Cambridgeshire’s 68 Fastest Growing Pharmaceutical Startups

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We’ve ranked the top 68 Pharmaceutical companies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Pharmaceutical Companies & Startups (Cambridgeshire)

GW Pharmaceuticals

GW Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics.

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines.

Nuclera

Nuclera makes biology accessible through desktop enzymatic protein and gene synthesis.

Sphere Fluidics

Sphere Fluidics develops products for use in single cell analysis and characterization, and provides associated collaborative R&D services.

Wren Therapeutics

Wren Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company based, focused on drug discovery and development for protein misfolding diseases.

OKRA.ai

OKRA is an AI analytics company for healthcare. We combine complex data sets, you get evidence-based insights and predictions in real time.

Phico Therapeutics

Phico Therapeutics is a developer of novel platform technology designed to overcome antibacterial resistance.

Acacia Pharma

Acacia Pharma is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the R&D of supportive care drugs for cancer patients.

PharmEnable

PharmEnable has developed a rapid and cost effective way to identify better chemical starting points to drive the discovery.

Definigen

Definigen provides human cells to the drug discovery sector for use in lead optimization and toxicity programs.

Exvastat

Exvastat is an innovative, preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company.

Ario Pharma

Ario Pharma is focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of respiratory indications.

Exonate

Exonate is a biotech company spun out of the University of Nottingham that is focused on alternative splicing of (VEGF) in ophthalmology.

Sareum Holdings PLC

Sareum is a drug discovery company, headquartered in Cambridge UK, that produces targeted small molecule therapeutics, focusing on cancer

Cancer Targeting Systems

CTS aims to combine the imaging and treatment of cancer, enabling clinicians and patients to make clearer choices.

F-star Therapeutics

F-star is developing a pipeline of novel bispecific antibodies with a therapeutic focus in immuno-oncology and oncology.

Sentinel Oncology

Sentinel Oncology is a drug discovery company specialising in the delivery of candidate drugs to treat diseases.

Nemesis Bioscience

Nemesis Bioscience is a new biopharmaceutical company .

Critical Pressure

Critical Pressure is a virtual bio-pharmaceutical company that develops products to treat vascular dysfunction and shock.

SuperX

SuperX is a virtual biopharmaceutical company developing products to deliver anticoagulation without bleeding

Discuva

Antibacterial discovery research has been driven, medically, commercially

AB-PolyBlok

Revolutionary technology platform which has the potential to treat, and potentially partially reverse, the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Population Genetics Technologies

Population Genetics develops technologies to characterize and quantify true genetic variants responsible for diseases and drug response.

Mundipharma

The Mundipharma story, spanning over six decades, is one that brings together a visionary approach.

KuDOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd

KuDOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd discovers and develops drugs based upon the science of DNA damage sensing, signaling.

Intellegens

Cambridge spin out using Deep Learning to train on big, incomplete data. Currently working in drug discovery and material design.

Astex

Astex is a UK-based biotechnology company that discovers and develops novel small molecule therapeutics.

Envigo

Envigo provides essential products and research services for pharmaceutical, crop protection.

ImmunoBiology Ltd

ImmBio is developing next-generation vaccines targeting a number of serious infectious diseases, based on its proprietary technologies.

Epsilon-3 Bio Ltd.

E3Bio is focused on the efficient development of first in class drug candidates stimulating safe removal of cellular debris.

Napp Pharmaceuticals

Napp Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that moves medicine forward for doctors and patients.

Cantab Biopharmaceuticals

Cantab Biopharmaceuticals engages in the discovery and development of innovative drugs and drug formulations.

Quethera

Quethera is a gene therapy company dedicated to improving the future treatment of common blinding eye diseases.

Cambio

Cambio is an excellent reputation for the supply of quality Molecular Biology reagents and consumables to scientific research laboratories.

Cambivac

Cambivac is develops antiviral drugs for respiratory diseases in pigs and poultry.

Cambridgene

Cambridgene is provides robust multi-omic analytics workflows and access to novel clinical genomic data to accelerate clinical research.

Spirea Ltd.

Spirea Ltd. operates as a healthcare technology company.

Mundipharma Reasearch GmbH & Co KG

Mundipharma Research is a dynamic organisation that has committed itself entirely to the research and development of innovative medications.

Monument Therapeutics

Monument Therapeutics develops products to treat serious diseases of the central nervous system.

GPrX Data

GPrX Data translates NHS practice level prescribing data into easily-reviewed intelligence.

Funxional Therapeutics

Funxional Therapeutics develops pharmaceutical products focusing on the treatment of various diseases and disorders.

Isomerase Therapeutics

Isomerase Therapeutics is an agile drug discovery and development company.

Takeda Cambridge

Takeda Cambridge specializes in developing oral diabetes medications.

Talisman Therapeutics

Talisman Tx is a stem cell research and development company committed to revolutionising the discovery of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Ionix Pharmaceuticals

A leader in the discovery and development of new analgesic medicines for the treatment of acute and chronic pain.

De Novo Pharmaceuticals

De Novo Pharmaceuticals is an emerging computational drug design company.

Methuselah Health

Methuselah Health identifies novel targets for treatment of ageing-related diseases.

Meldex International

Meldex International is a specialty pharmaceutical & healthcare business that develops delivery mechanisms using its polymer technology.

Toolroom Technology

Toolroom Technology is a software company, provides adaptive technology solutions including aerospace manufacturing and 5 axis machining.

Nuformix

Nuformix develops pharmaceutical products using its cocrystal technology in the United Kingdom.

Altacor

Altacor develops ophthalmic products for ophthalmologists and patients.

TheraSci

TheraSci is a drug discovery company that discovers and develops pharmaceutical compounds.

Serentis

Serentis develops medical products and drugs.

Cambridge Biotechnology

Cambridge Biotechnology is involve in drug discovery and development for the treatment of clinical obesity and pain.

Cambridge Theranostics

Cambridge Theranostics is develops natural supplements that improve heart health.

Medical Device Usability

Medical Device Usability is an independent Human Factors and usability consultancy specialising in pharmaceutical and medical devices.

Serket

Serket is a pharmacy-integrated mobile service which ensures medication delivery, solving the urgent adherence problem costing billions.

MAP Patient Access

MAP Patient Access provides pharmaceutical and market research services.

Bard Pharmaceuticals

Bard Pharmaceuticals is a healthcare products manufacturing company.

The Micron Group

The Micron Group is a group of experienced healthcare professionals with a wide range of pharmaceutical industry & academic experience.

CeNeS

CeNeS is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes drugs for pain control, sedation and other CNS disorders.

Imhotex

Imhotex is a virtual biopharmaceutical business working on Crohn’s disease treatments.

Cambridge Cell Networks

Cambridge Cell Networks is delivers services solutions to the research community in the biotechnology industry.

Cambridge Medical Communication

Cambridge Medical Communication providing clear and imaginative medical communication materials.

BioRobotics

BioRobotics develops, manufactures, and distributes life science instrumentation for DNA microarray manufacturing and colony picking.

Pharma eReport

Pharma eReport provides intuitive electronic product data management and reporting software for pharmaceutical regulatory professionals.

Open PHACTS FOUNDATION

The Open PHACTS Foundation is a registered charity dedicated to sustaining and developing the Open PHACTS Discovery Platform.

Provesica

Provesica is a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in treatments for overactive bladder syndrome.