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 12 Biotechnology companies in North Lanarkshire. 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 Biotechnology Companies & Startups (North Lanarkshire)
TC BioPharm
TC BioPharm developing safer, cheaper, consistent and durable CAR-T drugs for hematological and solid tumors.
Founder(s): Angela Scott, Artin Moussavi, David Gallagher, Michael Leek
Location: Holytown, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
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Amphista Therapeutics
Amphista Therapeutics operates as a biopharmaceutical company.
Founder(s): Alessio Ciulli
Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology
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ILC Therapeutics
ILC Therapeutics is an early-stage biotechnology company focused on modulating the Innate Immune System.
Founder(s): Alistair Strachan, William Stimson
Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Life Science
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Mironid
Mironid is a drug discovery company focused on therapeutics for degenerative kidney diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer.
Founder(s): Miles Houslay, Nigel Pyne, Paul Rodgers
Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Ad Network, Biotechnology, Health Diagnostics, Therapeutics
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CuanTec
CuanTec make packaging that will be biodegradable, compostable and anti-microbial.
Founder(s): Ryan Taylor
Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, CleanTech, Life Science
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Biogelx
Biogelx is a biomaterials company which designs and supplies peptide hydrogels for cell culture.
Founder(s): David Lightbody, Rein Ulijn
Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
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Lamellar Biomedical
Lamellar Biomedical develops novel healthcare products based on the mimicry or modification of the lamellar body secretory system.
Founder(s): James Dobbie
Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device
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ProFactor Pharma
ProFactor Pharma provides commercialise and supply recombinant blood factors for the treatment of haemophilia.
Founder(s): Bruce Vernon, Hugh Ilyine, John McVey, Richard Cruse
Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
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ScotBio
ScotBio is a biotech company based in Scotland producing natural, clean label ingredients for foods, beverages, reagents and cosmetics.
Founder(s): DC Van Alstyne
Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Food Processing, Health Care, Nutraceutical
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OracleBio
A privately-owned Digital Pathology Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing Digital Image Analysis Services.
Founder(s): John Waller, Lorcan Sherry
Location: Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Analytics, Biopharma, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
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Link Technologies
They manufacture reagents for oligonucleotide synthesis and modification to an unrivalled level of quality.
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Location: Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biotechnology, Manufacturing
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Strathkelvin Instruments
Strathkelvin Instruments is a supplier in Precision Dissolved Oxygen Measurement and Respirometry.
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Location: Newhouse, North Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Waste Management, Water Purification
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