Company · Edinburgh

OGI Bio

OGI Bio is a life sciences company based in Edinburgh, incorporated in Scotland in 2020 (SC654285), with 1 funding round on the record.

What they do

“Simplify your microbial development processes with the OGI3 Bioreactor. Flexible bench-top automation suitable for a range of organisms including bacteria, yeast, algae, bacteriophage and many more.”

In its own words, on ogibiotec.com

In plain speak

They make bench-top bioreactors that automate microbial development for researchers working with bacteria, yeast, algae and similar organisms.

ogibiotec.com as it looked on 23 Oct 2026 at 09:18 UK time

ayeoh insight

ayeoh has tracked £650k of funding for OGI Bio across 1 round, the latest in June 2024. OGI Bio holds 4 public grants on record.

Based in

Edinburgh

Sector

Life sciences · Edinburgh life sciences · Scottish life sciences

Website

ogibiotec.com

Companies House

SC654285

Incorporated

12 Feb 2020

Registered activity (SIC)

Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment (26512); Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26701); 74909

Funding

£650k disclosed · 1 round · latest June 2024

Backed by

Apollo, Merleview, Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and 1 more

Grants

4 grants on record

People

Alexander Ferguson, Dr McVey, Director since Feb 2020
Teuta, Prof Pilizota, Director since Feb 2020
Michiel Johan Hendrik Smith, Director since Nov 2020
Andrew Noel Murphy, Director since Jul 2022
Kenneth George Alexander Hughes, Director since Jan 2026
Alan David Irvine, Director since Jun 2026
and 1 more

Also director of

Ibisvision Michiel Johan Hendrik Smith

Funding rounds

OGI Bio raises £650k

18 Jun 2024 · Seed · Scottish Financial News · with TRICAPITAL Angels, Scottish Enterprise, Merleview, Apollo, Old College Capital · the round · Scottish tech funding, June 2024

Grants

Awarded a £36.5k Innovate UK grant for "OGI Bio Follow on Fund - COVID Resilience Fund"

1 Dec 2021 · Innovate UK

Partner in a Bbsrc-funded project, "Technology development for in situ imaging of microbial cultures"

1 Sep 2021 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Awarded a £175k Innovate UK grant for "OGI - Follow on fund application"

1 Nov 2020 · Innovate UK

Partner in a Bbsrc-funded project, "A novel automated, aerated and affordable bioreactor technology"

3 Jun 2019 · UKRI Gateway to Research

Timeline

9 Jun 2026directorAlan David Irvine appointed Director
9 Jun 2026directorElaine Ferguson appointed Director
12 Jan 2026directorKenneth George Alexander Hughes appointed Director
18 Jun 2024fundingSeed, £650k from TRICAPITAL Angels, Scottish Enterprise, Merleview
22 Jul 2022directorAndrew Noel Murphy appointed Director
1 Nov 2020directorMichiel Johan Hendrik Smith appointed Director
12 Feb 2020directorAlexander Ferguson, Dr McVey appointed Director
12 Feb 2020directorTeuta, Prof Pilizota appointed Director
12 Feb 2020incorporatedOGI Bio incorporated as SC654285

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