody-like proteins derived from the shark immune system. soloMERs offer advantages over conventional antibodies in size, stability, and tissue penetration. The pipeline…
NGS liquid biopsy testing for cancer in dogs and cats
CanCan Diagnostics is a veterinary biotechnology company developing next-generation sequencing tests for cancer detection and monitoring in companion animals. Its K9 LiquiDx liquid biopsy analyses tumour-associated mutations in circulating cell-free DNA from canine blood samples. The company also offers tissue-based…
Custom software and data management solutions for life sciences
Firefinch Software is a software development company specialising in custom applications and data management solutions for the life sciences, biotechnology, medtech, and medical device sectors. The company develops desktop, web, and mobile software for instrument control, laboratory process digitisation, regulatory…
Therapeutic antibodies targeting the angiotensin AT1R pathway in cancer
aTen Therapeutics is a Scottish pre-clinical biotechnology company developing therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against the angiotensin-II type I receptor (AT1R), which is overexpressed across a range of cancers. Its lead candidate, Tensinumab (ATN-E11), is a human monoclonal antibody generated via phage display that…
UK manufacturer of microbiological culture media and donor blood products
E&O Laboratories is the UK's largest privately owned manufacturer of ready-to-use microbiological culture media, dehydrated culture media, antibiotic supplements, and donor animal blood products. Operating from two cGMP manufacturing sites in Scotland, the company supplies clinical, veterinary, pharmaceutical, and…
Rapid point-of-care antibiotic susceptibility testing for antimicrobial resistance
Microplate Dx is a diagnostics biotechnology company developing a rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing platform for use at the point of care. Its biosensor technology uses hydrogel-modified electrodes loaded with antibiotics to determine the most effective treatment for a patient's bacterial infection in under one…
Natural rumen feed additive in development to reduce cattle methane
Methanogon is an agricultural biotechnology company developing a natural feed additive for ruminant livestock. Its proposed formulation uses substances permitted for cattle use or occurring naturally in the rumen, aiming to reduce enteric methane emissions while improving feed conversion efficiency. The product…
Contract research for animal health, aquaculture and biopharmaceutical biosafety
Moredun Scientific is a contract research organisation providing efficacy and safety testing services for veterinary and aquaculture products, and biosafety testing of biopharmaceuticals. The company conducts studies across major livestock species and fish using validated infectious disease models for bacteria,…
Specialist vaccine development and GMP manufacturing in Scotland
Valneva Scotland Limited is the UK manufacturing and R&D subsidiary of Valneva SE, a specialty vaccine company. Operating from an MHRA-authorised GMP facility in Livingston, the site produces commercial and pipeline vaccines including IXCHIQ, the world's first approved chikungunya vaccine, and IXIARO for Japanese…
University of Stirling's multi-sector innovation and technology park
Stirling University Innovation Park is a science and technology park on the University of Stirling campus, home to around 70 companies across 109,000 square feet of office and laboratory space. The park supports knowledge-based businesses across life sciences, healthcare, sports technology, and environmental sciences.…
Clinical-stage anti-infectives targeting antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease
NovaBiotics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class anti-infective therapies for difficult-to-treat infectious diseases, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance. Its pipeline is built on two proprietary platforms: an anti-infective peptide platform yielding antifungal and antibacterial…
Engineered biochar for anaerobic digestion and wastewater treatment
Carbogenics is an industrial biotechnology company developing engineered biochar from difficult-to-recycle organic and paper waste. Its CreChar material supports microbial activity and improves process stability in anaerobic digesters, while FilaChar is being developed for pollutant removal and improved wastewater…
GLP/GMP biosafety testing centre of excellence for biologics and vaccines
SGS Vitrology is a biosafety testing contract research organisation operating from a 3,100m² GLP and GMP-accredited facility in Glasgow. The site serves as SGS's global centre of excellence for biosafety, providing cell bank characterisation, viral safety testing, mycoplasma detection, lot release testing, and…