UK Life Sciences Company Directory

Allergen immunotherapies for hay fever and food allergy

Allergy Therapeutics is a commercial biopharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing and selling immunotherapies that address the underlying immune cause of allergic disease. Its marketed products, sold across Europe, include short-course subcutaneous treatments for pollen and other respiratory allergies,…

Virus-like particle vaccine platform for infectious disease and diagnostics

iQur is a London-based biotechnology company developing vaccines using its proprietary tandem core virus-like particle platform. The technology uses the hepatitis B virus core protein to display multiple antigens simultaneously, stimulating strong immune responses without the risks of live or attenuated viruses.…

AI and photonics platform for personalised drug development

iLoF is a digital health company developing an AI-powered platform that uses proprietary photonics technology to generate optical fingerprints from blood samples, building a cloud-based library of biological profiles and biomarkers. The platform enables non-invasive patient stratification and personalised drug…

Scientific laboratory informatics and chemical data management software

IDBS is a scientific informatics software company supporting laboratory workflows, experimental data capture and research data management. Its E-WorkBook Chemistry platform provides chemical structure and reaction representation, stoichiometric calculations, chemical searching and compound registration. Its wider…

Global CRO delivering outsourced clinical development and safety services

ICON plc is a contract research organisation providing outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide. The company supports the full product development lifecycle, from early-phase studies through to post-market safety monitoring.…

Scientific and policy network advancing UK cannabinoid research

CRDG is a UK scientific and policy network working to strengthen cannabinoid research and pharmaceutical development. It connects researchers, clinicians, industry organisations and regulators to address barriers to cannabinoid studies, including research licensing, clinical trial approvals and funding access. Its…

AI platform combining retinal imaging and genomics for inherited eye disease diagnosis

Eye2Gene is an AI-powered precision ophthalmology platform combining retinal imaging with genomic analysis to accelerate diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases. Using a neural network ensemble trained on tens of thousands of multimodal retinal scans, the platform predicts the likely causative gene behind a patient's…

Pharmaceutical formulation development and clinical manufacturing services

SGS Quay Pharma is a contract development and manufacturing organisation providing formulation development, analytical services, and clinical trial manufacturing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company specialises in dosage form design for APIs with challenging solubility and bioavailability…

AI platform integrating biology, chemistry and automation for drug discovery

Recursion is a clinical-stage biotechnology company using AI and robotic wet-lab automation to industrialise small molecule drug discovery. Its platform integrates phenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and patient data to identify and optimise drug candidates at scale. Following its acquisition of Oxford-based…

Recombinant research proteins through innovative bioprocess engineering

Zeus Biologics is a biotechnology startup developing innovative bioprocess engineering approaches to reduce the cost of recombinant protein production for the research community. Founded by a former AstraZeneca biopharmaceutical development scientist, the company applies quality-by-design principles to biologics…

Gene therapy immune regulators for infection, cancer and autoimmunity

Virothera develops gene therapies intended to regulate immune responses in persistent diseases. Its approach draws on human versions of immune-modifying proteins that viruses have evolved to influence immune cells. The company aims to use these proteins to create targeted treatments with potential advantages over some…

Inkjet microarray printing instruments and contract array services

Arrayjet is a manufacturer of inkjet-based microarray printing instruments and a provider of contract array research and manufacturing services. The company's patented non-contact dispensing platform prints proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, and small molecules onto solid substrates for applications including…

Preclinical CRO delivering integrated drug discovery and development services

Selvita is a contract research organisation providing integrated drug discovery and development services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company supports projects from target validation through preclinical candidate nomination, with expertise in medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, DMPK and protein…

Aseptic fill-finish and pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment

3P Innovation is a UK-based engineering company designing and manufacturing automated equipment and modular systems for pharmaceutical and medical device production. The company specialises in aseptic fill-finish platforms, isolator integration and precision automation technologies supporting drug development from R&D…

RNA therapeutics targeting cellular senescence and age-related disease

Senisca is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing oligonucleotide and small molecule therapeutics that reverse cellular senescence by restoring RNA splicing factor activity. Its platform targets the molecular mechanisms of cellular ageing and has broad applicability across multiple age-related diseases.…

AI-powered point-of-care genomic sequencing for hospitals and clinics

SiGenex Oxford is the UK research and development arm of SiGenex, developing an AI-powered, decentralised platform for point-of-care genomic and multi-omic diagnostics. The technology combines digital microfluidics with automated next-generation sequencing and AI-driven bioinformatics to deliver genomic results…

Portable PCR laboratory and DNA analysis equipment

Bento Bio develops portable molecular biology equipment and reagents that make DNA analysis accessible outside conventional laboratories. Its Bento Lab combines a PCR thermocycler, microcentrifuge, electrophoresis unit and blue-light transilluminator in one compact system, supporting workflows from sample preparation…

Infrared spectroscopy blood test for early multi-cancer detection

Dxcover is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a blood-based multi-cancer early detection test. Its platform applies infrared spectroscopy to a dried blood spot to capture a pan-omic biological signature spanning proteins, lipids, metabolites, and nucleic acids simultaneously. Machine learning algorithms…

Non-clinical safety testing CRO for pharma, chemical and agrochemical sectors

Sequani is a contract research organisation specialising in non-clinical safety testing for pharmaceutical, chemical and agrochemical clients from a purpose-built GLP-compliant facility. Its services span general and genetic toxicology in rodent and non-rodent species, reproductive and developmental toxicology,…

T cell-engaging multispecific antibody fragments for solid tumours

Crescendo Biologics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multispecific therapeutics based on fully human single-domain antibody fragments engineered for enhanced tumour penetration and selective T cell activation within the tumour microenvironment. Its lead programme is in Phase 1b clinical trials…