Best Life Sciences Companies in Wales, United Kingdom
The 84 best Life Sciences companies in Wales, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Draigtherapeutics.
Our analysis of 62 Life Sciences companies
$9.8b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2026.
Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draigtherapeutics Developer of targeted neuromodulators for neuropsychiatric disorders treatment 35Funding top 25%Moat top 35%Talent top 38%Global top 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 35% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 45% Techbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $140M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Soonicorn · 5 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $140M | 12 mo ago | — | Simon Ward Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+14 | — | — |
| 2 | Magstim Developer of EEG, TMS, and tDCS neurotechnology solutions | $32M | 128 mo ago | 94 94 → 98 (+4%) | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+27 | 79 patents Non‑invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation devices and coil positioning systems | 1 award |
| 3 | Alesi Surgical Developer of surgical smoke elimination systems for open and laparoscopic procedures 21Product top 32%Funding top 35%Patents top 36%Innovation top 37% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 32% Fundingtop 35% Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 37% Techtop 45% Moattop 45% Globalbottom 42% Growthbottom 38% Marketbottom 18% Fin. healthbottom 13% Product: 4 distinct product lines · 1 published app (300 installs) Funding: Raised $27.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 16 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $28M | 2 mo ago | 7 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 81 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 4 | Calon Cardio-Technology Developer of implantable heart pumps for heart failure treatment | $24M | 52 mo ago | 21 | Stephen Westaby Co-Founder & Director | — | 66 patents Implantable cardiac assist devices and ventricular pump systems for circulatory support. | — |
| 5 | Jellagen Provider of medical-grade collagen type for life science research | $21M | 42 mo ago | 13 13 → 15 (+15%) | Alex Muhlholzl Co-Founder & CTO | ZURB FoundationNginxMicrosoft Advertising+9 | 28 patents Marine-derived collagen extraction and biomedical formulation technologies | — |
| 6 | Creo Medical Developer of electrosurgical system and range of flexible endoscopic instruments | $21M | 23 mo ago | 108 | Craig Gulliford CEO | PHPEngintronNginx+12 | 1,736 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 7 | Microvisk Provider of a handheld device to monitor blood clots | $17M | 184 mo ago | 16 | — | — | 32 patents Microfluidic sedimentation monitoring and microcantilever-based fluid property sensing | — |
| 8 | ADC Biotechnology Developer of antibody drug conjugate (ADC) | $16M | 66 mo ago | 38 | — | — | 37 patents Antibody‑drug conjugate synthesis via affinity‑resin and photocleavable linker processes | — |
| 9 | Q Chip Drug delivery company delivering a tuneable sustained release technology platform for peptide and… | $14M | 181 mo ago | 13 | — | — | 64 patents Manufacturing and handling solid beads for chromatography and bioprocessing applications | — |
| 10 | I Q Endoscopes Manufacturer of endoscope devices for healthcare sector 35Funding top 38%Moat top 45%Patents top 50%Innovation bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Moattop 45% Patentstop 50% Innovationbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $13.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 43 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 3 mo ago | 24 | Matt Ginn CEO | — | 43 patents Advanced flexible endoscopic imaging systems for medical diagnostics and procedures | — |
| 11 | Antiverse Developer of computational platform for de novo design of antibody therapeutics 48AI top 30%Tech top 32%Talent top 34%Funding top 39% All 8 signals ▾AItop 30% Techtop 32% Talenttop 34% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 48% Newsbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 22% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: machine learning Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 3 mo ago | 7 | Murat Tunaboylu Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — |
| 12 | Diurnal Developer of hormone therapeutics for the treatment of rare and chronic endocrine diseases | $10M | 68 mo ago | 36 | — | — | 125 patents Steroid pharmaceutical formulations, oral and controlled-release dosage forms. | — |
| 13 | Intelligent Ultrasound Ultrasound imaging analytics platform for improving image quality and operational efficency | $10M | 74 mo ago | 7 | Stuart Gall CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+22 | 27 patents Advanced ultrasound imaging and fetal diagnostics, including tube positioning and procedure monitoring. | — |
| 14 | MyHealthChecked Provider of an online platform to order diagnostic test kits sample collection swab for Covid-19 detection | $8M | 86 mo ago | 21 | Penny Mccormick CEO | SanitySentryZendesk+23 | — | — |
| 15 | Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of brain cancer | $7M | 30 mo ago | 26 | Stephen Stamp CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 16 | Momentum Bioscience Developer of diagnostic solutions for the detection of infectious diseases | $6M | 57 mo ago | 13 | — | — | 67 patents Rapid microbial detection, separation, and enumeration technologies for diagnostics and food safety | — |
| 17 | Nanotether Specialty company that offers technology for accelerating the progression of potential drug candidates | $4M | 166 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Morvus Technology Discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs and technologies in oncology field. | $3M | 196 mo ago | 2 | — | — | 58 patents DNA synthesis reagents, alpha‑hydroxy carbonyl reducing agents, and rodent pest control chemicals. | — |
| 19 | Neem Biotech Drug discovery company focused on combating antibacterial resistance | $3M | 135 mo ago | 7 | Graham Dixon CEO | — | 95 patents Topical antimicrobial skin patches using potassium permanganate and disulfide compounds. | — |
| 20 | MitoLab Provider of biochemicals for non-clinical science research | $3M | 74 mo ago | — | Daniel Rodriguez Founder | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+24 | — | — |
| 21 | Celixir Stem Cell and Regenerative therapy for heart disease | $3M | 99 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Imspex Diagnostics Analytical instruments for diagnostics and industrial applications | $2M | 109 mo ago | 5 | — | — | 6 patents Breath analysis of volatile compounds via GC‑IMS for medical and environmental monitoring | — |
| 23 | Glyconics Provider of spectroscopy-based diagnostic tool for respiratory disorders | $2M | 55 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | BIOVIT Provider of natural science-backed vitamin and mineral ingredients | $2M | 20 mo ago | — | Ky Wright Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 25 | Cansenseltd Developer of blood test technology for early detection of bowel cancer | $2M | 39 mo ago | 1 | Cerys Jenkins Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 26 | TrakCel Provider of a supply chain, traceability, a chain of identity and risk management software | $1M | 63 mo ago | 98 98 → 69 (-30%) | Ravi Nalliah Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | 11 patents Biomedical sample logistics: condition monitoring, verification, and tracking of physiological/medicinal specimens. | 1 launch |
| 27 | Innovis Provider of sheep breeding services, maternal rams, and meat rams | $1M | 228 mo ago | 1 | Dewi Jones MD & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+17 | — | — |
| 28 | Amotio Provider of personalized bone cement removal solutions for orthopaedic revision surgery | $1M | 11 mo ago | — | Iestyn Foster Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Mariposa Therapeutics Developer of novel treatments for keratin-related skin disorders | $1M | 3 mo ago | 5 | Thomas Hafner Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | BioAtlantis Solutions for problems related to stress in plants, animals and humans | $896K | 37 mo ago | 50 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | — | — |
| 31 | CenTrak Suite solution for real time visibility to healthcare providers | $832K | 187 mo ago | 207 | — | Craft CMSPHPSalesforce+34 | — | — |
| 32 | Afon Technology Provider of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device 22Growth top 35%Funding top 48%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 27% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $709k across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $709K | 13 mo ago | 9 | Sabih Chaudhry CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 1 launch |
| 33 | Nu Instruments Designer and manufacturer of high performance mass spectrometer with various analytical applications | $673K | 132 mo ago | 130 | Alan Mahoney Founder | SitecoreMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+14 | 11 patents Advanced gas-phase analytical instruments: ion-beam filtered mass spectrometry and hollow‑core‑fiber Raman spectroscopy. | — |
| 34 | Trecento Diagnostics Developer of molecular assay based testing products for human and companion animal diagnostics | $387K | 76 mo ago | 3 | Mark Pinder CEO | — | 6 patents Collecting agricultural samples for plant health and soil nutrient analysis | — |
| 35 | Lion Breath alcohol detection technology | $280K | 153 mo ago | 63 63 → 33 (-48%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 36 | Corryn Biotechnologies Developer of medical device for wound dressing | $200K | 4 mo ago | 3 | Fabio Zomer Volpato Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer | — | 2 patents Ionising fluid treatment devices for water purification and sterilization. | 1 job opening |
| 37 | MeOmics Provider of neural biomarker discovery platform for psychiatric disorders | $185K | 4 mo ago | 6 | Jeremy Hall Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 38 | Genesis Biosciences Develops microbial and antimicrobial products using fermentation technology | $150K | 141 mo ago | 11 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Wales
#1
Series C · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2009 · 7 employees$27.7Mraised▾
Developer of surgical smoke elimination systems for open and laparoscopic procedures. The company's technology uses electrostatic precipitation to eliminate surgical smoke at its source. This provides advanced visualization, bioaerosol control, and stable pneumoperitoneum. The systems minimize workflow disruptions and patient carbon dioxide exposure during surgery.
- Apr 2026Series C$9.5M
- Sep 2024Series B$6.6M
- May 2017Series B$6.7M
- Mar 2015Series A$3.1M
#2
Series B · Chepstow, Wales · founded 2015 · 24 employees$13.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of endoscope devices for healthcare sector
- Mar 2026Series B—
- Jan 2023Series B$6.4M
- Oct 2021Series A$5.4M
- Dec 2020Seed$2M
#3
Series A · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2017 · 7 employees$10.1Mraised▾
Developer of computational platform for de novo design of antibody therapeutics. The platform combines machine learning techniques and cell line engineering for challenging targets. It facilitates design for drug targets, including G-protein coupled receptors and ion channels. The technology enables movement from target identification to functional antibody.
- Mar 2026Series A$9.3M
- Oct 2024Seed$4.6M
- Mar 2023Seed$3M
- Mar 2021Seed$1.9M
#4
Series A · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2021$140Mraised▾
Developer of targeted neuromodulators for neuropsychiatric disorders treatment. The company focuses on clinically validated mechanisms underlying prevalent and debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. It aims to restore synaptic balance and deliver therapeutic benefits for patients. The company is advancing receptor modulators towards clinical development.
- Jun 2025Series A$140M
- 2024Seed—
#5
Seed · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2019 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of novel treatments for keratin-related skin disorders. It focuses on developing innovative solutions to treat these conditions. The company leverages specialist expertise in epithelial cell biology and keratin intermediate filaments to create its treatments. Collaboration is a key aspect of its approach, seeking partnerships to advance research and bring new therapies to patients lacking current cures.
- Mar 2026Seed$1M
#6
Public · Chepstow, Wales · founded 2003 · 108 employees$20.8Mraised▾
Developer of electrosurgical system and range of flexible endoscopic instruments. The first instrument performs flexible endoscopic dissection of tissue abnormalities in the GI tract. Future areas of treatment include laparoscopic surgery and treatment of certain cancerous lesions.
- Jul 2024Post IPO$250K
- Dec 2019Post IPO$55.6M
- Jul 2018Post IPO$64.2M
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$641K
#7
Seed · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2021 · 6 employees$184.9Kraised▾
Provider of neural biomarker discovery platform for psychiatric disorders. The company advances in genetics and stem cell technology, combining genomics, phenomics, and cellomics to create a unique precision psychiatry platform for the treatment of psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, bi-polar and other mental disorders.
- Feb 2026Seed$170.8K
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$34.2K
- Dec 2025Seed$414.3K
- 2025Seed$376K
#8
Seed · Swansea, Wales · founded 2021 · 3 employees$199.8Kraised▾
Developer of medical device for wound dressing. The company offers HEALS device, a contactless approach to dressing complex wounds, allowing material selection at the point of care to ensure suitability for every wound scenario.
- Feb 2026Seed$664.4K
- Oct 2024Seed—
- Mar 2024Seed$702.9K
- Apr 2023Seed$184.9K
#9
Seed · Cwmbran, Wales · founded 2023$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of personalized bone cement removal solutions for orthopaedic revision surgery. It specializes in addressing the challenges of orthopaedic revision surgery through patient-specific solutions. It offers digital joint templating, 3D-printed surgical guides, and precision cutting instruments that helps reduce surgery time, preserve bone, and enhance patient recovery.
- Jul 2025Seed$1.1M
#10
Seed · Chepstow, Wales · founded 2015 · 9 employees$709.2Kraised▾
Provider of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device. The features of the patented device are high and low glucose warnings, continuous monitoring, personalized health trends, and others.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- 2023Grant (prize money)$2.7M
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$2.6M
- Nov 2022Seed$709.2K
#11
Seed · Swansea, Wales · founded 2023$2Mraised▾
Provider of natural science-backed vitamin and mineral ingredients. It offerings food and beverage manufacturers high-quality, plant-derived alternatives to synthetic fortification. It supplies a diverse range of organic and conventional extracts sourced from plants, fungi, and algae that are engineered to maintain nutrient stability and bioavailability across various industrial processes like baking and pasteurizing.
- Sep 2024Seed$2M
#12
Series A · Pembroke Dock, Wales · founded 2013 · 13 employees$21.3Mraised▾
Provider of medical-grade collagen type for life science researchh. It offers Collagen Type 0 is a medical-grade collagen derived from jellyfish species, including Rhizostoma pulmo. It has applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Dec 2022Series A$10.6M
- Jul 2020Seed$2.4M
- Apr 2018Seed$5.2M
- Apr 2016Seed$2.2M
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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What Wales researches in biotechnology
- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries10
- Prince of Wales Hospital8
- New South Wales Department of Health1