UK Life Sciences Company Directory

World's largest independent cancer research funder and charity

Cancer Research UK is a registered charity and the world's largest independent funder of cancer research, supporting over 4,000 researchers, doctors and nurses across the UK. The organisation funds basic laboratory research, drug discovery, clinical trials, prevention and early detection science. It operates four core…

Genomics and biodata research campus near Cambridge

Wellcome Genome Campus is a 125-acre research campus in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, owned by Wellcome. It is home to the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Connecting Science and the BioData Innovation Centre, an incubator for genomics and biodata companies. The campus houses nearly 3,000 researchers,…

AI live cell imaging platform for stem cell therapy development

CellVoyant is a biotech developing AI-powered live cell imaging and process optimisation platforms for stem cell therapy development. The technology uses computer vision and neural network models to predict stem cell differentiation behaviour in real time, without destructive sampling, enabling earlier and more…

BBSRC-funded national institute for animal biosciences research

The Roslin Institute is a BBSRC-funded national institute for animal biosciences research, part of the University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Research is organised around three challenge areas: sustainable farmed animal production, infectious disease detection and prevention, and…

Waste biomass conversion technology for sustainable aviation fuel

Nova Pangaea Technologies develops processes that convert forestry and agricultural residues into renewable fuel feedstocks and biochar. Its patented REFNOVA platform uses steam-assisted rapid pyrolysis to release fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass without enzymes. These sugars can be fermented into…

Gene therapy and biologics CDMO with cGMP manufacturing in Liverpool

Pharmaron Biologics (UK) Ltd is a contract development and manufacturing organisation specialising in biologics and cell and gene therapy, operating from cGMP biomanufacturing facilities in Speke, Liverpool. The site offers end-to-end services spanning plasmid design, cell line development, viral vector process…

Cell-specific mRNA delivery platform for genetic medicines

Nuntius Therapeutics is a London-based biotechnology company developing mRNA therapies using proprietary peptide dendrimer and lipid-based nanocarriers designed to deliver genetic payloads to tissues and cell types beyond the liver. The platform combines machine learning-guided carrier design with engineered mRNA…

Europe's largest biomedical discovery institute researching the biology of disease

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute researching the biology underlying human health and disease. The Institute studies biology from molecules to entire organisms, translating discoveries into new ways to treat illnesses including cancer, heart disease and neurodegenerative conditions.…

AI toxicology prediction platform reducing animal testing

Consone AI is a software company developing AI-driven toxicology prediction tools for the drug development process. Its platform uses machine learning algorithms trained on a curated database of over 80,000 chemical compounds to predict toxicological outcomes across multiple species, from preclinical models through to…

Biotech-manufactured botanical extracts and bioactive ingredients for industry

YOHOLIFE is a London-based biotechnology company producing botanical extracts and bioactive ingredients through plant cell culture and synthetic biology techniques. The company integrates in-house research, manufacturing and compliance to develop application-ready ingredients for the cosmetic, nutraceutical and…

AI-designed regulatory DNA sequences to boost biologics manufacturing yields

Genosys Bio is a UK biotechnology company developing AI models that learn the regulatory grammar of DNA to design improved promoter and terminator sequences for biologics manufacturing. Its platform optimises gene expression in CHO cell lines, helping increase protein yields without changing existing cells, processes…

Molecular disease research spanning genetics, neurobiology and intracellular infections

Cambridge Institute for Medical Research is a University of Cambridge institute studying the molecular mechanisms of human disease. Researchers investigate protein folding, cellular quality control, membrane trafficking and organelle function, focusing on rare genetic disorders, neurological conditions and…

Contract packing, storage and logistics for pharmaceutical and cell therapy

Central Pharma provides pharmaceutical contract packing, regulated storage and specialist supply chain services. Its capabilities include GMP filling and packing, serialisation, regulatory support and temperature-controlled logistics. For cell and gene therapy developers, it offers cleanroom kitting and storage…

Clinical-stage precision oncology developing first-in-class TACC3 inhibitor therapeutics

Coiled Therapeutics is a UK-listed, clinical-stage oncology company developing precision cancer therapeutics against structurally complex, previously undruggable targets. Its lead candidate, AO-252, is a first-in-class, orally administered small molecule inhibitor of TACC3 currently in Phase I trials for advanced…

Engineered macrophage cell therapy for inflammatory and fibrotic disease

Resolution Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing regenerative macrophage therapies for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. Its platform harnesses the tissue-repairing properties of macrophages, engineering them to deliver anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory effects at sites of organ damage. The lead…

Breast milk microbiome biotech developing infant health solutions

BoobyBiome Ltd is a biotechnology company developing products to give formula-fed and high-risk infants access to the beneficial microbiome of breast milk. Its platform is built on the world's first high-resolution breast milk microbiome database and a proprietary biobank of strains from hundreds of donor samples. Its…

Researching scalable cell-based food manufacturing technologies

CARMA (Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub) is an EPSRC-funded, University of Bath-led research collaboration developing manufacturing technologies for cellular agriculture. Its researchers investigate animal cell culture, microbial fermentation, bioreactor design and scale-up methods for producing food ingredients…

Mass spectrometry proteomics and multi-omics contract research services

Platinum Discovery is a contract research organisation providing large-scale, mass spectrometry-based proteomics and multi-omics research services to pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic clients. Operating from one of the world's largest quantitative proteomics facilities at the University of Dundee, the company…

Contract proteomics CRO and inventor of TMT isobaric mass tags

Proteome Sciences is a contract proteomics organisation and reagent manufacturer specialising in mass spectrometry-based protein biomarker discovery, validation, and targeted assay development. Its proprietary workflows serve pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients across drug discovery and clinical research. The…

Magneto-optical endotoxin testing system and contract testing services

Cotton Mouton Diagnostics is a Cardiff-based diagnostics company that has developed an endotoxin testing system, a proprietary instrument combining magneto-optical detection with licensed LAL reagent to deliver faster and more resource-efficient endotoxin testing for pharmaceutical manufacturers and QC laboratories.…