Cambridgeshire’s 35 Fastest Growing Therapeutics Startups

August 16, 2022

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based 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 35 Therapeutics 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 CrunchbaseSemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Therapeutics Companies & Startups (Cambridgeshire)


Microbiotica

FoundersMike Romanos, Trevor Lawley
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Microbiotica is a developer of human microbiome therapeutics intended to discover and develop live bacterial therapeutics and biomarkers.


Abzena

FoundersJonathan Goldman
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Abzena provides complementary services to organizations involved in the development of bio-pharmaceuticals.


Semarion

FoundersUnknown
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Semarion leverages microfabrication technology to build smart materials and develop novel cell assaying applications.


Mogrify

FoundersJose Polo, Julian Gough, Owen Rackham
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Mogrify® will transform the development of ex vivo cell therapies and pioneer a new class of in vivo reprogramming therapies.


GW Pharmaceuticals

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


CellCentric

FoundersWill West
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CellCentric is a biotechnology company that targets at deubiquitinase (DUB) enzyme for cancer therapy.


MISSION Therapeutics

FoundersNiall Martin, Steve Jackson, Xavier Jacq
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MISSION Therapeutics offers a platform for the development of small molecule drugs that selectively target deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs).


Crescendo Biologics

FoundersMike Romanos
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Crescendo Biologics is engaged in the development of a proprietary drug portfolio based on their VH antibody fragment platform.


Storm Therapeutics

FoundersEric Miska, Tony Kouzarides
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Targeting pathways that modify RNA to deliver novel cancer therapeutics


Phico Therapeutics

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


PolyProx

FoundersLaura S Itzhaki
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PolyProx Therapeutics is a developer of a novel class of drug intended to provide new therapies for cancer treatment.


PolyProx

FoundersLaura S Itzhaki
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PolyProx Therapeutics is a developer of a novel class of drug intended to provide new therapies for cancer treatment.


Mestag Therapeutics

FoundersPROF MICHAEL B.BRENNER
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Mestag Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops new therapies for diseases using fibroblast technology.


Bicycle Therapeutics

FoundersChristian Heinis, Gregory Winter
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Bicycle Therapeutics is developing a technology for the creation of new generation biotherapeutics.


Camallergy

FoundersAndrew Clark, Pamela Ewan, Sherden Timmins
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Camallergy develops and provides new treatments for common food allergies.


NeoPhore

FoundersAlberto Bardelli
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NeoPhore is a provider of novel small molecule therapies intended to treat cancer through stimulation of the immune system.


Nanna Therapeutics

FoundersDavid Williams
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Nanna Therapeutics is a drug discovery company addressing age-related diseases for which others are failing to provide effective treatments.


Kymab

FoundersAllan Bradley, Glenn Friedrich
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Kymab is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing fully human monoclonal antibody therapeutics.


Sareum Holdings PLC

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


Z Factor

FoundersJames Huntington
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Z Factor Limited is a drug discovery company to identify and develop therapeutic agents to treat alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency


ieso

FoundersBarnaby Perks
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Transforming mental healthcare by unlocking the power of clinical data


LIFNano Therapeutics

FoundersSu Metcalfe
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LIFNano Therapeutics specifically focused on targeted delivery of the biologic, Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor.


Empyrean Therapeutics

FoundersTom Henley
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Empyrean Therapeutics develops next generation cell therapies to enable global and affordable cures for diseases.


Toxibact Ltd

FoundersUnknown
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Toxibact Limited develops antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of all bacteria and fungi.


VHSquared

FoundersGordon Dougan, Jan Robinson, Rod Richards, Scott Crowe
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VHsquared is dedicated to the development of novel antibody domains engineered to be stable in the GI tract.


Astex

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


Open Targets

FoundersUnknown
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A partnership to transform drug discovery through the systematic identification and prioritisation of targets.


Astra Pharmaceuticals

FoundersUnknown
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AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business.


Amrit Advanced Biotech

FoundersUnknown
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Amrit Advanced Biotech is a startup involved in genetics, telomeres health applications, and cancer mitigation.


Isomerase Therapeutics

FoundersBarrie Wilkinson, Matthew Gregory, Steven Moss
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Isomerase Therapeutics is an agile drug discovery and development company.


Akubio

FoundersUnknown
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Akubio was developing an acoustic detection technology to enable rapid label-free detection and measurement of protein-protein interactions.


Biotica Technology

FoundersUnknown
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Biotica Technology engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.


Kherion Technology

FoundersUnknown
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Kherion Technology is a privately held biotechnology company.


SalvaRx Ltd.

FoundersUnknown
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SalvaRx Ltd. develops therapies within the rapidly growing immuno-oncology market.


DanioLabs

FoundersUnknown
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DanioLabs is a private UK drug discovery company.

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