Cambridgeshire’s 68 Fastest Growing Pharmaceutical Startups

August 15, 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 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 CrunchbaseSemRush 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

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


AstraZeneca

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


Nuclera

FoundersGordon McInroy, Jiahao Huang, Michael Chen
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Nuclera makes biology accessible through desktop enzymatic protein and gene synthesis.


Sphere Fluidics

FoundersChris Abell, Frank F. Craig, Wilhelm Huck
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Sphere Fluidics develops products for use in single cell analysis and characterization, and provides associated collaborative R&D services.


Wren Therapeutics

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


OKRA.ai

FoundersLoubna Bouarfa
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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

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


Acacia Pharma

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


PharmEnable

FoundersHannah Sore, Natalia Mateu
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PharmEnable has developed a rapid and cost effective way to identify better chemical starting points to drive the discovery.


Definigen

FoundersCandy Cho, Marcus Yeo, Nicolas Hannan, Roger Pedersen, Tamir Rashid
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Definigen provides human cells to the drug discovery sector for use in lead optimization and toxicity programs.


Exvastat

FoundersAndrew McElroy, David Cavalla
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Exvastat is an innovative, preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company.


Ario Pharma

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


Exonate

FoundersCatherine Beech, David Bates, Lucy Donaldson
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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

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


Cancer Targeting Systems

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


F-star Therapeutics

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


Sentinel Oncology

FoundersRobert Boyle, Stuart Travers
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Sentinel Oncology is a drug discovery company specialising in the delivery of candidate drugs to treat diseases.


Nemesis Bioscience

FoundersConrad Lichtenstein, Frank Massam
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Nemesis Bioscience is a new biopharmaceutical company .


Critical Pressure

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


SuperX

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


Discuva

FoundersNawaz Khan
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Antibacterial discovery research has been driven, medically, commercially


AB-PolyBlok

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


Population Genetics Technologies

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


Mundipharma

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


KuDOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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


Intellegens

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


Astex

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


Envigo

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


ImmunoBiology Ltd

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


Epsilon-3 Bio Ltd.

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


Napp Pharmaceuticals

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


Cantab Biopharmaceuticals

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


Quethera

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


Cambio

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


Cambivac

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


Cambridgene

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


Spirea Ltd.

FoundersUnknown
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Spirea Ltd. operates as a healthcare technology company.


Mundipharma Reasearch GmbH & Co KG

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


Monument Therapeutics

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


GPrX Data

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


Funxional Therapeutics

FoundersBob Schroff, Callum Campbell, David Grainger, Jason Avery
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Funxional Therapeutics develops pharmaceutical products focusing on the treatment of various diseases and disorders.


Isomerase Therapeutics

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


Takeda Cambridge

FoundersUnknown
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Takeda Cambridge specializes in developing oral diabetes medications.


Talisman Therapeutics

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


Ionix Pharmaceuticals

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


De Novo Pharmaceuticals

FoundersUnknown
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De Novo Pharmaceuticals is an emerging computational drug design company.


Methuselah Health

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


Meldex International

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


Toolroom Technology

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


Nuformix

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


Altacor

FoundersFrancesca Crawford
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Altacor develops ophthalmic products for ophthalmologists and patients.


TheraSci

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


Serentis

FoundersUnknown
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Serentis develops medical products and drugs.


Cambridge Biotechnology

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


Cambridge Theranostics

FoundersUnknown
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Cambridge Theranostics is develops natural supplements that improve heart health.


Medical Device Usability

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


Serket

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


MAP Patient Access

FoundersUnknown
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MAP Patient Access provides pharmaceutical and market research services.


Bard Pharmaceuticals

FoundersUnknown
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Bard Pharmaceuticals is a healthcare products manufacturing company.


The Micron Group

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


CeNeS

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


Imhotex

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


Cambridge Cell Networks

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


Cambridge Medical Communication

FoundersUnknown
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Cambridge Medical Communication providing clear and imaginative medical communication materials.


BioRobotics

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


Pharma eReport

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


Open PHACTS FOUNDATION

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


Provesica

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

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