UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Specialty chemical building blocks and reagents for drug discovery research

Fluorochem is a UK manufacturer and supplier of specialty chemicals, reagents and biochemical building blocks, with a catalogue spanning several hundred thousand products used across chemistry, pharmaceuticals and medicinal chemistry research. The company's offering includes ADC linkers, PROTACs, bioconjugation tools…

Integrated formulation, GMP manufacture and Phase I clinical trials

BDD Pharma is a contract research and manufacturing organisation offering an integrated Lean Clinical Development pathway that combines formulation development, GMP manufacture, and Phase I clinical trials under one roof. The approach eliminates handoffs between separate service providers, reducing time to…

Antibody fragment drug conjugate platform for solid tumour oncology

Antikor Biopharma is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing antibody fragment drug conjugates for the treatment of solid tumours. The company's proprietary platform uses smaller antibody fragments rather than whole antibodies to achieve improved tumour penetration and faster systemic clearance compared…

Pre-clinical platelet function testing for drug discovery and safety

Platelet Services is a contract research organisation specialising in pre-clinical platelet function testing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. The company provides standard and customised assays to assess the effects of candidate compounds on platelet activity, supporting both anti-platelet drug programmes…

Life science and deeptech innovation hub in Oxford's Headington

Wood Centre for Innovation is a purpose-built science park providing R&D laboratory space, offices and co-working facilities for early-stage life science and deeptech companies. Operated by the charity The Oxford Trust, it forms part of Oxford's Headington Science Cluster, close to the University of Oxford's Old Road…

Brain-inspired AI platform for multi-target drug discovery

Symbiotic.blue is a pre-seed biotech company developing an AI-driven drug discovery platform that combines generative AI with neuroscience-inspired computational methods. The platform aims to design molecules capable of acting on multiple biological targets simultaneously, with an initial focus on obesity. The company…

Multimodal small molecule therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease

Elixa MediScience is a UK drug discovery company developing novel small molecule compounds designed to slow the progression and delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis. The company's approach targets multiple pathophysiological mechanisms simultaneously,…

Rapid point-of-care molecular testing for sexually transmitted infections

Binx Health is a diagnostics company that develops and manufactures a rapid point-of-care molecular testing platform for sexually transmitted infections. Its benchtop instrument and single-use cartridges detect the genetic material of chlamydia and gonorrhoea from patient samples in around 30 minutes, allowing…

Antibodies, proteins, and molecular reagents for life science research

ABclonal UK is the British subsidiary of a global life science tools and services group, supplying research reagents and custom development services to academic, diagnostic, and biopharmaceutical customers. Its catalogue spans recombinant and monoclonal antibodies, ELISA kits, active proteins, molecular enzymes, and…

Microfluidic 3D disease models for preclinical drug screening

ScreenIn3D is a biotechnology company and contract research organisation providing drug screening using three-dimensional human cell and tissue models. Its microfluidic platform supports tumour spheroids, organoids and co-cultures, enabling researchers to assess candidate efficacy, toxicity and drug combinations from…

Manufacturing management software for cell and gene therapy production

Autolomous is a software company developing cloud-native manufacturing management systems for cell and gene therapy production. Its platform digitises and integrates the full GMP manufacturing workflow, covering data capture, batch verification, quality release, process analytical technology, and operational logistics…

Inorganic nanoscale immune modulators for infection, cancer and autoimmunity

Iuvantium is a biotechnology company developing therapeutics and vaccines based on inorganic nanoscale materials that modulate the immune system. The company uses tailored inorganic probes to study how the immune system responds, builds a computational model of immune behaviour, and designs programmable immune…

Organelle engineering platform developing novel crop traits for agriculture

Cytotrait is a biotechnology company developing novel traits for food and agricultural crops. Its MOSS platform introduces genes and gene edits into plant organelles, including chloroplasts and mitochondria, enabling rapid homoplasmy across the plant. The approach aims to improve yield, resilience, disease resistance…

Liquid handling consumables, pipettes, and calibration services

Starlab supplies liquid handling consumables and laboratory equipment to research institutions, hospitals, universities, and life science companies across the UK. Its product range includes pipette tips, multi-channel pipettes, PCR consumables, cell culture ware, tubes, gloves, and benchtop equipment. The company also…

Animal genetics company applying genomics and gene editing to livestock

Genus plc specialises in the genetic improvement of livestock through genomic selection and gene editing. Its commercial divisions supply semen and embryos from elite cattle and genetically superior breeding pigs to producers globally. Its R&D programme applies CRISPR-based precision breeding to improve disease…

AI echocardiography platform for heart failure detection

Ultromics is an Oxford University spin-out developing AI-powered software that analyses routine echocardiogram images to detect complex cardiac conditions. Its cloud-based platform holds multiple FDA clearances and CE marks for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and cardiac amyloidosis screening. The…

Custom gene synthesis and molecular biology reagents for laboratory research

NBS Biologicals is a UK manufacturer and supplier of reagents, kits, biochemicals and labware for the laboratory research industry, combining its own expanding NBS product range with representation of major international brands. Through its parent company, the business offers custom gene synthesis and oligonucleotide…

Specialist preclinical CRO for ophthalmic retinal disease drug development

MediNect Ophtho is a contract research organisation providing specialist preclinical services for ophthalmic drug development, with an exclusive focus on retinal disease. Operating from Belfast, the company offers in vivo and ex vivo retinal disease models, proof-of-concept studies, DMPK and ADME studies, and…

Automated drug discovery platform and CRO services

Arctoris is a technology-enabled contract research organisation that provides automated wet-lab biology and data generation services to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The company operates a fully robotic, cloud-controlled platform covering biochemical, biophysical, cell-based and structural biology assays…

Real-world clinical data platform for life science research

Arcturis is a real-world data and evidence company that aggregates longitudinal, secondary-care patient records from a network of NHS hospitals into research-ready, regulatory-grade datasets. The platform combines structured and unstructured clinical data with molecular and genomic information, and is supported by HRA…