Company Directory

Oxford University spinout producing cultivated beef and pork

Ivy Farm Technologies is a company developing cultivated meat using a non-GMO cell culture process originally developed at the University of Oxford. Its Oxford pilot plant operates a 600-litre bioreactor with capacity to produce 2.8 tonnes of cultivated meat annually, with products including beef burgers, sausages and meatballs. The company has raised approximately $40 million in total funding and is pursuing regulatory approval through the UK FSA novel food process alongside international market entry.

AI-designed serum-free cell culture media for biomanufacturing

Multus Biotechnology is a UK developer and manufacturer of serum-free, animal-component-free cell culture media and growth media ingredients. The company combines machine learning and high-throughput robotic automation to design and optimise custom media formulations for specific cell types across cultivated meat, advanced therapy medicinal products, and broader biomanufacturing applications. Media is manufactured to food-safety standards from a certified facility in London.

Cultivated chicken meat produced from egg cells for pet food

Meatly is a cellular agriculture company producing cultivated chicken meat for the pet food industry. Using cells taken from a chicken egg, the company grows real chicken protein in bioreactors using a proprietary protein-free culture medium, without slaughter, GMOs, or antibiotics. In 2024 Meatly became the first company in Europe to receive regulatory clearance to sell cultivated meat, supplied as a B2B ingredient to pet food manufacturers.

Engineered bacterial protein polymers for cell culture and cultivated meat

MarraBio is a biotechnology company developing engineered Caf1-based protein polymers as xeno-free, thermostable alternatives to extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors used in mammalian cell culture. Its proprietary platform enables scalable, cost-effective production of multifunctional materials that provide cells with the signals required for growth and division. Applications span biomedical research, cell therapy manufacturing, and cultivated meat production.

Plant-based expression platform for recombinant protein production

Bright Biotech is a UK CDMO developing and applying a proprietary plant-based expression system for the production of recombinant proteins. Its platform uses chloroplast engineering in tobacco plants to express high yields of target proteins, offering an animal-free and scalable alternative to conventional cell-based manufacturing. It supplies recombinant growth factors to the life sciences and agri-food sectors, with applications in regenerative medicine and cultivated meat production.

Cultivated animal fat ingredient for meat alternatives

Hoxton Farms is a cellular agriculture company producing cultivated pork fat as an ingredient for meat alternatives and processed food products. Using animal stem cells grown in proprietary bioreactors, the company produces real fat tissue without slaughter, guided by computational biology to optimise cell growth economics. Its pilot facility in Old Street, London produces up to ten tonnes annually.

End-to-end production systems for cultivated meat

Cellcraft is a biotechnology company developing integrated systems for cultivated meat production. The company supplies the hardware, software, and biological inputs required to grow animal cells outside the body at commercial scale, targeting food producers and manufacturers seeking slaughter-free protein production. Its B2B platform is designed to enable end-to-end cellular agriculture workflows without requiring prior expertise in the field.

Hollow fibre bioreactor technology for cultivated food and cell culture

Cellular Agriculture is a UK biotech developing modular hollow fibre bioreactor systems to enable scalable cell culture for cultivated food production and broader biomanufacturing applications. The company supplies bioreactor technology to food producers and biopharma partners rather than producing cultivated products itself. Operating from a purpose-built facility at Corsham Science Park, its platform is cell- and media-agnostic, designed for deployment at both centralised and distributed production scales.

Pluripotent stem cell lines for cultivated meat production

Roslin Technologies is a biotech company developing and commercialising animal pluripotent stem cell lines for the cultivated meat industry. Its iPSC and ESC lines, covering beef, pork, lamb and seafood, are designed for scalable, indefinitely self-renewing production and can differentiate into muscle and fat tissue. The company supplies cell lines alongside characterisation data, growth media, scale-up protocols and regulatory support to cultivated meat producers globally.

Cell culture CDMO for cultivated meat and sustainable food biotech

Extracellular is a Bristol-based contract development and manufacturing organisation supporting companies developing cell-cultured food, cosmetic, and materials products. The company provides process development, scale-up, and biomanufacturing services for cultivated meat and other animal and plant cell culture applications, combining engineering and biology expertise to reduce the cost and time required to bring cell-based products to market. Extracellular operates from Science Creates in Bristol and is backed by Innovate UK.

Automated cell culture platform and stem cell lines for biomanufacturing

Unicorn Biotechnologies is a Sheffield-based company developing automated cell culture instruments and stem cell line products for research and biomanufacturing applications. Its platform is a modular, closed-loop cell culture robot that standardises and scales cell culture workflows across drug discovery, regenerative medicine, and cultivated meat production. Its Dragon Biotechnologies cell line range supplies stem cell products globally. The company holds nine Innovate UK awards and operates a dedicated laboratory and engineering facility in Sheffield.

Cell culture additives and tissue engineering technologies

3D Bio-Tissues is a UK biotechnology company developing cell culture additives and tissue engineering technologies for bioprocessing and cellular agriculture. Its macromolecular crowding media additives improve cell viability, protein stability and production efficiency across cultivated meat and biopharmaceutical manufacturing applications. A spinout from Newcastle University and subsidiary of BSF Enterprise, the company focuses on enabling scalable cell-based production and tissue engineering workflows for research and industrial use.