42 Best Edinburgh Based Biotechnology Startups and Companies to Work For

July 8, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Edinburgh based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Edinburgh Biotechnology Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Celtic Renewables

Celtic Renewables

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Celtic Renewables is a biofuel startup focused on the renewable energy and whisky sector.

NuCana BioMed

NuCana BioMed

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NuCana BioMed, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes rationally designed medicines for significant unmet medical needs.

NuCana BioMed

Invizius

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Invizius is developing treatments to help hemodialysis patients live longer, feel better, and suffer fewer cardiovascular complications.

NuCana BioMed

Roslin Technologies

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Roslin Technologies is a UK-based agriculture biotechnology company.

NuCana BioMed

Medannex Ltd

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Medannex is an award-winning Scottish biopharmaceutical company committed to unlocking the therapeutic potential of targeting annexin-A1.

NuCana BioMed

Manus Neurodynamica

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Manus Neurodynamica is a triage device to support early diagnostics in Parkinson’s disease.

NuCana BioMed

EnteroBiotix

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EnteroBiotix is a developer of novel medicinal products intended to restore health and prevent bacterial infections.

NuCana BioMed

Calcivis

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Calcivis is a biotech company that focuses on unmet needs in dentistry.

NuCana BioMed

Synpromics Ltd

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Synpromics develops and commercializes synthetic promoters to control gene expressions and regulations.

NuCana BioMed

Macomics

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Macomics is an immuno-oncology company.

NuCana BioMed

MiAlgae

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MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company .

NuCana BioMed

BioLiberty

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BioLiberty operates as a biotech startup company.

NuCana BioMed

Edinburgh Molecular Imaging

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Edinburgh Molecular Imaging is a developer of optical molecular imaging technology.

NuCana BioMed

Caldan Therapeutics

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Caldan Therapeutics Ltd, a spin-out from a long-standing collaboration between Professor Trond Ulven at the University of Southern Denmark

NuCana BioMed

Fios Genomics

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Bioinformatics Biology & Statistics ImageFios Genomics is a provider of an extensive range of bioinformatics data analysis services.

NuCana BioMed

AdoRx Therapeutics

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AdoRx Therapeutics is pursuing the discovery of new therapeutics for cancer based on modulation of the adenosine pathway.

NuCana BioMed

Aridhia Informatics

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Aridhia informatics provides biomedical informatics and analytics services to improve the management of chronic diseases.

NuCana BioMed

Beta Bugs

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Beta Bugs is a cutting edge biotechnology company that produces enhanced insect strains for the growing insect farming industry.

NuCana BioMed

Nandi Proteins

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Nandi Proteins is a biotechnology company developing technologies to improve the properties of proteins in food manufacturing.

NuCana BioMed

Ingenza

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Ingenza is an industrial biotechnology company.

NuCana BioMed

Roslin Cells

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Roslin Cells is focussed on creating large numbers of stem cell lines from various cohorts of the population.

NuCana BioMed

Arrayjet

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Arrayjet is a microarray instrumentation company

NuCana BioMed

DestiNA Genomics

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We aim to transform how miRNAs are detected, providing simpler tools for health care and drug development professionals.

NuCana BioMed

Cytomos Ltd.

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We help biopharma reduce their time to market through integrated, predictive analytics for intelligent bioprocessing

NuCana BioMed

Parkure

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Parkure is a primary intention is the discovery of drugs that can prevent or inhibit the progression.

NuCana BioMed

Highland Biosciences

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Highland Biosciences improving efficiency of acute care with a near-patient coagulopathy biosensor.

NuCana BioMed

Ardana Bioscience

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Ardana Bioscience is a specialty pharmaceutical company.

NuCana BioMed

BigDNA

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BigDNA develops and commercializes vaccination technologies.

NuCana BioMed

Neurocentrx

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Neurocentrx Pharma Ltd. is a drug development company making products to treat chronic cancer pain.

NuCana BioMed

IntelliDigest

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IntelliDigest is a biotechnology start-up company from Heriot Watt University and part of the Climate KIC Accelerator Program.

NuCana BioMed

TPP Global Development

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TPP Global Development is a preclinical stage drug development company focused on nervous system disorders, immunology, and oncology.

NuCana BioMed

Actual Analytics

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Actual Analytics uses cutting-edge video analysis technology to automatically analyse test subject behaviour.

NuCana BioMed

IOmet Pharma

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IOmet Pharma, a UK-based company, discovers and develops novel small molecules for the treatment of cancer.

NuCana BioMed

Horizon Proteins

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Horizon Proteins develop processes for the recovery and re-use of protein and energy from fermentation and distillery by-products.

NuCana BioMed

MicroSpray Technologies

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MicroSpray Technologies develops high quality research tools for the electrospray community.

NuCana BioMed

Quantics Biostatistics

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Quantics is a UK based biostatistical consultancy for life sciences.

NuCana BioMed

Sesmos

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Sesmos is develops drug candidates for oncology and inflammatory diseases.

NuCana BioMed

Iceni

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Iceni® Pharmaceuticals is a develops cancer therapies, specialising in repurposing and reformulating existing drugs for new indications.

NuCana BioMed

Macfarlan Smith

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Macfarlan Smith has develops and manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates.

NuCana BioMed

Corticrine

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Corticrine operates as a pharmaceutical company that develops new therapies for Alzheimer’s dementia.

NuCana BioMed

Nexus Oncology

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Nexus Oncology is a niche oncology CRO, engages in the design and implementation of drug development programs.

NuCana BioMed

Edinburgh Genomics

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Edinburgh Genomics is a global reputation for the provision of advanced genomics services.

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