Synthetic biology companies engineer biological systems to create new products, processes and capabilities across healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing and environmental applications. The field combines biology, engineering and computational design to reprogram living systems.
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Browse 89 UK synthetic biology companies below.
Non-viral intracellular delivery platform based on biomolecular condensates
PartitionBio is a biotechnology company developing a non-viral intracellular delivery platform based on liquid-liquid phase separation and biomolecular condensates. Its lead…
Biodiversity-derived protein data and AI models for biological design
Basecamp Research is a London-based biotech company that collects biological samples from extreme environments across more than 26 countries, building a proprietary metagenomic…
Microbially produced leather alternative for luxury fashion
Replica Biomaterials is an industrial biotechnology company developing sustainable leather alternatives using engineered microbes. Its fermentation-based platform grows microbial…
Synthetic promoter platform for precision gene expression control
Chromatin Bioscience designs synthetic promoters and gene expression control systems for cell and gene therapy developers. Its platform uses bioinformatics to identify…
Automated on-demand DNA synthesis hardware for research laboratories
AmpliSynth is an instruments company developing automated DNA synthesis hardware for in-house, same-day gene production. Its platform uses enzymatic chemistry to synthesise custom…
AI-designed protein fibres as sustainable alternatives to synthetic textiles
Solena Materials is an industrial biotechnology company developing a new class of protein-based fibres for the fashion and performance apparel sectors. Using proprietary deep…
Xeno nucleic acid binders for targeted drug delivery
Xterna is a biotechnology company developing cell-specific molecular binders composed of xeno nucleic acids (XNAs), chemically modified nucleic acids distinct from naturally…
Plant protein materials replacing plastics and microplastics
Xampla is a Cambridge-based materials innovation company developing plant protein-based alternatives to single-use plastics and synthetic microplastics. Its range of products…
Bio-inspired adhesion peptides for medical and industrial use
Zentraxa is a biomaterials company engineering bio-inspired adhesion peptides using a proprietary synthetic peptide manufacturing platform. Inspired by marine mollusc chemistry,…
Microbial fermentation platforms for sustainable commodity chemicals
C3 Biotechnologies is a UK industrial biotechnology company engineering microbial strains and fermentation processes to convert waste carbon streams into bio-based commodity…
Engineered bacteria to remodel the tumour microenvironment
Neobe Therapeutics is a UK synthetic biology company developing programmable live biotherapeutics that colonise solid tumours and disrupt the local microenvironment to enable…
Semiconductor platform for benchtop gene synthesis
Evonetix is a company developing a semiconductor chip platform for de novo gene synthesis. Its silicon array technology uses thermal control and on-chip error correction to enable…