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Recently Funded Biotechnology Startups in the United Kingdom

Updated Sep 2026

There are 317 funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom (UK) in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Biotechnology startup funding landscape in the United Kingdom, along with the 100 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom.

The median disclosed round is $4.4M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.4M and $17M. London and Cambridge hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom closed 151 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 75 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $3.6B in disclosed capital.

Early stage activity dominates this sector, with a heavy concentration of seed and pre-seed entries. Most ventures maintain small teams, centered in London and Cambridge. Sourcing efforts find a high volume of nascent firms that lack established scale. This creates a market of early bets where the risk is high but the entry point is open.

Biotechnology funded startup statistics in the United Kingdom

Funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom
317
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
75
151 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$3.6B
139 of 151 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$4.4M
middle half $1.4M to $17M

Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.

100 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom

100 of 317

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

A
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Alchemab is harnessing the naturally protective power of patient antibodies to keep people free of…
Series A ·
$34M
B
Abingdon, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals is an international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology and other…
Series Unknown ·
$3.5M
C
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Concert Bio helps businesses create optimal microbial communities.
Series Unknown ·
$130k
R
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
RQ Bio is a biotechnology company that develops long-acting monoclonal antibodies against seasonal influenza…
Series A ·
$113M
T
Chellaston, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
N4 Pharma is a drug reformulation company focused on developing and out licensing new versions of existing…
Series Unknown ·
$3.6M
H
Harness Therapeutics
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Harness Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company focused on the development of a novel class of…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
I
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
IMU is a discovery engine mapping the immune system to advance precision medicine.
Series A ·
$38M
L
Stevenage, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Laverock Therapeutics is working on developing a system for suppressing genes, which can be used to create…
Series Unknown ·
$3.0M
O
Altrincham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Oak hill bio is a clinical-stage rare disease therapeutics company developing life-changing medicines.
Series A ·
$33M
M
Bristol, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Mykor is a climate tech start-up. It decarbonizes the construction industry by manufacturing carbon-negative…
Series Unknown ·
$5.4M
N
Belfast, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Neurovalens provides cutting-edge solutions in the realms of neuroscience, bioscience, and neurophysiology.…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
V
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Voxmind's biometric confirmation and authentication platform that provides voice based biometrics that helps…
Pre-Seed ·
$740k
F
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Five is a biometric payment services company that offers thumb recognition technology for safe transactions.
Seed ·
$6.0M
S
Bristol, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Scarlet Therapeutics is developing the novel red blood cell-based therapeutics (tRBCs) generation platform.
Seed ·
$4.4M
C
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Inobrodib is a capsule taken orally and is the first small molecule drug in clinical trials that targets the…
Series D ·
$220M
C
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Celtic Renewables is a biotechnology startup that was established to bring to market a process for creating…
Series Unknown ·
$9.5M
C
Altrincham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Cytospire Therapeutics is bringing forward a portfolio of next generation immune cell engagers.
Series A ·
$83M
E
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
EnteroBiotix is a developer of novel medicinal products intended to restore health and prevent bacterial…
Series Unknown ·
$26M
H
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded company (LSE: HEMO) headquartered in London, with its US…
Series Unknown ·
$4.1M
E
Oxford, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Caeruleus Genomics is a computational biotech company building the engine for functional cell profiling and…
Seed ·
$4.0M
C
Belfast, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
The Affinity, is a compact, bench-top Biosensor providing accurate real-time analysis at an accessible price.…
Series Unknown ·
$670k
N
Bath, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Naturbeads Ltd is a startup commercializing sustainable and biodegradable cellulose ingredients. Our…
Series Unknown ·
$4.8M
N
Glasgow, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Northern Light Microscopy's mission is to use cutting-edge imaging technology to enable life-science labs and…
Pre-Seed ·
$1.4M
A
Cardiff, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Alesi Surgical was established in 2009 with the goal of creating and selling products that enhance the…
Series Unknown ·
$7.0M
M
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Meridial is a focused research organization specialized in long-term, synapse-based mapping of functioning…
Series Unknown ·
$19M
S
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
STORM Therapeutics is a biotechnology company creating novel therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes…
Series C ·
$56M
L
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Lightcast utilizes a microfluidic system to make progress in unconventional medical techniques, novel…
Series Unknown ·
$27M
F
Oxford, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Fermtech offers tools for precision fermentation companies to expand their production processes. Established…
Seed ·
$3.3M
C
Morriston, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Corryn is a biotechnology company that develops Heals device, a contactless approach to redefine the chronic…
Seed ·
$660k
S
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Semarion is a spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, operating at the…
Series Unknown ·
$3.8M
A
Wetherby, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Avacta Group plc is a provider of technologies, consumables and reagents for the life science markets, from…
Series Unknown ·
$13M
I
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Immutrin is a biotechnology company developing next‑generation antibody therapies designed to clear systemic…
Series A ·
$87M
B
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Bioliberty is a young healthcare technology company that focuses on creating innovative rehabilitation…
Series A ·
$8.3M
M
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Mestag Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops new therapies for diseases using fibroblast…
Series Unknown ·
$40M
R
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
R1 Therapeutics is a clinical‑stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing new drug…
Series A ·
$78M
T
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Ternary Therapeutics is a biotechnology research center that specializes in bioinformatics and medicinal…
Seed ·
$4.8M
T
Oxford, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Theolytics is a biotechnology company in the clinical stage that uses viruses to fight against diseases. Our…
Series Unknown ·
$9.3M
O
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
OutPost Bio aims to unlock new ways to design drugs, ingredients, and consumer health products by boosting…
Pre-Seed ·
$3.5M
C
Altrincham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Compass Pathways is a mental health care company that focuses on developing therapies for treatment-resistant…
Series Unknown ·
$200M
J
Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Our jellyfish collagen-based innovation addresses complex regenerative medical needs, shaping next generation…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
L
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Lario Therapeutics is a company specializing in creating targeted treatment options for epilepsy and…
Series Unknown ·
$2.4M
K
Haverhill, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
KluraLabs is a manufacturing company that develops products using nanotechnology to inactivate viruses and…
Series A ·
$11M
S
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Sparxell creates the next generation of colors and effects.
Seed ·
$5.0M
Q
Manchester, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
QV Bioelectronics is dedicated to improving the lives of brain tumor patients by developing a unique electric…
Series Unknown ·
$6.0M
T
Chester, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Hillstream BioPharma is a development-stage company advancing improved therapies for patients with cancer via…
Series Unknown ·
$55M
A
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Anzen Industries focuses on biotech innovation, engineering molecular resilience by stabilizing enzymes for…
Pre-Seed ·
$2.3M
T
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Tiziana Life Sciences plc is a biotechnology company based in the UK that specializes in discovering and…
Series Unknown ·
$8.8M
N
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
At Nuclera, our mission is to better human health by making proteins accessible. We believe that providing…
Series C ·
$12M
B
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Bit.bio specializes in the fields of coding and biology that determine the identity of every human cell.…
Series C ·
$50M
E
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Engitix is using its proprietary human organ decellularisation technology to develop tissue engineered…
Series A ·
$25M
A
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Axovia Therapeutics is dedicated to the research and development of novel AAV gene therapies that target key…
Series Unknown ·
$1.1M
B
Belfast, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Biomarx specializes in automated genomic diagnostics. The company develops rapid, low-cost liquid biopsy…
Pre-Seed ·
$940k
G
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
GlycanAge was founded to accelerate the shift from reactive to proactive health, for which we need…
Series Unknown ·
$8.7M
R
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Connection Therapeutics takes part in adapting drug revelation and improvement. It use human hereditary…
Series Unknown ·
$26M
P
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
ProtonDx is a diagnostic platform that provides molecular testing services. They combine speed, sensitivity,…
Seed ·
$1.0M
V
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Virax Biolabs is a biotech company focused on preventing, detecting, and diagnosing viral diseases.…
Series Unknown ·
$5.0M
K
Glasgow, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Keltic Pharma Therapeutics enhances drug discovery through innovative scientific research, resulting in a…
Series Unknown ·
$1.3M
I
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
InvenireX is a biotech company that provides molecular diagnostics services.
Seed ·
$2.6M
P
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Planet Smart is a London-based deep tech startup creating smarter biomaterials for a better planet. Its…
Pre-Seed ·
$1.0M
A
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Artios is an independent DNA Damage Response (DDR) company focused on developing first-in-class treatments…
Series D ·
$115M
P
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
PACT creates stylish products made in harmony with the environment by developing innovative, eco-friendly…
Series A ·
$21M
C
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Carbon Cell is a biotech company offering a sustainable option to conventional polymer foams.
Series Unknown ·
$40k
M
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Mission Therapeutics is a drug development company targeting the ubiquitin pathway for the treatment of…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$13M
O
Oxford, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
At OXCCU, we are leading the way in scientific progress, shaping the future of sustainable energy, fuel…
Series B ·
$28M
F
Nottingham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Forge Genetics is a startup with proprietary Forge Editing technology, bypassing CRISPR patents for precision…
Seed ·
$2.7M
M
Brighton, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
MarineTex is a manufacturer and developer of bioplastics and compostable flexible films made from fish waste…
Seed ·
$250k
B
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
BoobyBiome uses specialist expertise and research to develop a probiotic supplement for infants with…
Seed ·
$3.4M
N
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
NRG Therapeutics is a drug discovery company focussed on therapeutic approaches that will restore…
Series B ·
$68M
P
Panthera Biopartners
Preston, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Panthera Biopartners is a team of experts who independently manage sites, recruit patients, and conduct…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
L
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
LIfT Biosciences® has a breakthrough allogeneic innate immuno-cell therapy platform called Neutrophil Only…
Series Unknown ·
$14M
B
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Broken String Biosciences is working on creating a set of new sequencing tools that can analyze genome…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
O
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
OutSee develops advanced computational techniques for genomics in order to identify potential therapeutic…
Seed ·
$2.4M
G
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Genomes.io also offers the gold standard in genomic data protection. Using state-of-the art encryption and…
Series Unknown ·
$200k
T
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Tagomics revolutionizes disease diagnosis by performing in-depth profiling across multiple topics.
Series Unknown ·
$1.2M
L
Birmingham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Linear Diagnostics Limited (LDL) is a diagnostics company based on a novel technology that allows wide range…
Series Unknown ·
$1.4M
S
Cambridge, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Sortera Bio functions as a biotech company that is dedicated to offering groundbreaking solutions in the…
Pre-Seed ·
$10M
S
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Samphire Neuroscience offers specialized solutions for women's health and was established in London, England…
Seed ·
$5.0M
O
Heslington, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
OptiBiotix develop compounds which modify the human microbiome - the collective genome of the microbes in the…
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
M
MYndspan
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
MYndspan is a company that prioritizes science in enhancing brain health. They utilize non-invasive brain…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
A
Newcastle, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Aelius biotech specialise in the development of models of the mucosal surfaces of the human body. We…
Series Unknown ·
$960k
L
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Lindus Health is a clinical research organization that conducts clinical trials and offers a range of…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
P
Phase Biolabs
Nottingham, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Phase makes carbon neutral chemicals and e-fuels from CO2 using fermentation.
Seed ·
Undisclosed
P
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Use PassEntry to use NFC's power. No more paper tickets or plastic membership cards that get lost. Utilize…
Series Unknown ·
$6.7M
E
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Epoch Biodesign specializes in creating environmentally friendly solutions to address climate-related issues…
Series A ·
$18M
B
Biocomposites
Keele, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
U
Falkirk, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
uFraction8 offers a scalable technology for bioprocessing that allows for the filtration, separation, and…
Series Unknown ·
$4.3M
P
Witney, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Our unique approach powers an Innovation Engine creating new treatment opportunities for precision biopharma…
Series Unknown ·
$2.6M
S
Bath, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Stablepharma’s technology platform, StablevaX™ converts existing approved vaccines, therapeutics and…
Series Unknown ·
$2.6M
L
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Level Zero Health specializes in utilizing advanced biosensor technology to gather unique data by merging…
Pre-Seed ·
$6.9M
O
Stratford-upon-avon, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
OneID is a tech company that provides services such as age verification, customer registration, digital…
Series Unknown ·
$20M
A
Newcastle, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Atelerix has developed a technology that allows for the storage and transportation of viable cells at room…
Series Unknown ·
$930k
K
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Keyless provides a multi-factor authentication system that does not require passwords and instead uses…
Series Unknown ·
$2.0M
D
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Dyneval is a provider of portable technology for cattle semen analysis.
Series Unknown ·
$630k
V
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Verdiva Bio is a company developing innovative therapies to enhance outcomes for individuals with obesity,…
Series A ·
$411M
C
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Concinnity Genetics transforms the safety of gene therapies by designing novel control mechanisms using an AI…
Seed ·
$3.8M
D
Belfast, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Diabetes currently effects over 537 million adults worldwide, with obesity-driven Type 2 Diabetes accounting…
Seed ·
$1.5M
T
Chester, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Tharimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: THAR) is a biotech company that is focused on developing a range of therapeutic…
Series Unknown ·
$2.0M
D
Belfast, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Diaceutics is a global group of experts from the laboratory, diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries. Their…
Series Unknown ·
$1.3M
N
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Newcells Biotech are experts in the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and their…
Series Unknown ·
$1.5M
X
xterna
London, United Kingdom · Biotechnology
Xterna is an engineering biology firm producing molecular binders that can identify certain cell types for…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed

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Where are funded Biotechnology startups located in the United Kingdom?

Where funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom are based, by the city on the company record.

Funding stages of funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom break down by stage.

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Rounds, last 24 months

A further 86 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Biotechnology startup funding data in the United Kingdom

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 317 funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (12 of 151 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom is dated Jul 2026.

The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Biotechnology startups are there in the United Kingdom?

FundedIQ tracks 317 funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom raised?

Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom tracked by FundedIQ have raised $3.6B in disclosed capital across 151 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 75 rounds in the last 12 months. 139 of those 151 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

Which cities have the most funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom?

London leads with 88 companies, then Cambridge (53), Oxford (24) and Edinburgh (18).

What is a typical funding round size for Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.4M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.4M and $17M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

What is the most common funding stage for Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom?

Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 22 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (21) and Pre-Seed (8). A further 86 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Biotechnology startup funding data in the United Kingdom updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Biotechnology startups in the United Kingdom is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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