Biotechnology

The Defence and Security Accelerator is a UK government funder of innovation for both Defence and Security. Our aim is to find and fund exploitable innovation for a safer future. We have a range of funding to accelerate ideas from any sector for the benefit of Defence and Security. We want ideas from a diverse range of innovators and have a team of innovation partners, based all over the UK, who are here to help guide those interested in the funding available.

Biocatalysts are a contract development and manufacturing organisation who specialise in enzyme discovery, development and production for the food, life science, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company also supply a range of previously developed enzyme products.

Sofinn provide equipment to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including sterilisation equipment, bioprocessing tools and clean room facilities. Sofinn's UK office is based in Newport.

Symbiosis IP is a patent attorney firm that exclusively serves the life science industry.

Abel + Imray are patent attorneys who work in a range of sectors, including the healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. The company has an office in Cardiff.

Gatehouse ICS is a market research and business development consultancy in the pharma, biotech, MedTech and diagnostics industries.

Fulcrum Direct are a market research consultancy based in Cardiff who specialise in providing primary market research in the life science and biotechnology industries.

Porvair is an industrial equipment providing company that offers manufacturing, designing, developing, and supplying specialist filtration and separation equipment and related accessories. Porvair is headquartered in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Porvair Sciences, a subsidiary, operates out of Wrexham, and focuses on the development of porous plastic materials and microplate technologies for the biotechnology and life science industries.

Revvity (previously part of Perkin Elmer) is a provider of tools for research and development in laboratories (such as genomic and protein analysis instruments and immunoassays and cell lines), laboratory automation platforms, and clinical diagnostic tests for a range of diseases. The company also provide technical services, including pre-clinical and clinical screening and testing. The company are headquarted in the USA, and have a manufacturing facility in Llantrisant

ESI Technologies is a supplier of Process Equipment & Engineering Solutions for the Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Semi-Conductor, Food & Beverage Industries. Within the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the company provides typical process equipment such as instrumentation, valves and filtration devices, as well as single-use equipment such as bioprocess containers and pumps. ESI have a site in Torfaen.