Medical Technology

Biomaterials

4D Biomaterials Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of 4D Medicine Limited, engaged in the formulation and manufacture of proprietary bioabsorbable materials for medical applications

Biotechnology - Other

Industrial Biotechnology

A&B Smart Materials Limited is an advanced materials company developing bio-based, biodegradable superabsorbent polymers (bio-SAPs) as sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based superabsorbent materials. The company focuses on creating high-performance, environmentally friendly materials for applications in personal hygiene products, agriculture, medical products, and other absorbent technologies. The company's innovations aim to reduce plastic waste and improve the sustainability of absorbent materials while maintaining high performance.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Drug delivery, Gene therapy

Diseases of the eye / ophthalmology

AAVantgarde is a clinical-stage, international biotechnology company that has developed two proprietary adeno-associated viral vector platforms to address the DNA cargo capacity limitations of AAV vectors. The company is validating its proprietary platforms in two lead programs in ophthalmology.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Proteomics, Synthesis services

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes / toxicology

Absolute Antibody is a company which develops engineered antibodies for the research and diagnostics markets. The company specialize in antibody sequencing, engineering and recombinant expression, offering royalty-free custom services and a unique reagents catalog of engineered recombinant antibodies and Fc Fusion proteins.
The company has developed a proprietary manufacturing platform based on transient transfection for the production of sequenced and engineered antibodies, AbsoluteAbs (AbAbs).

Professional Services and Consulting

Information provider

AcademicLabs has developed an online platform to find research groups and scientific information. The company combines an advanced search engine with a professional social network and consortium/community-building tool, enabling scientific landscaping and expert identification via a comprehensive and easy-to-use platform allowing in-depth analyses.

Medical Technology

Coatings

Accentus Medical is a medical technology company that combines expertise in commercial supply of clinically proven surface coating and modification technologies, with dedicated research and development of new technologies for the medical device industry.
The company's Acusure® range of surface coatings are designed to improve both biocompatibility and durability of orthopaedic and certain other implantable medical devices. The Acusure® range includes a series of thermal plasma sprayed Hydroxyapatite and Titanium metallic coatings that have been in worldwide clinical usage for more than 20 years.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Small molecules

Diseases of the nervous system / neurology, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Actimed Therapeutics is a clinical-stage speciality pharmaceutical company focuses on developing innovative treatments for cancer cachexia and other muscle wasting disorders. The company's lead product, S-pindolol benzoate (ACM-001.1), aims to address the fundamental biology of cachexia, reducing weight loss, increasing muscle mass, and improving appetite and fatigue in patients. Actimed's mission is to develop the first globally approved treatment for cancer cachexia and bring much-needed innovation to patients with cachexia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other muscle wasting conditions.

Biotechnology - Other

AgBio, Cosmetics, Food

Skin and subcutaneous tissue / dermatology

Activatec develops technologies to produce biobased ingredients from renewable sources. The company is specialised in the evaluation, scale-up and commercialisation of processes to produce biotechnological ingredients with cosmetic, feed and food applications. Activatec is committed to just using currently unused and low-value organic sources such as whey and other sugar-rich streams from the agri-food industry which do not compete with the human food supply.

Supplier & Engineering

Instrumentation, Laboratory equipment

Advanced Instruments is a manufacturer of analytical instruments and services for bioprocessing workflow including cell line development, upstream and downstream process development and formulation and QC. Advanced Instruments Ltd portfolio enables the clonal isolation, outgrowth, and characterization of the cells for monoclonal antibody upstream development and cell and gene therapy. This enables the customers to use these clones and have the documentation to prove they were clonally-derived.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Diagnostic instrumentation

Infectious and parasitic diseases / infectiology / parasitology, Respiratory / pulmonology

Advanced Molecular Diagnostics is a global manufacturer of diagnostic devices. The company provide a full spectrum of solutions to meet specific molecular diagnostic requirements. The company's product portfolio range includes PCR kits for infectious diseases, mutation assays and foodborne pathogens.

Professional Services and Consulting

Property management/Real estate

Advanced Research Clusters (ARC) is a network of science and innovation clusters in Europe, focused on creating environments where science and technology businesses can thrive. ARC is a partnership that builds place-based clusters, fostering collaboration and creativity in leading knowledge economies like Oxford and London. ARC aims to support the growth of science and innovation businesses by providing specialized real estate and fostering connections within wider ecosystems.

Supplier & Engineering

Other

Aegis FibreTech Ltd is a UK-based advanced materials company that develops electrospun nanofibre technologies for high-performance thermal insulation and biomaterial applications. The company commercializes proprietary research originating from the University of Birmingham to produce lightweight, sustainable, and energy-efficient materials for industries including aerospace, automotive, motorsport, construction, and healthcare. Aegis FibreTech combines expertise in advanced manufacturing, sol-gel chemistry, and nanofibre engineering to deliver next-generation insulation solutions with enhanced thermal performance and environmental sustainability.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Research facility

The AgileLab is a wet lab, co-working facility with a range of shared equipment to use, a dedicated lab technician and adjoining office space. The company provides low overhead, low commitment space within a wider entrepreneurial environment.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

CMO (Contract Manufacturing Organization)

Agility Life Sciences is a formulation development contract development and manufacturing organization. The company specializes in formulations such as oral, ocular, intravenous, intranasal, topical, and subcutaneous products. The company focus on accelerating the journey of these molecules from early preclinical studies through to clinical and commercial stages.

Professional Services and Consulting

Business development, Financial services, Market research

Akesios Associates provides financial strategy, representation and commercial development advice to Life Science companies. The company offers strategic and financial solutions that enhance corporate, and where appropriate, shareholder value.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Immunotherapy

Neoplasms / cancer / oncology

Akimbo Bio is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation cancer immunotherapies by engineering immune receptors for safer and more effective treatment of solid tumours. The company is pioneering an immunotherapy platform that leverages intelligent receptor crosstalk between T-cell receptors (TCRs) and chimeric antigen receptors (CARs).

Supplier & Engineering

Laboratory consumables and reagents

AliveDx is a diagnostics company developing global diagnostics designed to help patients get diagnosed faster and seek treatment options earlier.
Alba Bioscience is the product development and manufacturing arm of AliveDx, which develops and manufactures blood bank reagents for the manual testing market, serving customers and laboratories worldwide.

Professional Services and Consulting

Human resources services

Albion Rye Associates are global single sector, life sciences recruitment experts, dedicated to supporting clients in their mission to positively impact, and improve patient lives globally. The company is focused on mid-senior hires and support clients through each step of the drug development life-cycle, from translational sciences to commercialization and product launch.

Supplier & Engineering

Chemicals

Albotherm is a developer and manufacturer of passive cooling polymer coatings designed to combat climate change and associated impact. The company's smart transitioning coating technology regulates the temperature of surfaces and structures without the need for energy input to maintain the determined trigger temperature, enabling multilateral industries to reflect away any unwanted light to prevent overheating.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, CRO (Contract Research Organization)

Alderley Analytical is a GLP/GCP compliant bioanalytical contract research organisation (CRO). The company offers a full range of bioanalytical services to pharmaceutical, biotech and other CROs, to support discovery, pre-clinical and clinical drug development projects.