Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 7 Genetics companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Genetics Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Roslin Technologies
We are on a mission to improve protein production through disruptive technologies, specialising in animal iPS cells for cultivated meat.
Founder(s): Glen Illing
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology, Genetics
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Synpromics Ltd
Synpromics develops and commercializes synthetic promoters to control gene expressions and regulations.
Founder(s): MICHAEL L ROBERTS
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Genetics, Health Care, Medical, Therapeutics
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Beta Bugs
Beta Bugs is a cutting edge biotechnology company that produces enhanced insect strains for the growing insect farming industry.
Founder(s): Thomas Farrugia
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: AgTech, Biotechnology, Genetics, Life Science
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Ten Bio
Ten Bio is a biotechnology company that provides ex vivo skin culture for research and lab testing.
Founder(s): Michael Conneely, Robyn Hickerson
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Genetics, Life Science
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DestiNA Genomics
We aim to transform how miRNAs are detected, providing simpler tools for health care and drug development professionals.
Founder(s): Juan J. Diaz Mochon
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Genetics
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Xanthella
Xanthella designs and manufactures photobioreactors for the culture of photosynthetic cells like microalgae or cyanobacteria.
Founder(s): Douglas McKenzie
Location: Oban, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Genetics, Life Science, Manufacturing
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Scotland’s DNA
Scotland’s DNA provides ancestry discovery and tracing solutions that offer a plethora of information on an individual’s ancestry.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Genetics, Life Science
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