Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, Bioinformatics, Proteomics

Infectious and parasitic diseases / infectiology / parasitology, Neoplasms / cancer / oncology, Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs & immune disorders / hematology / immunology, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases / endocrinology, Cardiovascular / cardiology, Respiratory / pulmonology

RxCelerate is an out-sourced drug development company, delivering complete preclinical drug development programmes and project management for virtual and semi-virtual companies. The company's services include routine animal models of human diseases, toxicology and ADME studies. The company offers innovative experimental designs (combining efficacy, toxicology and pharmacokinetic end-points in one study or using multivariate statistical frameworks to examine multiple end-points in a single study design).

Professional Services and Consulting

Management consulting, Drug development consulting

S-cubed Ltd provide specialist services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company's services include Regulatory Affairs, Biometrics, CDISC, SAS & Statistical Programming, Biostatistics and Project Management.

Professional Services and Consulting

Due diligence, Patents & Trademarks

Sagittarius Intellectual Property LLP is an intellectual property services company which specialises in advising clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical and other life sciences sectors. The company provides a full range of patent agency services, including advice on IP strategy, management and licensing.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, CMO (Contract Manufacturing Organization)

Sai Life Sciences is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO).
Sai Life Sciences' Process R&D laboratory at Alderley Park, Manchester, UK offers route scouting, phase-appropriate process development, analytical method development, and early clinical API manufacturing

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Anti-infectives, Small molecules, Immunotherapy, Natural Compounds

Diseases of the nervous system / neurology

Samsara Therapeutics Inc. is a developer of therapeutics drugs designed for the treatment of unmet medical needs and age-related diseases. The company creates a pipeline for the identification, chemical optimization, and in vivo validation of compounds that extend a healthy lifespan and treat rare genetic and neurodegenerative diseases, enabling physicians to validate compounds across species that are protective in mammalian models of diseases.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Drug delivery

Sandbox Bioscience is a biotechnology start-up specializing in advanced gene therapy delivery systems. The company is focused on making gene therapies more precise, accessible, and safer.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, CRO (Contract Research Organization)

Scantox is a contract research organization that specializes in preclinical contract research services. The company's work enables pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to progress drug development projects. The company's services support preclinical drug development elements from lead optimization for in vitro and in vivo efficacy models, formulation development, regulatory toxicology studies, bioanalysis, histology, manufacturing and distribution of products for clinical trial phase 1 and 2.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Anti-infectives, Cell therapy

Infectious and parasitic diseases / infectiology / parasitology, Neoplasms / cancer / oncology, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases / endocrinology

Scarlet Therapeutics is a therapeutic company which is focused on developing red blood cell-based therapeutics for rare metabolic diseases, hyperammonemia and hyperoxaluria etc. The company's therapeutic red blood cells (tRBCs) are very similar to standard red blood cells, which show pervasive reach throughout the body, a long life and the ability to carry the active proteins within the RBC which are shielded from the immune system. Scarlet Therapeutics has a commercial licence for the widely used BEL-A cell line.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Industry association

SCBIO (South Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization) is South Carolina’s premier life sciences trade association and economic development organization. It promotes collaboration and innovation across academia, startups, government, and established enterprises, representing over 1,000 member organizations and 87,000 professionals in advancing the state’s life sciences ecosystem.

Professional Services and Consulting

Human resources services, Management consulting

SCi Partners are engaged in providing life science executive search and interim management talent solutions to international biopharma, medical device and start-up companies. The firm is mainly focused on biotech and life sciences with particular emphasis on early-stage, high growth organizations.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Research facility

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) delivers national and international research and innovation capabilities and, through those, discover the secrets of the Universe.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Other, Research facility

Science Creates is a Bristol-based incubator ecosystem supporting life science and deep-tech start-ups. Backed by the University of Bristol, Research England and experienced entrepreneurs, the firm provides specialist laboratory, office and event space, shared instrumentation and access to advanced equipment to help scientists and engineers turn research into scalable businesses.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Other

Science Creates Outreach is a charity dedicated to educating future scientists and innovators. The company educate young people to engage with science, technology, and entrepreneurship, encouraging innovation and problem-solving. The company also offer behind-the-scenes tours of deep tech science laboratories, curriculum linked workshops and conversations with researchers and engineers.

Public / Non-Profit Organizations / Medical Facilities

Science / Technology park

Sciopolis provides science and technology companies with the workspace and support they need to grow.
They partner with landlords, universities, institutions and local government to deliver innovation hubs for early-stage science and technology businesses.
They offer well-designed, ready-to-occupy lab and office space, coupled with amenities which are offered to tenants under flexible lease terms.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Cell therapy

Diseases of the nervous system / neurology

Scripta Therapeutics is a techbio company on a mission to deliver transformative therapeutics through cutting edge technology. The company combines AI, imaging, and patient-derived models to create and modulate disease maps based on transcriptional networks. Through a combination of experimental biology with AI and informatics, the company aims to identify therapeutics that modulate these maps to restore healthy cell states.

Professional Services and Consulting

Patents & Trademarks

Secerna LLP is a firm of commercially focused Chartered Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and European Patent Attorneys. The firm provides comprehensive Intellectual Property (IP) services globally, representing multinational corporations, universities, and innovators. The firm provides full lifecycle support including drafting, filing, and prosecution at the UKIPO, EPO, and WIPO.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, Drug delivery

Seda Pharmaceutical Development Services is a pharmaceutical development and clinical pharmacology consultancy that supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the development of medicinal products. The company provides consultancy, laboratory and modelling services covering formulation and drug delivery, product performance, DMPK, pharmacokinetic modelling, clinical pharmacology and CMC regulatory support. The company's expertise includes oral drug delivery, complex medicines, long-acting formulations, paediatric product development and clinically relevant dissolution testing. Seda also supports product authorisation and clinical supply activities through integration with its manufacturing capabilities.

Medical Technology

Wound care

Selentus Science Ltd is a UK-based developer of medical devices focused on controlling surgical bleeding and wound care. The company's product is TenaTac®, a bioresorbable haemostatic sponge which has a patented surface modification that allows the product to adhere directly to a wound site. The company is also developing a broader pipeline of surgical bleeding and wound therapy products based on its haemostatic platform.

Biotechnology - R&D Services

Analytical services, Cell culture, Drug delivery, Synthesis services

Sensible Biotechnologies is a biotechnology company developing a cell-based platform for the design, optimization, and manufacturing of mRNA therapeutics. Its proprietary VECTOR™ platform combines AI-driven mRNA sequence design, engineered producer cell lines, and cell-based mRNA production to generate highly functional, naturally modified mRNA with low immunogenicity. The company aims to develop mRNA medicines for applications including cancer, rare diseases, gene editing, and other therapeutic areas, as well as provide its platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners.

Biotechnology - Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Small molecules

Mental and behavioural disorders / psychiatry /psychology

Serenatis Bio is a Cambridge, UK-based biotechnology company focused on developing novel precision therapeutics for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The company is advancing a pipeline of three small-molecule drug candidates, each designed to target distinct neurobiological mechanisms underlying OCD. Serenatis Bio's approach focuses on the glutamate and dopamine pathways and incorporates precision medicine strategies to match treatments with patients based on their underlying neurobiology. Serenatis Bio aims to address the significant unmet medical need associated with current OCD treatments, which often have limited efficacy and slow onset of action. The company combines neuroscience, drug discovery, and patient-informed development to create more effective and potentially faster-acting treatments for OCD and related disorders of compulsivity.