High-Growth Sector

Engineering Biology

A market overview of active UK companies in Engineering Biology. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
51
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
2
4% of active
Reporting employees
48
94% of active
Register health
15%
of 65 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
33
10-49
14
50-249
1
250+
0

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
1
£100k-£1m
1
£1m-£10m
0
£10m-£100m
0
£100m+
0

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
15
Edinburgh
3
Manchester
2
Bristol
1
Glasgow
1

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

3
17
7
18
6
19
3
20
10
21
7
22
2
23
1
24
0
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1BSF ENTERPRISE PLC£477K£582K14-
2XAP THERAPEUTICS LIMITED£82K£9.0M38-

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1NOVOGAIA LTDLondon2024
2INGENZA HOLDINGS LTDEdinburgh Technopole2023
3GITLIFE BIOTECH LTDNewcastle Upon Tyne2023
4PATHFINDER BIO LTDNottingham2022
5AILURUS LTDEdinburgh2022
6TWIG BIO LIMITEDCamden2022
7HERLAB LTDSaltash2022
8MARRABIO LIMITEDNewcastle Upon Tyne2022
9FULL CIRCLE LABS LTDLondon2022
10EVOLUTOR LIMITEDSheffield2022
11IMPERAGEN LIMITEDManchester2021
12CONSTRUCTIVE BIOLOGY LIMITEDLondon2021
13TRIPLE HELIX BIOTECHNOLOGY LTDLondon2021
14ALT ATLAS LTDLondon2021
15VANDELAY RESEARCH LIMITEDLondon2021
16EXPRESSIONEDITS LTDAltrincham2021
17ENTROPIX LIMITEDRuncorn2021
18SYNGENSYS LIMITEDSheffield2021
19PROZYMI BIOLABS LTDEdinburgh2021
20NEOBE THERAPEUTICS LTDCambridge2021