Life Sciences Platforms and Tools startups in Europe
There are 3,277 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools startups in Europe which include Abcam, Horizon Discovery, Nanopore, Oxford Instruments, Qiagen. Out of these, 1,530 startups are funded, with 720 having secured Series A+ funding, and 1 achieving unicorn status.
Over the past 10 years, an average of 62 new companies have been launched annually. Notably, several of these startups have been founded by alumni of University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and Harvard University.
Here is the list of top Life Sciences Platforms and Tools startups in Europe
1. Abcam
Developer of biological reagents for life science research. The company has developed primary and secondary antibodies, immunoassay kits and reagents, cellular imaging tools, biochemical assays, proteins and peptides, proteomic tools, agonists, antagonists, activators and inhibitors, lysates, and miRNA assay.
Key facts about Abcam
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $78.8M
- Investors: Juno Investment Partners, National Science Foundation and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 15, 2019, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 77/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 820 Competitors
Developer of cell lines with genetic modification using AAV gene-editing platform. The company has cell line engineering, knockout cell lines, and reporter cell lines. It also provides services in T cell activation assay, lymphocyte reaction assay, T cell-mediated tumor cell lysis assay, ADCC, and CDC assays, gene-editing for immuno-oncology, CRISPR Screening, drug combination screening, in vitro assay, and in-vivo assay.
Key facts about Horizon Discovery
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $46.3M
- Investors: MVM, DFJ and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 07, 2018, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 77/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 44 Competitors
3. Nanopore
Developer of nanopore-based electronic systems for the analysis of single molecules. It produces nanopore-based systems that use DNA sequencing and proprietary electronics to detect and identify the bases in DNA. It also manufactures the necessary reagents and instruments for library preparation, including a microfluidic automated library preparation system. It also develops bespoke software for real-time analysis of data produced by the sequencing systems.
Key facts about Nanopore
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.26B
- Investors: IP Group, Redmile Group and 91 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 01, 2024, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 74/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 155 Competitors
Developer of technology tools and systems for research and industry. It offers nanoanalysis for material characterization and sample manipulation at the nanoscale. The products include AZtecOne, X-Max Extreme Detector, etc. These find application in electron microscopes, and ion-beam systems in areas like semiconductors, renewable energy, mining, life sciences, metallurgy, and forensics.
Key facts about Oxford Instruments
- Founded Year: 1959
- Location: High Wycombe (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Public
- Investors: Europa
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2020, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 71/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 244 Competitors
5. Qiagen
Provider of products and reagents for molecular diagnostic assays. The company's products are used to isolate and process DNA, RNA, and proteins from blood, tissue, and other materials. It also provides reagents for PCR, sequencing, detection solutions, automated solutions, analytics software, RNAi, epigenetics, and lab basics.
Key facts about Qiagen
- Founded Year: 1984
- Location: Venlo (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Investors: Quan Capital, Life Sciences Partners and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 20, 2022, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 68/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 304 Competitors
