Atelerix - About the company
Atelerix is a seed company based in Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), founded in 2017 by Che Connon and Steve Swioklo. It operates as a Develops technology for storage and transportation of cells. Atelerix has raised $2.43M in funding from UK Innovation Science & Seed Fund and Mandashi. The company has 60 active competitors, including 12 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Brooks Automation, Hemanext and BlackFrog Technologies.
Company Details
Atelerix has developed technology for storage of cells, especially for cryo shipping. The technology claims to provide following advantages Predictability and reliability in drug discovery models and for cells used as therapies, Customers can use cells and assays immediately on arrival, No need for cryopreservation, nor need for cytotoxic or animal-derived supplements, and Cells retain their natural state and are not damaged nor altered.
- Website
- www.atelerix.co.uk/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@atelerix.co.uk
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$2.43M in 8 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 60 active competitors
Employee Count
11 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Atelerix
Atelerix is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Atelerix Ltd CIN: 10803595 , United Kingdom, Active | Jun 04, 2017 | - | 12 (As on Jun 30, 2021) | |
Atelerix Limited CIN: 10803595 , United Kingdom, Active | Jun 04, 2017 | - | 10 (As on Dec 31, 2024) |
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Atelerix's funding and investors
Atelerix has raised a total funding of $2.43M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2017. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 28, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Atelerix has 15 institutional investors and 22 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Atelerix:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 28, 2025 | 8181594 | Seed | 1249754 | 8302805 | 2687318 | 1131319 |
Jan 16, 2023 | 9742510 | Seed | 5962160 | 1325844 | 8935593 | 3888997 |
Feb 14, 2022 | 9710089 | Grant (prize money) | 1257337 | 2088456 | 9613331 |
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Atelerix's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Atelerix are Che Connon and Steve Swioklo.
Here are the details of Atelerix's key team members:
- Che Connon: Co-Founder of Atelerix and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Steve Swioklo: Co-Founder of Atelerix. Contact Info: 1 email address
Atelerix's Board of Directors
Atelerix's board has 5 active members. Steve Swioklo and Alastair James Carrington are part of team and Sunil Shah, Michael Andrew Twinning and Andrew Stephen Evans are independent board members.Here is the list of Atelerix's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 2y 5m | |
iujvvve | Team | - | Current | 4y 9m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 7m | |
ujunnoy | Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 1m |
mmwsfzb | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 7m |
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Atelerix's employee count trend
Atelerix has 11 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Atelerix's employee count trend over the years:
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Atelerix's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Atelerix include Brooks Automation, Hemanext and BlackFrog Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Atelerix, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Brooks Automation 1978, Chelmsford (United States), Public | Provider of automation and contamination control solutions for manufacturing industries | - | 59/100 | |
2nd | Atelerix 2017, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Seed | Develops technology for storage and transportation of cells | $2.43M | 58/100 | |
3rd | Hemanext 2004, Lexington (United States), Series B | Developer of technologies to store blood and its products | $128M | 54/100 | |
4th |  BlackFrog Technologies 2015, Manipal (India), Seed | Provider of a portable temperature-regulated carrier for biologicals cold‑chain delivery solutions | $2.01M | 51/100 | |
5th | _1536042556132.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Cellbox Solutions 2016, Lubeck (Germany), Series A | Provider of a portable device for cells storage and transport purposes | $11.1M | 49/100 | |
6th | Cold Chain Technologies 2001, Franklin (United States), Acquired | Provider of temperature analysis, cold chain monitoring, and other related services | - | 47/100 | |
7th | ThermoSafe 2002, San Antonio (United States), Acquired | Temperature-controlled packaging solutions for safe, efficient transport of sensitive products | - | - | 46/100 |
8th | Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics 2006, Bethesda (United States), Unfunded | Provider of diagnostic solutions to diagnose and treat a wide range of diseases | - | - | 43/100 |
9th | DeltaTrak 1989, Pleasanton (United States), Unfunded | Cold chain monitoring solutions ensuring supply chain integrity and product safety | - | - | 39/100 |
10th | Nectome 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Provider of biological preservation techniques for preserving the brain | - | 37/100 |
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Atelerix's Investments and acquisitions
Atelerix has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Atelerix
Filter this listMedia has covered Atelerix for a total of 10 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about partnerships and 4 about company updates.
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Atelerix Launches STORganoid Cryo-Free Preservation Solution for Complex 3D Cell ModelsBusiness Wire•Apr 21, 2026•Atelerix
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Atelerix partners with French firm as it continues to expand marketInsider Media•Dec 16, 2025•Atelerix, Cheryl Biotech
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Acwa Power completes acquisition of gas-fired power generation ...Stock Screener•Dec 15, 2025•Atelerix, Cheryl Biotech
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Atelerix and Labskin Partner to Enable Long-distance Transport of Advanced in Vitro Skin ModelsBusiness Wire•Dec 02, 2025•Atelerix, Labskin
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Atelerix 'boosts client base' with CliniSciences distribution dealBdaily•Sep 23, 2025•CliniSciences, Atelerix
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Atelerix secures agreement with global freight company enabling it to expand customer baseInsider Media•Sep 03, 2025•Atelerix
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Biotech firm Atelerix appoints industry leaders for global expansionInsider Media•Aug 14, 2025•Atelerix
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Atelerix Partners with MineBio to Distribute Cell Preservation Solutions in ChinaBioSpectrum Asia•Apr 16, 2025•Atelerix
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