STL is leveraging its deep sector expertise as a venture builder to unlock the true value of innovation. Working alongside a network of investors and service providers, its strategic commercialisation process helps its customers build IP-led businesses that are viable and sustainable. It does this by applying streamlined entrepreneurial capabilities, in-house engineering and end-to-end due diligence for ventures bringing new technologies to life from basic concept to prototype demonstration, enhancing their growth and scalability.

Extracellular is developing cell culture technologies to use the cell samples of living animals and plants to create sustainable alternatives to commercial products in the cosmetic, material and food industries. As a bioprocessing and manufacturing partner, it provides solutions from cell-line and scale-up development to facilitating routes to market, supporting other biotech companies seeking to develop greener consumer products such as cultivated meat, dairy products, leather, cotton and active ingredients for cosmetics.

Folium Science is increasing agricultural productivity by enhancing animal welfare and feed efficiency in livestock farming while reducing environmental impact. Its unique CRISPR-Cas technology platform harnesses natural biological systems to safely modulate animal microbiomes by regulating metabolic functions and targeting unwanted bacteria with extreme precision. This approach helps reduce reliance on antibiotics and can be applied to both plants and soil to improve their bacterial biomes for optimal growing conditions.

Lifecare is committed to improving the lives of people and pets with diabetes. It is developing the next-generation of miniaturized and implantable nanobiosensors for correct and continuous monitoring of glucose and other biomarkers to the market. The company’s spin-off entity Lifecare Chemistry Ltd was founded to enhance research collaboration and secure ownership of its improved analyte-specific chemical receptor developments.

Anaphite is decarbonising battery production by accelerating the electric vehicle (EV) industry’s shift to dry battery electrode coating. Its technology platform solves the challenges of dry mixing and manufactures film-forming dry powders called Dry Coating Precursor (DCP®). This process enables cell manufacturers to reduce their energy use by up to 30% and create better, more sustainable batteries at lower cost.

NuNano is advancing the field of atomic force microscopy with high-precision probes for nanometer-scale imaging. Its proprietary microfabrication processes produce reliable, high-quality probes with market-leading dimensional tolerances. It also provides dedicated support to its customers, from probe selection to storage, for a seamless user experience.