UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Recombinant proteins, antibodies and reagents for drug development

ACROBiosystems is a global supplier of recombinant proteins, antibodies, kits and GMP-grade reagents supporting biopharmaceutical research and development. Products are used across the drug development continuum, from target discovery and candidate screening through to CMC development and clinical production. The…

Microbiome-targeted probiotic and prebiotic supplements for clinical practice

Invivo Healthcare is a supplement company developing probiotic, prebiotic and botanical formulations designed to support the human microbiome. Its ranges target gut, immune and vaginal microbiome health, and are manufactured to GMP standards. The company supplies healthcare practitioners and their patients, and also…

Humanised transgenic mouse models for preclinical drug metabolism research

PhaSER Biomedical is a reagents and research tools company commercialising a transgenic mouse model for drug discovery and development applications. The mouse model is extensively humanised for drug-metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes, enabling human-relevant predictions of drug efficacy, metabolite profiles,…

Academic cancer research institute and drug discoverer

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is an independent research institute and member institution of the University of London, specialising in cancer biology, drug discovery, genetics, and precision radiotherapy. Working closely with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the ICR has discovered cancer medicines…

Life sciences and medtech industry association for Northern England

Medilink North of England is a not-for-profit membership organisation and specialist consultancy supporting life sciences, medtech, and health technology companies across Yorkshire, the North West, and the North East. As the founding member of the Medilink UK network, it provides innovation and commercialisation…

AI-driven tRNA synthetase platform for novel small molecule therapeutics

Oxford Drug Design is an Oxford biotech developing small molecule therapeutics using an integrated platform combining aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase biology with proprietary generative AI and machine learning. The platform provides structural biology knowledge, crystallographic data, and novel chemotypes targeting tRNA…

Global IVD company specialising in point-of-care diagnostics and life sciences

EKF Diagnostics is an AIM-listed global in vitro diagnostics company headquartered in Penarth, near Cardiff. The group develops and manufactures point-of-care analysers for haemoglobin, HbA1c, glucose, lactate, and ketone measurement, alongside a central laboratory reagent and rapid test portfolio distributed to over…

Independent distributor of laboratory equipment, consumables and reagents

Appleton Woods is a Birmingham-based independent distributor of laboratory equipment, consumables, and chemical reagents, supplying universities, research institutes, biotech companies, and clinical laboratories across the UK. The company carries an extensive range of third-party brands alongside own-brand product…

Standardised mesenchymal stromal cell therapies for chronic tissue repair

TrophiCell develops cell therapies based on mesenchymal stromal cells, which release signals involved in tissue repair and immune regulation. Its patented production method aims to generate standardised cells at scale from a single donor, addressing variability associated with earlier cell therapy approaches. The…

Human proteome microarrays and protein array screening services

Cambridge Protein Arrays supplies human proteome microarrays and specialist screening services for researchers. Its HuProt arrays contain thousands of full-length human proteins, enabling antibody specificity testing, autoantibody profiling and investigations of molecular interactions. Researchers can obtain arrays or…

Hypoxia-activated CAR-T cell therapy platform for solid tumour cancers

Korecyte Bio is a preclinical-stage cell therapy company developing HypoxiCAR, a modular CAR-T platform for treating solid tumours. The technology uses a dual-sensor genetic switch that keeps engineered T-cells dormant in healthy tissue and activates them only within the low-oxygen environment typical of solid…

Global biopharma with UK R&D centre on the Wirral Peninsula

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is a global biopharmaceutical company with a long-established UK R&D site at Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula and its UK and Ireland commercial headquarters in Uxbridge. The Moreton facility, expanded in 2025, conducts chemistry, manufacturing and control activities supporting pharmaceutical…

Dendritic cell biology platform for cancer and autoimmune therapies

Adendra Therapeutics is a discovery-stage biotechnology company developing small molecule and biologic medicines targeting dendritic cell biology for the treatment of solid tumours and autoimmune diseases. The company's approach is based on research into how dendritic cells regulate adaptive immune responses to cell…

Contract computational chemistry and molecular design services

CompChem Solutions is a Cambridge-based computational chemistry consultancy supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic drug discovery programmes. Its services include molecular modelling, virtual screening, chemical library design, cheminformatics, property prediction and hit-to-lead optimisation. Founded…

UK's largest single-site life science campus, near Manchester

Alderley Park is the UK's largest single-site life science campus, set within 400 acres of parkland near Macclesfield in Cheshire and operated by Bruntwood SciTech. Formerly AstraZeneca's global R&D headquarters, the site was redeveloped as an open innovation campus following its sale in 2014. It is home to over 250…

Human biospecimens and rapid tests for diagnostic applications

SeraDiag is a supplier of human biospecimens and rapid diagnostic tests for laboratory research, in vitro diagnostics and personal health screening. It provides characterised human serum, plasma and residual clinical samples from healthy and disease-state donors for assay development, quality control and…

Agri-tech and bioscience innovation campus in mid Wales

AberInnovation is a BBSRC and Welsh Government-funded innovation campus providing research facilities, business support and accelerator programmes for companies in agri-tech, food and drink and industrial biotechnology. The campus operates five specialist centres covering biorefining, future foods, analytical science,…

T-cell immune profiling diagnostics and immunology research reagents

Virax Biolabs develops diagnostic tests that measure T-cell immune responses to viral infections. Its lead assay focuses on post-acute infection syndromes, including long COVID, and is intended to help characterise patients' cellular immune responses. The company also supplies immunology research reagents, including…

Generic, branded and biosimilar medicines across global therapeutic areas

Viatris UK Healthcare is the UK subsidiary of Viatris Inc., a global pharmaceutical company formed in 2020 through the combination of Mylan and Pfizer's Upjohn division. Operating from sites in Hertfordshire, Cambridge, and Sandwich, Kent, the UK entity carries out formulation and device research and development,…

Clinical research and investigational medicines development services

Fortrea is a global contract research organisation providing Phase I–IV clinical development, clinical pharmacology, data management, pharmacovigilance and regulatory support to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Its UK operations include a 100-bed clinical research unit at Drapers Yard in Leeds, with an…