UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Microplates, sealing films and equipment for laboratory workflows

iST Scientific is a UK manufacturer and supplier of laboratory consumables and sealing equipment for molecular biology and life science research. Its products include PCR and qPCR plates, heat-sealable and adhesive microplate films, custom sealing formats and manual or automated plate sealers. The company operates UK…

Optical biosensors for real-time biologics manufacturing analytics

Causeway Sensors is a laboratory instrumentation company developing optical biosensors for biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process monitoring. Its surface plasmon resonance platform measures antibody concentration in bioprocess samples without fluorescent labels. The compact system supports at-line immunoglobulin…

Human iPSC platform for neurodegenerative disease drug discovery

Talisman Therapeutics is a drug discovery company specialising in human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models of neurodegenerative disease. The company operates both an internal discovery pipeline, focused on Alzheimer's disease targets including lysosome biology, pathogenic protein reduction and microglial…

Life sciences and medtech industry association for the South West

Medilink South West is a not-for-profit membership organisation supporting life sciences, medtech, and health technology companies across the South West of England. It provides innovation and commercialisation support, regulatory guidance, funding intelligence, and networking events to companies at all stages of…

Multispecific immune cell engagers targeting gamma delta T cells

Cytospire Therapeutics is developing multispecific engager antibodies designed to enhance and direct the activity of gamma delta T cells for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease. The company emerged from stealth in 2024, backed by Abingworth, 4BIO Capital and LifeArc Ventures. Its platform targets both…

Life science incubator and lab space near King's Cross

London BioScience Innovation Centre (LBIC) is a life science incubator and laboratory facility wholly owned by the Royal Veterinary College, based across multiple sites in and around London's King's Cross Knowledge Quarter. It provides flexible wet lab and office space to early-stage and scaling life science…

University of Stirling's multi-sector innovation and technology park

Stirling University Innovation Park is a science and technology park on the University of Stirling campus, home to around 70 companies across 109,000 square feet of office and laboratory space. The park supports knowledge-based businesses across life sciences, healthcare, sports technology, and environmental sciences.…

Interconnected flow cell culture system for physiological in vitro models

Kirkstall develops interconnected, flow-based cell culture systems for studying human physiology in vitro. Its platform links chambers containing different cell types through shared medium flow, allowing researchers to investigate interactions between tissue models under controlled conditions. Applications include…

AI-driven microRNA biomarker diagnostics for early veterinary disease detection

MI:RNA Diagnostics is a UK-based developer of a diagnostic platform combining microRNA biomarker panels with a proprietary artificial intelligence model to detect early-stage disease in animals. The company's flagship application targets cardiac disease in cats and dogs, with further research into Johne's disease…

Leather-like textiles made from brewery spent grain protein

Arda Biomaterials develops leather alternatives using protein extracted from spent grain, a by-product of brewing and distilling. The company modifies these proteins to create materials that mimic the fibrous structure of animal leather, without animal-derived or petrochemical components. Its products are aimed at…

University genomics core facility for sequencing, single-cell and spatial analysis

The Imperial BRC Genomics Facility is a university core facility supporting translational genomics research. It provides next-generation sequencing, single-cell genomics, spatial transcriptomics and proteomics, alongside experimental design, library preparation and bioinformatics analysis. Its services are used to…

Immunotherapeutics targeting drug-resistant bacterial infections

Centauri Therapeutics is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing treatments for life-threatening infectious diseases using its proprietary platform. The technology uses synthetic bifunctional molecules that recruit and redirect naturally occurring anti-glycan antibodies to target pathogens, engaging both…

Targeted therapies against extrachromosomal DNA in cancer

Econic Biosciences is a drug discovery biotech developing therapies that target extrachromosomal DNA, a circular form of DNA found outside normal chromosomes that drives oncogene amplification, tumour evolution, and treatment resistance across multiple cancer types. The company uses AI to identify and characterise…

AI-designed combination therapies for cancer

Big Picture Bio is a preclinical biotechnology company designing combination therapies for cancer. Its generative model simulates how tumours, immune cells and surrounding tissue interact, and is used to predict which drug combinations, and which sequences of treatment, are most likely to suppress resistant cancer…

Engineered biologics with conditional activation for precision cancer immunotherapy

Switch Biologics is a UK biotechnology company developing engineered protein biologics for cancer immunotherapy. The company applies directed evolution and protein engineering to build conditionally activated therapeutics that respond to two simultaneous molecular signals, a design intended to concentrate activity…

In vivo immune cell reprogramming for autoimmune and inflammatory disease

Flip Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing in vivo immune cell engineering therapies for chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease. The company reprograms pathogenic T cells into homeostatic, anti-inflammatory cells directly…

Interdisciplinary institute studying the regulatory systems of plant development

Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University is a research institute studying the regulatory systems underlying plant growth and development. The Laboratory combines experimental biology with computational modelling, bringing together biologists, physicists and mathematicians to understand how plant hormones, gene…

University of Surrey's 70-acre multi-sector research and innovation park

Surrey Research Park is a 70-acre science and technology park owned and managed by the University of Surrey, located adjacent to the university campus in Guildford. Home to around 200 companies spanning life sciences, space and aerospace, digital technology, and cybersecurity, the park supports spinouts, SMEs, and…

Speciality enzyme discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture

Biocatalysts is a Welsh industrial biotechnology company specialising in the discovery, development, and commercial-scale manufacture of speciality enzymes. Operating from fermentation and downstream processing facilities in Nantgarw, the company serves food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and life science industries…

Oncology biotech creation studio developing and spinning out cancer therapies

Cumulus Oncology is a company creation studio specialising in oncology drug discovery and development. The company identifies and sources novel cancer therapeutic assets from academic and commercial organisations, funds them, and incorporates them into newly created spin-out biotechs. Cumulus provides scientific…