Company Directory

Benchtop super-resolution microscopes for single-molecule biological imaging

Oxford Nanoimaging (ONI) is an Oxford-based manufacturer of compact super-resolution fluorescence microscopes and consumable application kits for life science research. Its instruments enable researchers to visualise individual proteins, DNA, RNA, viruses, and nanoparticles at 20 nanometre resolution without specialist infrastructure. Applications include drug target validation, extracellular vesicle characterisation, antibody research, and spatial cell biology. Customers span academic institutions and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide.

Automated bioreactor platform for cell and gene therapy manufacturing

microfluidX is a UK instruments company developing automated bioprocessing platforms for cell and gene therapy research and manufacturing. Its core product is a microfluidics-based bioreactor system designed for parallel cell culture process development and scalable cell expansion. The platform integrates online process analytical tools and data analytics and is intended to support the development and manufacture of autologous cell and gene therapies from research scale through to clinical and commercial production.

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.

Robotic automation platform for scalable cell therapy manufacturing

Cellular Origins is a biotechnology company developing robotic automation systems for the industrial-scale manufacture of cell therapies. Its platform uses mobile robotics and automated sterile fluidic interconnection to link existing bioprocess instruments into fully automated, GMP-compliant manufacturing workflows. The platform is designed to scale production without requiring therapy redevelopment or process change. Cellular Origins partners with cell therapy developers and equipment manufacturers including Cytiva, Fresenius Kabi and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

UK manufacturer of microtomes, cryostats and tissue sectioning equipment

Bright Instruments is a Huntingdon-based manufacturer and supplier of laboratory sectioning and cryogenic equipment. Its product range includes rotary microtomes, cryostats, sledge microtomes, freezing units and associated accessories used in histopathology, pathology, life science research and industrial testing. Instruments are designed and assembled in the UK and can be customised to customer requirements. Bright Instruments supplies universities, hospitals and research institutions globally.

Manufacturer of amino acid analysers, spectrophotometers, and microplate readers

Biochrom is a UK-based manufacturer of analytical laboratory instruments serving clinical, life science, industrial, and educational markets. Its product range includes dedicated amino acid analysers, UV/visible spectrophotometers, microvolume spectrophotometers, colorimeters, and microplate readers and washers. The company supplies instruments for applications including protein characterisation, nucleic acid quantification, cell density measurement, and quality control in pharmaceutical and research settings. Biochrom also supplies associated reagents and offers instrument service and calibration.

Semiconductor platform for benchtop gene synthesis

Evonetix is a company developing a semiconductor chip platform for de novo gene synthesis. Its silicon array technology uses thermal control and on-chip error correction to enable accurate, gene-length DNA synthesis at the benchtop, with applications across engineering biology, medicine, agriculture, and materials science. The company has raised approximately $70 million in funding and is progressing towards commercial scale-up.

In vitro diagnostic reagents, test kits and analysers for clinical laboratories

Fortress Diagnostics is a Northern Ireland-based manufacturer of in vitro diagnostic products, supplying clinical chemistry reagents, immunoassays, haematology reagents, haemostasis consumables, serology test kits, quality controls and calibrators, and diagnostic instrumentation to hospitals, blood banks, and research institutions across more than 100 countries. Operating from an ISO 13485-accredited facility at Antrim Technology Park, the company distributes through an established global network spanning five continents.

Benchtop platform for rapid cell-free protein expression and screening

Nuclera is a Cambridge-based biotechnology company developing benchtop systems for rapid protein expression and screening. Its discovery platform integrates cell-free protein synthesis, digital microfluidics, and automated construct screening to deliver soluble, active proteins in under 48 hours. The system is designed to accelerate protein-dependent workflows in drug discovery, biologics development, and research, reducing the time and cost traditionally associated with protein expression and purification.

Nanopore platform for single-molecule full-length protein sequencing

Portal Biotech is a biotechnology company developing benchtop nanopore instruments for single-molecule proteomics and metabolomics. Its platform uses bioengineered nanopores coupled with machine learning to sequence intact, full-length proteins at the single-molecule level, capturing protein mutations, modifications and heterogeneity in real time. Evolved from over a decade of academic nanopore research in the Maglia Lab at the University of Groningen, the technology targets drug discovery, diagnostics and biosecurity applications.

Global supplier of instruments and reagents for cell research and therapy

Miltenyi Biotec is a company developing and supplying instruments, reagents and services supporting biomedical research and cell and gene therapy manufacturing. Its product portfolio spans magnetic-activated cell separation, flow cytometry, cell culture, molecular analysis and preclinical imaging, with clinical-grade systems including automated cell processing platforms widely used in transplantation and CAR-T cell manufacturing. Founded in Germany in 1989, the company operates a UK subsidiary and serves academic, clinical and biopharmaceutical customers across the country.

Automated molecular diagnostics for HLA typing and blood group testing

MC Diagnostics is a specialist molecular diagnostics company developing and manufacturing automated multiplexed assay solutions for clinical and reference laboratories. The company's proprietary platform delivers proven diagnostic assays for HLA typing and blood group testing, supported by integrated image capture and interpretation software. MC Diagnostics also distributes transplant and transfusion diagnostics products across the UK, Ireland, and Australia. The facility operates to ISO 13485 standard with CE-marked product lines.