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 93 UK synthetic biology companies below.
AI-guided plant biosynthesis platform for novel therapeutic compounds
HotHouse Therapeutics is a drug discovery platform company that engineers plants as sustainable biofactories for pharmaceutical compound production. Using AI to design and…
Molecular farming platform producing specialty proteins from crop leaves
Kyomei is a biotechnology company developing a molecular farming platform that genetically engineers crop plants to produce high-value specialty proteins in their leaves. The…
Engineered bacterial protein polymers for cell culture and cultivated meat
MarraBio is a biotechnology company developing engineered Caf1-based protein polymers as xeno-free, thermostable alternatives to extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors…
Neuroactive therapeutics through genetic engineering of fungi and plants
Empyrean Neuroscience is a biopharma company that uses genetic engineering of fungi and plants to develop small molecule therapeutics for neuropsychiatric and neurologic…
Synthetic biology platform for sustainable biological textile dyeing
Colorifix is a UK biotechnology company applying synthetic biology to develop a biological dyeing process for the textile industry. The company engineers microorganisms to…
Engineering biology CRDMO for pharma and industrial biotech
Ingenza is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organisation applying engineering biology to solve manufacturing challenges across pharmaceuticals and industrial…
Novel gene synthesis technology for faster, lower-cost DNA production
Blue Beagle Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company developing a novel gene synthesis method aimed at delivering faster turnaround times and lower costs compared to existing…
Cell-free enzymatic synthesis platform for biotherapeutic discovery
Newcleic is a biotech developing cell-free, enzymatic synthesis methods and systems to accelerate biotherapeutic discovery and manufacture. The platform uses cell-extracted or…
Cultivated animal fat ingredient for meat alternatives
Hoxton Farms is a cellular agriculture company producing cultivated pork fat as an ingredient for meat alternatives and processed food products. Using animal stem cells grown in…
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…
Precision fermentation platform for novel protein-based flavour ingredients
ReNewFood is an industrial biotech developing protein-based flavouring ingredients for the alternative food market using precision fermentation. Engineered microbial hosts serve…
GMP-grade cell-free synthetic DNA for genetic medicines
4basebio is a biotechnology manufacturing company producing GMP-grade synthetic DNA for use in cell and gene therapies, mRNA vaccines and genome editing applications. Using an…