UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Rapid point-of-care molecular diagnostics for infectious disease

Llusern Scientific is a diagnostics company developing portable, rapid molecular diagnostic systems for use at the point of care. Using isothermal amplification technology, the company's platform identifies bacterial pathogens directly from patient samples without laboratory infrastructure, delivering results within…

Interdisciplinary research institute for land, crops and natural resources

The James Hutton Institute is a research institute studying land, crops, water and natural resources. Its work spans crop science, soils, land use and environmental research, combining natural and socio economic sciences. The institute addresses food security, biodiversity and climate change, and operates major…

ACE inhibitors for safer cardiovascular and fibrosis treatment

Angiodesign is a seed-stage drug discovery company developing next-generation domain-selective inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Unlike current-generation ACE inhibitors, which cause bradykinin accumulation and limiting side effects, Angiodesign's C-domain selective inhibitors aim to reduce blood…

Natural antimicrobial solutions to reduce livestock antibiotic use

Feed, Food & Future is a life sciences company developing and testing natural antibacterial and antiviral ingredients for the animal feed and livestock industries. Operating from a BSL2 laboratory at Cardiff Medicentre, the company researches plant-based and natural molecules as alternatives to conventional…

Specialist respiratory CRO delivering human challenge trials and preclinical models

Virtus Respiratory Research is a contract research organisation specialising in early-stage clinical and preclinical research for respiratory drug development. The company conducts human virus challenge trials and in vitro preclinical studies focused on asthma, COPD, respiratory virus infections, and related…

Computational chemistry and data informatics for drug discovery

NovaData Solutions is a contract research organisation providing computational chemistry, molecular modelling, and data informatics services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Its capabilities span the early drug discovery workflow, including target validation, hit identification, lead optimisation, and…

Laboratory equipment and consumables for research and education

Golyath is a UK distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables. Its range includes sample containers, laboratory glassware and plasticware, microscopes and prepared microscope slides. Golyath trades as A-Part Enterprises LLP and is based in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Molecular and digital biomarkers for personalised cancer treatment

Oxford Cancer Biomarkers is a precision oncology diagnostics company developing molecular and digital pathology tests to support personalised cancer treatment. Its pharmacogenomic assays assess inherited variants associated with fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy toxicity, while its algorithm-driven pathology tools analyse…

Magdalen College's life science and technology campus in Oxford

The Oxford Science Park is a 75-acre science and technology campus on the southern edge of Oxford, owned by Magdalen College and closely linked to the University of Oxford. Home to around 100 companies employing over 3,000 people, the park is predominantly life science focused, hosting biotechnology, medical…

Full-service CRO delivering clinical trials, regulatory and pharmacovigilance services

ProPharma is a contract research organisation providing full-service clinical trial delivery alongside regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, quality and compliance, and medical information services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. The company supports clinical operations, site and…

UK's largest independent microscope manufacturer, distributor and service provider

GT Vision is a UK manufacturer, distributor and service provider of microscopes and optical imaging equipment, including its own-brand microscope range alongside products from major manufacturers such as Leica, Nikon and Evident. The company supplies universities, hospitals, research laboratories and industrial…

Fragment-based drug discovery with a glioblastoma focus

IOTA Pharmaceuticals is a Cambridge drug discovery company specialising in fragment-based design, molecular screening and computational approaches to early-stage therapeutics. Its research combines transcriptomics, phenotypic assays and natural product screening to investigate candidate treatments. A major focus is…

Peptide biopesticides for precision pest control in agriculture

SOLASTA Bio is a biotechnology company developing nature-inspired peptide insect control agents as sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides. Its discovery platform identifies and optimises neuropeptide-based compounds that selectively target pest insects via a novel mode of action, while remaining…

C. elegans whole-organism platform for preclinical drug and compound screening

Magnitude Biosciences Limited is a contract research organisation providing preclinical drug discovery and compound screening services using Caenorhabditis elegans as a whole-organism model. Its proprietary biophotonics platform enables automated, high-throughput, non-invasive monitoring of health and lifespan metrics…

Integrated drug discovery CRO specialising in small molecule programmes

Domainex is a contract research organisation providing integrated drug discovery services to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, patient foundations and academic institutions. The company offers medicinal and computational chemistry, protein expression, assay development and structural biology, supporting…

Drug-free nasal barrier spray blocking airborne viruses and allergens

Birmingham Biotech is a University of Birmingham spin-out selling NoriZite, a drug-free nasal spray that creates a structured fluid-gel barrier in the nasal cavity for up to six hours, trapping airborne viruses, allergens and particulate pollution at the point of entry. The dual-polymer matrix formulation, developed…

Biobased seed coatings and soil additives for sustainable growing

SilviBio is a company developing biobased, biodegradable seed coating and soil additive technologies to help growers improve productivity and environmental sustainability. Its treatments enable more efficient use of water and fertiliser while boosting seed germination and seedling establishment. SilviBio also produces…

Deep tech incubator and venture ecosystem for Bristol spinouts

Science Creates is a Bristol-based deep tech ecosystem providing specialist laboratory and office space, early-stage investment and community support to science and engineering startups. Operating two established incubator sites with a third, OMX, opening in 2026 to bring total capacity to over 75,000 sq ft, it serves…

GRID-based software for drug design and metabolism prediction

Molecular Discovery is a computational chemistry software company supporting molecular design, virtual screening and compound optimisation. Its GRID molecular interaction field technology underpins FLAP for virtual screening, VolSurf+ for property modelling and MetaSite for metabolism prediction. It also provides…

RBC derived nanoparticles for RNA delivery to brain and immune cells

Crane Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing a non-immunogenic RNA delivery platform based on nanoparticles derived from red blood cell membranes. By using the body's own cellular architecture as a delivery vehicle, the platform achieves substantially higher in vivo delivery efficiency to target tissues…