UK Life Sciences Company Directory

3D genomics platform for blood-based clinical diagnostics and precision medicine

Oxford BioDynamics develops blood-based diagnostic tests and precision medicine tools using its proprietary 3D genomics platform. The technology analyses chromosome conformation to identify epigenomic biomarkers linked to disease, prognosis and treatment response. Commercial products include tests for immune…

Cancer immunotherapies targeting novel antigens from the dark genome

Enara Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer immunotherapies directed against Dark Antigens, a class of cancer-specific targets derived from previously uncharted genomic dark matter. Its platform integrates bioinformatics, immunopeptidomics, and immunology to discover and validate novel…

AI-driven robotic chemistry platform for on-demand molecule synthesis

Chemify is a UK deep-tech company that digitises chemical synthesis by combining a proprietary chemistry programming language, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Its platform translates digital molecular designs into physical compounds, drawing on a large curated database of validated chemical reactions to…

Cell and gene therapy CDMO with clinical and commercial manufacturing

RoslinCT is a CDMO specialising in advanced cell and gene therapies. Operating purpose-built cGMP facilities at Edinburgh BioQuarter and in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, it provides process development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing for autologous and allogeneic cell therapies, with particular…

AI platform for drug target safety assessment and toxicity prediction

SableBio is a software company providing an AI-driven target safety intelligence platform for drug discovery teams. The platform analyses large volumes of biomedical data, including unstructured scientific literature, to quantify and prioritise toxicology risks associated with drug targets earlier in the development…

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry instruments for clinical microbial identification

Ascend Diagnostics is a developer of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry systems for high-throughput clinical diagnostic laboratories. Its platform identifies bacteria and other microorganisms from patient samples by measuring their characteristic protein profiles and matching them against a microbial reference database,…

Yeast-based production platform for veterinary antibody therapeutics

HERlab develops microbial production systems for animal therapeutics using synthetic biology. Its platform applies AI-driven selection across more than a thousand yeast species to match therapeutic proteins with suitable production hosts. It also develops purification technology with veterinary manufacturing costs in…

Integrated CRO services from drug discovery to manufacture

Charles River Laboratories is a global contract research organisation providing integrated preclinical drug discovery and development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic clients. UK operations span multiple sites offering medicinal chemistry, biology, ADME/PK, structural biology, immunology, in vivo…

Precision small molecule drugs for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Serenatis Bio is a preclinical-stage biotech developing small molecule drugs to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Its pipeline of three candidates targets distinct neurological mechanisms, including glutamate, AMPA, and dopamine pathways, with a biomarker-driven approach designed to match patients to…

Global supplier of instruments, reagents and services for life science research

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life science company operating across 26 UK sites with more than 5,000 employees. Its UK operations span analytical instruments, laboratory reagents and consumables, CDMO services for sterile and biologic drug manufacturing, anatomical pathology products, chromatography…

Industrial biotechnology innovation centre and network for Scotland

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is a Scottish innovation centre connecting industry, academia and government to accelerate industrial biotechnology. It supports over 200 member organisations with access to bioprocess scale-up facilities, collaborative R&D funding, PhD and skills training programmes.…

Biological raw materials and IVD test platforms for diagnostics

BBI Solutions is a global manufacturer of biological raw materials and finished test platforms for the in-vitro diagnostics market. Products include antibodies, antigens, enzymes, gold nanoparticles, and serum and plasma materials used across lateral flow, ELISA, biosensor, and clinical chemistry applications. The…

Life sciences and technology campus south of Cambridge

Unity Campus is a life sciences and technology campus developed by Howard Group on the site of a former tannery at Pampisford, eight miles south of Cambridge, providing fully fitted laboratory and office space across a compact 11-acre site. Phase 2 expansion delivered 150,000 sq ft of new laboratory and office space…

AI-powered rapid pathogen ID and antibiotic susceptibility from blood

Vivid Dx is a University of Oxford spin-out developing a culture-free diagnostics platform for rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from blood samples. The system combines Raman spectroscopy, microfluidics, and deep learning to deliver species-level pathogen identification in…

Dual-pathway AAV gene therapies for retinal degeneration

Ikarovec is a biotechnology company developing dual-pathway adeno-associated virus gene therapies for retinal diseases. Its lead candidate combines complementary mechanisms targeting complement activity, inflammation and retinal cell protection in geographic atrophy. Additional programmes target wet and intermediate…

PCR platform enabling precision diagnostics on standard lab instruments

Signatur Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing a molecular diagnostic platform that encodes complex RNA gene expression signatures into single qPCR reactions. The technology enables precision diagnostics to be performed on standard laboratory instruments already present in clinical settings, removing…

Autonomous cell culture systems with integrated laboratory automation

Aixcell is a laboratory equipment company developing autonomous systems for mammalian cell culture and cell-based research. Its integrated platform brings together liquid handling, incubation, microscopy, refrigerated storage and labware management to run cell culture protocols with automated documentation.…

Software standardising experimental protocols for reproducibility and lab automation

Briefly Bio is a software company that helps scientists record experimental protocols in a clear, structured and consistent format. Its platform uses AI to identify gaps and errors in protocol descriptions and to validate and adapt protocols for specific lab automation systems. The company aims to improve experimental…

API-first diagnostic infrastructure and biomarker services for healthcare companies

Hurdle is a London-based diagnostics-as-a-service company providing end-to-end diagnostic infrastructure to telehealth companies, consumer health brands, pharmaceutical companies, and clinical research organisations. Its platform integrates sample collection kit manufacturing, accredited laboratory networks,…

Handheld blood-electrolyte monitoring technology for kidney and cardiovascular care

Kalium Health is a medical technology company developing handheld blood-electrolyte monitoring for people with kidney and cardiovascular conditions. Its device is designed to measure potassium and other electrolytes from a single drop of blood using disposable test consumables, supporting monitoring outside…