UK Life Sciences Company Directory

CRO specialising in human challenge trials

hVIVO is a specialist contract research organisation providing human challenge trial services for infectious and respiratory disease. The company conducts controlled human infection studies across more than 14 validated viral challenge models, supporting the development of vaccines and antivirals for clients including…

AI-powered drug discovery and repurposing for rare diseases

Healx is a clinical-stage biotech applying AI to drug discovery and repurposing for rare diseases. Its platform analyses drug and disease data at scale to identify novel treatment relationships, enabling multiple discovery programmes to run in parallel. The lead programme targeting neurofibromatosis type 1 entered…

Carbon nanomaterial biostimulants enhancing photosynthesis

Glaia is an agricultural biotechnology company developing carbon-based nanomaterial biostimulants that enhance photosynthetic efficiency in food crops. Based on technology developed at the University of Bristol, its products are applied via foliar spray or irrigation and act at the cellular level to increase 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…

Free-to-attend conferences and events for life science professionals

ELRIG (European Laboratory Research and Innovation Group) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation serving the UK and international life science and drug discovery communities. It delivers free-to-attend conferences, networking events, and webinars spanning drug discovery, cell and gene therapy, and laboratory…

Authenticated cell lines, cell banking and culture testing services

ECACC is the European Collection of Authenticated Cell Cultures, a UK Health Security Agency resource based at Porton Down. It preserves and supplies quality-controlled human and animal cell lines, hybridomas, induced pluripotent stem cells and nucleic acids for biomedical research. Its services include cell line…

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…

Molecular assay platform for genomic profiling in cancer diagnostics

Biofidelity is a Cambridge-based genomic technology company developing molecular assays for cancer biomarker detection in tissue and liquid biopsy samples. Its proprietary platform enables ultra-sensitive detection of somatic mutations at low variant allele fractions using a simplified four-step qPCR workflow, without…

Sterile injectable drug product development and fill-finish manufacturing

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organisation operating from the West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow. The facility specialises in sterile injectable drug product development and GMP manufacturing, including complex formulation, lyophilisation, and fill-finish for clinical and…

High-performance specialty ingredients for pharma, biotech and agriculture

Croda is a speciality chemicals company developing and manufacturing high-performance ingredients for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agricultural markets. Its life sciences portfolio encompasses lipid nanoparticle delivery systems, high-purity pharmaceutical excipients, vaccine adjuvant components, and crop…

Bayesian oncology models for treatment-response prediction and research

Concr is a London biotechnology software company using astrophysics-derived Bayesian AI to model individual cancer biology and predict treatment responses. Its FarrSight platform combines genomic, molecular and clinical datasets in digital twins, supporting research into patient stratification and oncology drug…

Commercial-scale spray drying and particle engineering CDMO

Codis is a contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in commercial-scale spray drying, amorphous solid dispersions, microencapsulation, and particle engineering. Formed through the integration of Particle Dynamics in the US and a spray drying facility in Haverhill previously operated by EuroAPI,…

Open-source AI models for biomolecular structure and drug design

Boltz is a software and AI company building biomolecular foundation models for drug discovery. Its models predict the three-dimensional structures of proteins and other biomolecules, estimate how strongly small molecules bind their targets, and generate candidate molecules and proteins. Boltz makes models available…

UK life sciences membership network and biopartnering organisation

BioUK (Previously OBN) is a not-for-profit membership organisation supporting the UK life sciences sector. With over 450 member companies spanning emerging biotechs, established pharma, investors, science parks, and professional services organisations, BioUK's membership is concentrated in the Golden Triangle but…

Supramolecular encapsulation chemistry for controlled active delivery

Aqdot is a chemical technology company developing supramolecular systems for capturing, protecting and releasing active ingredients. Its encapsulation platform is commercially applied to odour removal and industrial formulations, while its research extends to RNA delivery systems for vaccines and cancer therapies. The…

Biophysical platform revealing molecular behaviour for discovery

Apoha is a deep tech company developing a biophysical measurement platform based on nonlinear acoustic wave propagation at liquid interfaces. The platform generates multi-dimensional data on molecular behaviour including responses to stress, motion, and mixture conditions, from small sample volumes. Apoha positions…

Long-acting GnRH antagonist for prostate cancer and urinary retention

Antev is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist that suppresses testosterone production. Its lead peptide therapy is being developed for men with advanced prostate cancer, including those at high cardiovascular risk, and for men experiencing…

Gene-edited crop traits for yield under climate stress

ALORA is an agricultural biotechnology company developing gene-edited crop traits that redirect plant energy from stress defence to yield. Using multiplex gene editing, the company targets regulatory pathways controlling how plants respond to heat, salinity, and drought, aiming to increase productivity across growing…

AI and machine learning platform for agricultural and life sciences

Agxio is an AI and machine learning company developing automated platform solutions for the agricultural, life science, and biotech industries. Its platform suite enables researchers, farmers, and industry operators to design and deploy predictive models for applications including livestock health monitoring, crop…

Professional network supporting diversity in commercial life sciences

ACCSN is a professional network supporting Black and ethnic minority professionals in commercial science and the wider life sciences industry. The organisation provides mentoring, career development resources, networking opportunities and educational events to improve access to scientific commercial careers. It works…