Company Directory

Global laboratory supplies and services distributor for life sciences

VWR International Ltd is the UK operating entity of Avantor, a global distributor of laboratory products, reagents, consumables, equipment, and services to the life science, biopharma, healthcare, and advanced technology industries. The company provides researchers, manufacturers, and quality teams with procurement solutions spanning chemicals, cell culture media, single-use assemblies, chromatography products, and laboratory instrumentation across research, development, and production settings.

Global supplier of instruments, reagents and services for life science research

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life science company operating across 26 UK sites with more than 5,000 employees. Its UK operations span analytical instruments, laboratory reagents and consumables, CDMO services for sterile and biologic drug manufacturing, anatomical pathology products, chromatography consumables, and clinical trial logistics. The company serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic research institutions, hospitals and clinical diagnostic laboratories.

Liquid handling consumables, pipettes, and calibration services

Starlab supplies liquid handling consumables and laboratory equipment to research institutions, hospitals, universities, and life science companies across the UK. Its product range includes pipette tips, multi-channel pipettes, PCR consumables, cell culture ware, tubes, gloves, and benchtop equipment. The company also operates Caltech, a UKAS-accredited pipette calibration and servicing facility covering all makes and models.

Global crop protection, seed and digital agriculture solutions provider

Corteva Agriscience UK is the British operating subsidiary of Corteva, Inc., a global agriculture company formed from the DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Crop Protection businesses. The company supplies Pioneer and Brevant seed varieties, crop protection products including herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and an expanding range of biological products derived from microorganisms. Corteva also provides UK farmers with agronomic support and digital agriculture tools, helping growers improve productivity while reducing reliance on synthetic inputs.

Specialist distributor of transplant diagnostics and molecular biology products

VH Bio is a specialist distributor of life science research and diagnostic products serving the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The company focuses on four areas: transplant and HLA diagnostics, molecular biology, immunology, and cell biology. Its portfolio of approximately 10,000 products is sourced from global manufacturing partners, and VH Bio holds exclusive UK and ROI distribution rights for several suppliers. Products are dispatched from a dedicated warehouse and cold storage facility in Gateshead.

Biopharmaceutical group distributing and developing cannabis-based medicines

GROW Group is a biopharmaceutical company focused exclusively on cannabis-based medicines, operating through complementary distribution and research divisions. Its UK distribution arm, Grow Group UK, is a licensed GMP specials manufacturer supplying prescribed cannabinoid medicines to patients via specialist physicians. Its R&D division, GROW Biotech, develops cannabinoid extraction, purification, and delivery technologies at its Harpenden laboratory. The group serves patients, prescribers, and international cannabis producers, and holds patents on novel cannabinoid processing methods.

Independent UK distributor of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables

Scientific Laboratory Supplies is the UK's largest independent distributor of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and consumables, supplying over 600,000 products from leading manufacturers to research, pharmaceutical, and industrial laboratory customers. The company also manufactures its own consumable and chemical ranges under the SLS Select brand, and provides laboratory equipment services including installation, validation, calibration, and maintenance through its UK service division.

Cold chain and laboratory storage equipment for life sciences

Haier Biomedical is the UK sales, service and distribution arm of Haier Biomedical, a Chinese manufacturer of laboratory and biomedical storage equipment headquartered in Qingdao and part of the Haier Group. The company supplies ultra-low temperature freezers, blood bank refrigerators, biosafety cabinets, pharmacy refrigerators and cryogenic storage systems to hospitals, biobanks, universities and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Its product range also encompasses IoT-enabled monitoring and laboratory automation solutions.

Bioprocess equipment supplier and maintenance services provider

BioProcess Engineering Services Limited (BPES) is a UK supplier of specialist equipment and support services to the biotechnology industry. It provides products and services across cell line development, upstream processing, and downstream processing workflows, serving pharmaceutical organisations, biotech companies, universities, and research charities. Its services include equipment maintenance, calibration, training, and application support. It holds BS EN ISO 9001:2015 accreditation and operates as an approved partner for specialist biotechnology equipment manufacturers.

Online marketplace for surplus and second-hand life science equipment

Wasteless Bio operates a digital marketplace for the redistribution of surplus, short-expiry, and liquidated life sciences instruments, consumables, and reagents. The platform connects sellers (including closing or restructuring biotechs, universities, and suppliers) with buyers seeking affordable, high-quality research materials. By facilitating the recirculation of unused laboratory resources, the company aims to reduce operational waste and lower the cost of scientific research across the sector.

UK distributor of scientific instruments and consumables for life science research

Labtech is a UK-based distributor and service provider of scientific instruments and consumables for academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and NHS laboratories. Its portfolio spans molecular biology, cell biology, light microscopy, and electron microscopy, with a particular focus on 3D cell culture and physiologically relevant in vitro models. Labtech provides PhD-level applications support alongside equipment installation, training, calibration, preventative maintenance, and repair through a dedicated service engineering team.

Laboratory equipment and consumables distributor for life science research

Thistle Scientific is a UK distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables for the life sciences, supplying universities, research institutes, and industry. The company holds exclusive UK distribution agreements with international manufacturers across live cell imaging, liquid handling, molecular biology, and electrophoresis. Its portfolio includes imaging systems and consumables, thermal cyclers, cell culture chambers, and liquid handling instruments. Thistle Scientific incorporates WEB Scientific as a division specialising in electrophoresis products.