The United Kingdom is going big on biotech. As the largest publicly funded healthcare service in the world, the country believes the National Health Service, or NHS, will benefit greatly from innovations in the health sector. As such, it’s creating new incentives to entice private companies in the space. These are some of the top biotech companies to know about as the country continues to invest in its health system.
Top Biotech Companies in the UK to Know
- Takeda
- Novo Nordisk
- GlycanAge
- AstraZeneca
- Samphire Neuroscience
Top Biotech Companies in the UK
Takeda is a global biotech company developing medical treatments in many fields. The company is known for working with local regulatory agencies to develop products to cure rare diseases and conditions related to neuroscience, oncology and gastroenterology, among other medical areas.
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Novo Nordisk is a biotechnology company developing treatments and solutions for diabetes and other chronic diseases. The company is a leader in discovering and using protein treatments for its therapies, and it has previously developed treatments using gene editing and RNA interface techniques. The company follows a rigorous testing phase for its treatments.
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GlycanAge is a biotechnology company focusing on glycobiology — the science of aging. The company develops medical tests that measure a person’s biological age and provide insight into overall health. With the test, GlycanAge schedules a consultation with a care team that will go over the results and provide recommendations.
AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical research and biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge. The company focuses on developing treatments for several therapy areas including cardiovascular and metabolism. AstraZeneca was also one of the first companies to develop a Covid-19 vaccine.
Samphire Neuroscience develops wearable devices to manage premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, and menstrual pain. With its wearable device called Nettle, people experiencing menstrual pain may alleviate symptoms by receiving transcranial direct current stimulation to specific regions of the brain. The company also develops solutions for postpartum depression and menopause.
