Women’s health companies develop diagnostics, therapies and technologies addressing health needs across different stages of life. Their work spans reproductive health, fertility, pregnancy, menopause and conditions that disproportionately or uniquely affect women.
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Browse 46 UK women’s health companies below.
Rapid diagnostic test kits for clinical, pharmacy and consumer markets
CIGA Healthcare is an ISO 13485-certified manufacturer of rapid lateral flow diagnostic tests and immunoassay products, supplying pharmacy outlets, health services and retailers across more than 70 countries. Its brand covers point-of-care and over-the-counter tests for pregnancy, infectious disease, cardiac…
Allogeneic neutrophil cell therapy platform for solid tumours
LIfT BioSciences is a biotechnology company developing a first-in-class allogeneic neutrophil immunotherapy for the treatment of solid tumours. Its platform produces Immuno-Modulatory Alpha Neutrophils (IMANs) from donor haematopoietic or induced pluripotent stem cells using a proprietary enhancement process. IMANs…
Diagnostics and oral therapeutics for preeclampsia prevention
MirZyme Therapeutics develops diagnostic and therapeutic approaches aimed at preventing preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Its laboratory test assesses pregnancy risk using biomarkers combined with a clinical decision-support tool. The company is also developing oral treatments based on patented enzyme…
Breast milk microbiome biotech developing infant health solutions
BoobyBiome Ltd is a biotechnology company developing products to give formula-fed and high-risk infants access to the beneficial microbiome of breast milk. Its platform is built on the world's first high-resolution breast milk microbiome database and a proprietary biobank of strains from hundreds of donor samples. Its…
PCR platform enabling precision diagnostics on standard lab instruments
Signatur Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing a molecular diagnostic platform that encodes complex RNA gene expression signatures into single qPCR reactions. The technology enables precision diagnostics to be performed on standard laboratory instruments already present in clinical settings, removing…
Year-long subcutaneous drug-releasing implants for chronic disease management
imphatec is a drug delivery company developing subcutaneous implants that release medicines steadily for up to a year, with the aim of replacing daily tablets for people managing chronic and long-term conditions. Its implants are formulated to deliver a customised daily dose of a drug from a polymer matrix placed…
At-home hormone and fertility diagnostics for women
Hertility Health is a UK digital health and diagnostics company providing at-home hormone and fertility testing for women. Its core product is a CE-marked, MHRA-registered blood test kit that analyses reproductive hormone profiles and screens for conditions including PCOS, endometriosis, and premature ovarian…
AI-driven combinatorial analytics platform for chronic disease biology
PrecisionLife is a computational biology company applying AI-driven combinatorial analytics to complex chronic diseases. Its platform identifies causal biological mechanisms and patient subgroups at a resolution not achievable by conventional genomic methods, enabling novel drug target discovery, patient…
Specialty biopharma covering oncology, neurology, and fertility
Merck Serono Limited is the UK commercial subsidiary of Merck KGaA's Healthcare division, a German science and technology company founded in 1668. The UK operation markets prescription medicines across oncology, neurology, immunology, endocrinology, and fertility. Key products include Erbitux for colorectal and…
Specialist renal pharmaceuticals and clinical nutrition products
Stanningley Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on products for patients with chronic kidney disease and other hospital medicine therapeutic areas. The company licenses, develops, and markets prescription medicines and Foods for Special Medical Purposes into the NHS, including a calcium acetate…
AI-powered fertility diagnostics and remote patient pathway platform
Enhanced Fertility is a digital health company providing software and at-home testing services for fertility diagnosis and treatment planning. The company's platform supports patients with remote biomarker testing and personalised fertility assessments, and offers clinics an AI-assisted portal for managing…
Medical imaging CRO and AI platform for clinical trials
Image Analysis Group is a specialist imaging contract research organisation serving biotech and pharmaceutical companies across all clinical trial phases. The company designs and executes imaging-based efficacy and safety endpoints, provides centralised independent radiological review, and delivers quantitative image…
Private umbilical cord blood and tissue stem cell banking service
Future Health Biobank is the UK's largest private stem cell bank, providing collection, processing, and long-term cryogenic storage of umbilical cord blood and cord tissue for families. Operating from an HTA- and MHRA-licensed laboratory in Nottingham, the company performs in-house PCR, serology, and flow cytometry…
Histopathology and cytology consumables, equipment and services
CellPath is a Welsh manufacturer supplying consumables, equipment and services to the cellular pathology sector globally. Products include tissue processing cassettes, stains, fixatives, tissue marking dyes and cytology collection devices, manufactured at its Mid Wales facility. The company also operates a Human…
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,…
Individualised neoantigen-based cell therapies for ovarian and solid cancers
Singula Bio is a seed-stage biotechnology company developing individualised, neoantigen-based cell therapies for patients with solid tumours, with an initial focus on ovarian cancer and other difficult-to-treat malignancies. The company's approach harnesses a patient's own immune system to target mutations that appear…
Oncolytic viral therapies engineered for intravenous cancer treatment
Theolytics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oncolytic viral therapies for cancer. Its phenotypic screening platform enables the discovery and development of adenovirus-based candidates optimised for intravenous delivery and specific patient populations. The lead programme, THEO-260, entered Phase…
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…
Menstrual blood biomarker test for gynaecological condition diagnosis
Woost is a biotechnology company developing a home test kit and AI-assisted digital platform that uses menstrual blood as a diagnostic matrix for gynaecological conditions. The platform enables women to track condition-relevant biomarkers from self-collected samples, with initial focus on polycystic ovary syndrome.…
Glycan-based biological age and inflammaging diagnostics
GlycanAge is a biotechnology company that develops and sells diagnostic tests based on IgG glycan biomarkers. Its flagship product analyses glycans from a finger-prick blood sample to determine a customer's biological age, reflecting the degree of chronic inflammation driving immune ageing. Tests are available…