UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Bacteria-based platform for carbon-negative water treatment

Lux Biotech is an industrial biotechnology company developing bacteria-based products for water treatment and pollution remediation. Using organic waste effluents as bacterial feedstock, the company produces microbial solutions that replace chemicals in sewage and water treatment processes. The approach is…

Oral muscle-sparing small molecule therapies for obesity

Hawkhill Therapeutics is a pre-clinical biotechnology company developing oral, muscle-sparing therapeutics for obesity and metabolic health. Its programme targets a clinically validated mechanism to achieve fat-selective weight loss while preserving muscle mass, addressing a recognised limitation of current GLP-1…

TSG-6 protein therapeutics for inflammatory and degenerative disease

Link Biologics is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing protein therapeutics based on TSG-6, an endogenous human protein with anti-inflammatory and tissue-protective properties. Spun out from the University of Manchester in 2021, the company is advancing its lead asset, Link_TSG6, across programmes in…

Contract research for animal health, aquaculture and biopharmaceutical biosafety

Moredun Scientific is a contract research organisation providing efficacy and safety testing services for veterinary and aquaculture products, and biosafety testing of biopharmaceuticals. The company conducts studies across major livestock species and fish using validated infectious disease models for bacteria,…

Immune cell separation and expansion platform for cell therapies

CoED Biosciences is a biotech developing the Column of Expansion and Differentiation (CoED) platform, a consumable device integrating immune cell separation, functionalisation, and expansion in a single workflow. The system exploits the natural migratory behaviour of immune cells across membranes, replacing…

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 disorders. Using CRISPR/Cas9 and proprietary transformation technologies, the platform enables precise modulation of neuroactive compound production.…

GMP lentiviral and retroviral vector design and manufacture for CGT

ViroCell Biologics is a specialist contract development and manufacturing organisation providing GMP design and manufacture of lentiviral and retroviral vectors for cell and gene therapy clinical trials. The company serves academic and corporate innovators developing CAR-T therapies, rare disease gene therapies, and…

Computational DNA design for durable genetic medicines

Houdini Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company using computational synthetic biology to redesign DNA for improved performance in genetic medicines. The company is developing approaches to enhance the durability and scalability of gene expression, with potential applications across gene therapies and DNA-based…

Cambridge cancer research institute advancing discovery and clinical translation

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute is a cancer research institute within the University of Cambridge, investigating tumour biology, early detection and treatment. Its research groups study cancer evolution, genomics and the tumour microenvironment, using imaging and computational approaches to improve diagnosis…

E3 ligase inhibitors stabilising tumour suppressor proteins

Outrun Therapeutics is a preclinical drug discovery company developing small molecule inhibitors of E3 ligase enzymes to stabilise tumour suppressor and other disease-relevant proteins. Its proprietary platform has been used to profile over 45 E3 ligases across oncology, cardiovascular, neurological, and autoimmune…

ELISA kits and diagnostics for research and clinical use

JR Biomedical is a North Wales-based developer, manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic reagents and ELISA kits for research institutions, NHS laboratories and pharmaceutical companies. Operating from ISO 13485-certified laboratories at the OpTIC Centre in St Asaph, the company develops human ELISA kits across…

Genotyping reagents and assay solutions

3CR Bioscience is a UK-based life science company developing PCR-based genotyping reagents, assay kits and related instrumentation for molecular biology and genomics applications. The company provides SNP and indel genotyping chemistries, DNA extraction products and custom assay development services supporting…

Cancer genetics testing and contract research

Oncologica provides molecular cancer diagnostics and contract research services from its laboratory at Chesterford Research Park near Cambridge. Its Oncofocus testing uses tumour DNA profiling to help clinicians identify potentially relevant targeted treatments and immunotherapies. The company also develops…

Patient-controlled DNA biobank platform for precision prescribing insights

GeneHub is a London-based digital health company operating a patient-controlled biobank platform that rewards patients with free DNA tests and insights in exchange for sharing anonymised genetic data with researchers and clinicians. The platform aims to support precision prescribing, helping reduce adverse drug…

Contract genomics services including Sanger and next-generation sequencing

GENEWIZ is a genomics services company and providing Sanger sequencing, next-generation sequencing, gene synthesis, oligo synthesis and bioinformatics services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic customers worldwide. Its services span whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, single-cell sequencing, metagenomics and…

Synthetic platform for precision delivery of biologics in tissue repair

Renovos Biologics is a biotech company developing precision delivery technologies for regenerative medicine, drawing on decades of academic research in skeletal stem cells, biomaterials and translational orthopaedic science at the University of Southampton. Its proprietary synthetic platform enables injectable,…

Automated liquid handling and sample management instruments

SPT Labtech is a designer and manufacturer of laboratory automation instruments and consumables for liquid handling, sample preparation, and sample management. Its product portfolio includes nanolitre liquid handling systems for drug discovery and genomics workflows, cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation…

Specialised culture media for animal IVF and embryo production

IVF Bioscience is a manufacturer of specialised culture media for animal in vitro fertilisation and embryo production. Its serum-free formulations support oocyte maturation, fertilisation, embryo development, cryopreservation and transfer across livestock species, including cattle and horses. The company supplies…

UK distributor of scientific instruments and consumables for life science research

Labtech is a UK-based distributor and service provider of scientific instruments and consumables for academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and NHS laboratories. Its portfolio spans molecular biology, cell biology, light microscopy, and electron microscopy, with a particular focus on 3D cell culture and…

Antibody immunotherapy targeting toxic tau for neurodegenerative disease

TauC3 Biologics is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company developing an antibody-based immunotherapy that targets tauC3, a toxic, truncated form of the tau protein implicated in neurodegenerative disease. Its lead candidate, TBL-100, is a humanized monoclonal antibody developed with LifeArc, designed to selectively…